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Moscow launches its 500th electric bus; largest electric bus fleet in Europe

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The KAMAZ 6282 uses lithium-titanate batteries, and has a range of 70 km on one charge. The electric bus is charged in 6-12 minutes with ultrafast charging stations using a half-pantograph. In addition, an on-board charger allows charging the drive from a three-phase 380 V alternating current (“night charge”).

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Penn State team devises solution for fast charging of Li-ion batteries at cold temperatures

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Fast charging is seen as a solution for range and recharging time issues for EVs. However, a critical barrier to fast charging is temperature. Now, a team from Penn State has devised an approach that enables 15-min fast charging of Li-ion batteries in any temperatures (even at ? C charge at 10 °C and C/1.5

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Proterra boosts capacity of Catalyst XR battery pack 28% to 330 kWh with new design, same volume as predecessor

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Proterra offers both extended-range (XR) and fast-charge (FC) versions of its electric bus, using different battery technologies. The TerraVolt FC fast charge battery option (lithium titanate, LTO chemistry) allows for maximum run time with minimum dwell time. Charge time. Earlier post.) Energy efficiency MPGe.

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