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Ford expands Smart Mobility projects with connected e-bike study

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Ford Motor Company is expanding its global Ford Smart Mobility plan ( earlier post ) with a new experiment to study how connected electric bicycles can work seamlessly with cars and public transport to deliver faster and easier daily commutes and help businesses operating in urban centers. Info Cycle experiment.

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Mercedes-Benz Vans strategic initiative adVANce: holistic system solutions for transport; electric Vision Van

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This all-electric vehicle combines various innovative solutions for last-mile delivery in urban and suburban environments. The objective of working with young companies is to enter into long-term cooperative agreements and systematically develop ideas in the three adVANce fields of innovation. Vision Van.

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Volkswagen unveils BUDD-e electric van concept at CES; first VW based on new Modular Electric Toolkit (MEB)

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At CES 2016, Volkswagen unveiled the battery-electric BUDD-e van. Equipped with a 101 kWh battery pack supporting a range of up to 373 miles (600 km) on the NEDC, the BUDD-e concept is the first vehicle based on Volkswagen’s new Modular Electric Platform (MEB) designed specifically for plug-in vehicles.

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Perspective: Not all reductions in battery costs are found underneath the microscope

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The one topic that all people involved in the electric vehicle industry agree on is that batteries cost too much. Yet, when a wider perspective is taken to this issue, the active material content (anode and cathode) in an electric vehicle battery only constitutes towards 20% of the price, falling to less than 10% in hybrid applications.

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VW BUDD-e EV concept makes US auto show debut; 233-mile range based on EPA cycle; next-gen connectivity and HMI

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Building on its unveiling at January’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas ( earlier post ), the Volkswagen BUDD-e electric vehicle concept is making its US auto show debut at the New York International Auto Show. It powers two electric motors, one to drive each axle.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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Electric cars and a smart electric grid have a bright future, according to panelists at a roundtable discussion on the subject that I attended last Friday in Boston. “I The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission , which regulates interstate transmission of electricity, is on board with the idea.

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2020 Top 10 Countries in the Global EV Revolution

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I obtained more than the usual share of info simply from my own online sleuthing. The LEVC electric taxi might still be the only EV that both designed *and* produced on UK’s home turf. Electric bus deliveries were a bit down in 2020 though, with an estimated E-bus share of only ~1%. I have no idea. drumrollllll.

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