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South Australia Gets Its First PHEV Prius Conversion

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The Motor Trade Association of South Australia has procured a Toyota Prius which has been upfitted with an aftermarket plug-in conversion, as part of its plans to develop hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and electric vehicle training resources for automotive repair technicians throughout the state of South Australia.

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Lightning eMotors delivers first all-electric motorcoach to ABC Companies; order for 200 ZEVs

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They have an 800-volt modular, liquid-cooled battery system with up to 640 kilowatt-hours of energy that provides roughly 200 miles of real-world range and can be charged fully in three hours via DC fast charging. Electric motorcoaches to be offered by ABC Companies include both touring coach and high-capacity double-deck coaches.

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Arc 1 Conversion Journal 3/3/2012

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My professional life has kept me busy, but I still have made good progress on my conversion. Motor volts, amps, temperature will be showed on 2 inch round dials in the place of oil temp, 12V battery voltage, and fuel level. A new 'A' pillar instrument cluster will show battery pack volts, amps, and DOD. I have yet to see photos.

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SPX and Aker Wade partner to develop new low-cost fast chargers for EVs

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SPX Service Solutions, a business unit of SPX Corporation ( earlier post ), and Aker Wade Power Technologies, LLC, a designer and manufacturer of advanced fast charging systems ( earlier post ), signed a letter of intent jointly to develop a new family of practical electric vehicle (EV) fast chargers for the global vehicle market.

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DOE awards $22M to support next generation electric machines for manufacturing

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They are more durable and reliable, and can eliminate up to 90% of the power losses in electricity conversion compared to current technologies. Eaton Corporation will develop and test an integrated 15 kilovolt (kV) SiC variable-speed drive and high-speed megawatt motor for gas compression applications.

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Pike Research makes 10 electric vehicle predictions for 2013

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48-Volt batteries. Several battery manufacturers including AllCell Technologies, Balqon, and Saft are stepping up with 48-volt lead-acid and Li-ion offerings for increasingly power-hungry vehicles with Stop-Start systems. Pike Research expects several automakers to design vehicles to take advantage of 48-volt batteries.

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

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Production of lithium-ion polymer battery cells for the GM Volt using a manganese-based cathode material and a proprietary separator. General Motors Corporation. Production of high-volume battery packs for the GM Volt. General Motors Corporation. KEMET Corporation. Compact Power, Inc. (on EnerDel, Inc. Technology.

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