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Tata Motors launches $10,000 electric hatch; deliveries of Tiago.ev start in January

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It is an ideal fun hatch which offers premium, safety and technology features, eco-friendly footprint, spirited performance, all made even more desirable with the added advantage of a low cost of ownership. DC fast charging which can add 110km of range with just 30min of charging and can charge 10%- 80% in just 57 min.

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Torotrak to acquire remaining 80% of Flybrid for up to £23M; targeting commercial launch of M-KERS in 2015

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mechanical to AC, to DC, to chemical). Torotrak believes that the acquisition of Flybrid provides it with the leading commercially viable flywheel technology in the market, offering low cost, high performance hybrid systems for mass market adoption in passenger cars and commercial vehicles.

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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Charging infrastructure financing: Unlocking Up $4.5 Loan guarantees can be an important tool to commercialize innovative technologies because these projects may be unable to obtain full commercial financing due to the perceived risks associated with technology that has never been deployed at commercial scale in the United States.

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CalSEED awards $4.2M to early-stage clean energy innovations

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Cyclonatix, Inc is developing an industrial-sized motor/controller to operate with either DC or AC power sources, for applications in electric vehicles, solar-powered pumps, HVAC&R, gas compressors, and other commercial and industrial machines which require high efficiency, variable speed/torque, and low cost.

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Packaging second-life EV batteries into a plug-and-play energy storage system

Charged EVs

Antoni Tong: Our system can be configured for both DC and AC couplings. Because nowadays, battery pack chemistries are moving toward low-cost, low-supply-risk raw materials, such as shifting from NCM to iron phosphate. Charged : You describe the Smartville 360 as a plug-and-play device.

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Visiting PURE EV factory | Startup Showcase | ETryst electric motorcycle first look

Plug In India

As of now, there have been only 2 incidents that have required service - a harness replacement, and a failure of the DC to DC converter. So PURE ’s working capital seems to be dealer financed to a large extent. On the finance front though the valid crib is about finance options for prospective buyers.

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RESPONSE TO: Ministry of Transport’s Charging Our Future: Discussion Document

Drive Electric

A target like this may have some uses, but it needs further consideration: What type of chargers are being proposed in this target, AC or DC? In addition, the government could explore low cost capital loan funds for carbon transformation which have a low administrative burden to access, with a slightly broader mandate.

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