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Yutong Bus to deliver 100 electric buses to Chile

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The model comes with a 150 kW DC charge, making it easier and faster for the vehicles to charge. The courses on driving, maintenance, vehicle structure, emergency handling and troubleshooting are provided especially for new energy bus. It only takes 2 hours to fully charge the bus.

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New fka and Roland Berger E-Mobility Index finds China best prepared for electric mobility among all automotive nations

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Although Germany takes the lead from France in terms of technology for this latest report, China is catching up quickly and ranks second in terms of technology for the first time. France drops to fourth place, while Japan drops from fourth to fifth place. France is ranked second ahead of a strongly growing South Korean market (+189%).

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Renault Trucks unveils second generation of electric trucks: a complete Z.E. range from 3.5 to 26t

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The company has been field testing electric trucks with its customer-partners in order to garner crucial information about usage, battery behaviour, charging facilities and specific maintenance requirements. Both models will be manufactured at the Renault Trucks plant in Blainville-sur-Orne, Normandy, France in the second half of 2019.

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Kinetic Traction Systems launches with trackside flywheel energy storage technology for rail

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The KTSi proprietary flywheel design has already been used to provide clean traction power to subway trains in several of the world’s leading metropolitan transit authorities, including NYC Transit, London Underground and Lyon Metro, France. The machine is connected to the traction DC supply system via the constant-voltage inverter drive.

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Series Production of Second-Generation smart Electric Drive to Begin in November

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post ) will begin in mid-November 2009 at the smart factory in Hambach, France. The vehicle’s power electronics supply the electrical system with electric current from the battery via a DC/DC converter. Click to enlarge. Series production of the second-generation electric drive. smart fortwo ( earlier.

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What Is a Charge Point Operator (CPO)?

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A CPO may start with a smaller-scope network but quickly install new charge points in an expanding geographical footprint, which can cause performance issues and high maintenance costs — particularly if hampered by aging chargers. Scalability Scalability is critical to keep up with the rapidly expanding growth of the EV market.

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Peugeot Releases Specs, Pricing Package for the iOn EV

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The motor is supplied with a 330 V three-phase alternating current (AC) from the inverter which is supplied with a 330 V direct current (DC) from the main battery pack. The inverter, on-board charger, (DC) converter and electric motor are cooled by circulating water supplying a radiator positioned at the front of the vehicle.

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