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Leclanché to provide 10 MWh battery system for Scandlines’ PR24 zero-emission freight ferry

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Leclanché will supply a state-of-the-art GNMC battery system (65 Ah cells) with a capacity of 10,028 kWh with a maximum voltage of 864 volts guaranteed for 10 years. It will connect Puttgarden ferry harbour, on the German island of Fehmarn, with Rødby ferry harbour on the island of Lolland in Denmark—a distance of 18.5

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Tesla V4 Supercharger details: Charging Speed and Cable Length

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As most vehicles will shift to an 800-volt architecture , this will support faster charging speeds across many vehicles, not just Teslas. Current 400-volt architectures will not support anything higher than roughly 250 kW, for now. This may be to support new voltage architectures across multiple vehicle manufacturers.

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Lucid begins deliveries of Dream Edition to European customers

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Both the Lucid Air Dream Edition and Air Grand Touring are built on the automaker’s 900-volt+ architecture and are able to use DC fast chargers capable of 300+kW. Dream Edition Range is powered by two motors, producing 696 kW (933 horsepower). The Netherlands. Switzerland.

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Ford, Volkswagen, and GM Explore EV-Powered Houses

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GM produces the Chevy Volt and GMC Hummer EV and is preparing its 2023 launch of the Silverado EV.) Most charging, except for those relatively few long-range trips, can be supported with a conventional 120-volt or 220-volt outlet,” he argues. No word yet on which EVs will take part. (GM

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Toyota to begin sales of Mirai fuel cell vehicle in Europe by September

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European launch markets in 2015 will be the UK, Denmark and Germany; more markets will be added in 2017. A new compact, high-efficiency, high-capacity converter has been developed to boost power generated in the Toyota FC Stack to 650 volts. Sales of the FCV began in Japan last December.

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Energy Harvesting for Wearable Technology Steps Up

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volts for about 60 hours. Havmøller Those challenges inspired teams of researchers at the University of Copenhagen , the Technical University of Denmark , and Germany’s Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior to build a better wearable-size generator for their purposes: tracking wild animals for, ideally, their whole lives.

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Siemens Highlights Prototypes of New Drive Systems for Electric Cars

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Thus equipped, this eRUF will feature a bi-directional grid connection, which will allow it to be recharged in about two hours at a 400-volt electrical outlet—without the extra electrical circuitry typically required for recharging—and also permit it to feed energy back into the power grid via the same socket.