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Moscow begins testing of the GAZelle e-City electric minibus

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The electric minibuses are equipped with terminals for contactless fare payment and USB ports for recharging personal devices. Today Moscow is now considered to be the largest e-bus fleet in Europe and we are starting to test a new one of electric vehicles. Such minibuses are suited for narrow roads and small passenger traffic.

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Milan awards Solaris contract for up to 250 electric buses

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The framework agreement for the supply of up to 250 electric buses in total for ATM Milano is one of the biggest contracts awarded to Solaris so far and the biggest commission for electric buses in Europe. The electric power in those batteries will be recharged by means of an inverted pantograph—i.e.

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Cracow signs $40M order for 50 Solaris electric buses

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The design of the articulated buses will be adapted to two recharging modes: by means of a 4-pole roof-mounted pantograph placed above the first vehicle axis; or using a plug-in charger. Wheelchair-bound persons will be able to take advantage of platforms facilitating boarding and alighting of the bus.

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In the driver’s seat of driverless cars – ET Auto

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Elon Musk ‘s vision for personal mobility is cars running on clean fuel and driving themselves. He has got the fuel bit right with battery-operated Tesla cars recharging on electricity generated from solar or nuclear energy (revealed last year in the ‘nuclear diamond battery’).

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Volkswagen WeShare launched in Berlin as full-electric service; 1,500 e-Golfs to start

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WeShare will recharge its fleet on the public charging network in Berlin, including newly created charging points at 70 branches of food retailers Lidl and Kaufland. In later operation, users will receive incentives for recharging vehicles themselves. The number of car sharing users in Germany has risen 14-fold since 2010.

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Charging the Audi e-tron; 248.5 miles in the WLTP cycle

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All together, customers can use more than 65,000 public charging stations throughout Europe. DC charging stations and most AC chargers throughout Europe are included. In the latter case, the battery can be fully recharged in roughly 8.5 Their number will increase significantly in the years ahead.

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Hyundai previews Connectivity Concept with smartphones and NFC

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In addition the device’s battery is recharged wirelessly while in use. —Allan Rushforth, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Hyundai Motor Europe. Hyundai has already announced a joint development agreement with Broadcom Corporation, which will power the next generation of connected cars.

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