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Opel Unveiling Vivaro e-Concept Extended Range Electric Van Research Study at the IAA Commercial Vehicles 2010 Show

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At the IAA Commercial Vehicles Fair in Hannover (23-30 September 2010), Opel will unveil a research project on a Vivaro e-Concept, an electric van with up to 400 kilometers (249 miles) extended range. The e-Concept is envisioned to be capable of meeting the typical daily needs of inner city delivery transport fully electrically.

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100 Tesla Model S Cars Join Las Vegas Project 100 Sharing Scheme

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You're intrigued by the growing number of options in extended-range vehicles like the Chevrolet Volt, but most of all, you're interested in fully electric rides. (Not a far-fetched idea, since you're reading a blog called "Green Car Reports".) The Nissan Leaf isn't quite your.

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First public test flight of Airbus electric 2-seat E-Fan aircraft at E-Aircraft Day; precursor to 4-seat extended range version

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will be a fully electric training aircraft powered only by batteries. will be a training and general aviation aircraft which will also have a combustion engine within the fuselage to provide an extended range or endurance. An on-board 24 Volt electrical network supplies the avionics and the radios via a converter.

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Bosch supplying factory equipment for battery production; €250M business by 2025

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Bosch also uses its production know-how in its own plants: at its plant in Eisenach, Germany, Bosch is now launching full-scale production of second-generation 48-volt batteries. Bosch offers a portfolio of solutions ranging from 48-volt mild hybridization to fully electric drives and fuel cells.

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Are You Plugged In?

Revenge of the Electric Car

Warren Buffett is an investor in China’s BYD, which is making a compact fully electric vehicle to be sold in China later this year. And Reuben Munger, former managing partner at investment firm Baupost Group LLC, is a founder and chairman of Bright, which developed a fully electric delivery van called Idea.

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