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Vitol and BYD commit $250M to a new Green Mobility service

Green Car Congress

Vitol, the world’s largest independent trader of energy, and BYD, a leading manufacturer of electric vehicles, rechargeable battery and energy storage systems, formed a partnership to provide fleet mobility as a service in select markets worldwide.

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Octillion to supply high-density batteries to FNM for 1,000 electric trucks for beverage maker Ambev

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Ambev will use the electric trucks to deliver beverages throughout South America. As a part of this launch, they are partnering with FNM and Ambev to invest in clean technologies for fleet vehicles. Using a Wallbox charger with a CCS2 outlet the trucks can be fully recharged in up to four hours. Earlier post.).

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Penske Truck Leasing joins CharIN to promote electric commercial vehicle charging standards

Green Car Congress

As a leading services provider to commercial fleets, we feel standardization around electric vehicle charging and charging stations will help accelerate the use of electric vehicles within the transportation industry. Penske Truck Leasing sees increased interest among its commercial customers related to electric vehicles (EVs).

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Ford announces Smart Mobility plan; 25 initial projects

Green Car Congress

In his CES talk, Fields said that rapidly advancing connectivity; software and sensor technology; and big data were the enablers behind the Smart Mobility projects—eight in North America, nine in Europe and Africa, seven in Asia and one in South America. Fleet insights, US. Rapid Recharge & Share, Dearborn.

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As Electric Car Makers Ante Up Billions, Software Is Ace in the Hole

Cars That Think

There will be a necessity to move massive data sets (100TB and over) quickly via data shuttles and arrays , for example, from fleet vehicles to data centers." There will be a necessity to move massive data sets (100TB and over) quickly via data shuttles and arrays, for example, from fleet vehicles to data centers."

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BMW MINI E Powered by AC Propulsion?

Revenge of the Electric Car

Woodcliff Lake, NJ - October 18, 2008… The BMW Group will be the world’s first manufacturer of premium automobiles to deploy a fleet of some 500 all-electric vehicles for private use in daily traffic. The rechargeable battery is made up of 5,088 cells grouped into 48 modules. BMW (US) Holding Corp., www.bmwusa.com.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The first buyers will be fleet users, which will build central fast-charging facilities. A chemist and government researcher, Wang raised some $300,000 from relatives, rented about 2,000 square meters of space, and set out to manufacture rechargeable batteries to compete with imports from Sony and Sanyo.

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