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Calif. Energy Commission approves energy efficiency rules for battery charger systems; automotive chargers exempted

Green Car Congress

The rules explicitly exclude devices used to charge a motor vehicle that is powered by an electric motor drawing current from rechargeable storage batteries, fuel cells, or other portable sources of electrical current, and which may include a nonelectrical source of power designed to charge batteries and components.

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Centre, Maharashtra govt plan to expand PM Suryoday scheme in the state | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

Representatives of Tata Motors present at the meeting said that “such initiatives could boost demand [of their Xpres-T electric sedans] because of the state government’s plans to augment the contribution of EVs in their fleet.”

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Feature: Are Electric Fire Trucks in the Near Future?

Clean Fleet Report

Hybrid and fully electric vehicles are already available for a variety of commercial and personal uses. The truck features two electric motors with a total output of 490 horsepower and off-the-chart torque. There have been more than 7.2 million electric vehicle sales to date. As technology advances, there will be even more.

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Ford announces Smart Mobility plan; 25 initial projects

Green Car Congress

As outlined by Ford Motor Company Executive Chairman Bill Ford in his keynote at the 2012 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the Blueprint for Mobility defines the start of Ford’s thinking on what transportation will look like in 2025 and beyond, and the technologies, business models and partnerships needed to get there.

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Talking with Mike at ElectroAuto

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

It seems that Mike is more of a mechanical person than an electronics person. He graciously faxed me a circuit to generate a tach pulse from an ADC8" or 9" motor, but he didn't really understand the circuit. He also agreed to provide a new motor to flywheel coupler if I still had engine vibrations.

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Ford opens new Silicon Valley research center; focus on connectivity, mobility, autonomous vehicles, big data

Green Car Congress

—Mark Fields, Ford Motor Company president and CEO. A person sitting in the Palo Alto laboratory can access real-time video streamed over existing 4G/LTE technology to drive golf carts thousands of miles away. We are working to make these new technologies accessible to everyone, not just luxury customers.

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Electric Car Watch #9: Where is the Strom-R3 electric car?

Plug In India

By Abhishek & Kamlesh ​ In this episode of Electric Car watch, we will talk about the Indian electric car startup Strom Motors and what they need to do to be a relevant player this decade. Elon Musk personally met scores of customers at the time and assured them their concerns were being heard. Electric Car Watch ?