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DAIHEN leverages WiTricity wireless charging technology for solar-powered mobility demo in Japan

Green Car Congress

at Expo Park in Osaka, Japan, to showcase next-generation mobility services using a small electric vehicle, similar in size and functionality to a golf cart, and a solar-powered wireless charging system, provided by DAIHEN. DAIHEN recently launched a demonstration with Kansai Electric Power Co.

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Embracing a century of EV history

Electric Auto Association

People just loved that car,” agreed Kevin Whited, the Transportation Coordinator for Carmel, the city that has hosted Hoosier EVA’s NDEW events for the past several years. It’s basically just a souped-up golf cart, but Ford wouldn’t allow them to import it into the US. “Everyone wanted a test drive,” Steiner said. “If

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Driving electric in an oil capital

Electric Auto Association

This includes efforts to electrify the Houston port, a huge hub for petrochemical exports, as well as the city’s 12,000-plus vehicle transportation fleet. Unfortunately, when the assigned HEAA member arrived at the auto show with his Model S, security guards in golf carts quickly converged, blocking the entrance.

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Embracing a century of EV history

Electric Auto Association

People just loved that car,” agreed Kevin Whited, the Transportation Coordinator for Carmel, the city that has hosted Hoosier EVA’s NDEW events for the past several years. It’s basically just a souped-up golf cart, but Ford wouldn’t allow them to import it into the US. “Everyone wanted a test drive,” Steiner said. “If

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EV Briefs, and Black Rock City & EVs

Plugs and Cars

Out in the desert as part of Burning Man , our encampment, Snow Koan Solar, is setting up a solar photovoltaic EV Charging Station (at 7:30 and Desert) for electric scooters, golf carts, sofas and barstools. We'll also be taking Burning Man art projects off petroleum generators by switching them to solar electricity.

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"Spirit" and the First EVer in the World Plug-in Parade in Santa Monica, California - 17 January 2009

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

I think Ed Kjaer, head of electric transportation for Southern California Edison, had the best quote at the podium saying that nobody should think EVs are just golf carts or that the technology isn’t ready: “It is so ready. The country is ready, the market is ready, the people are ready and news flash, the technology is ready.”

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The difference between lithium iron phosphate and lithium battery

Setec Powerr

Light electric vehicles: electric bicycles, golf carts, electric wheelchairs, etc. Energy storage equipment for solar and wind power generation. Transportation power supply. Large electric vehicles: buses, electric cars, hybrid vehicles, etc. Emergency mobile EV charging system for providing mobile charging services.