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Power Global, Rap Eco Motors to launch mass electric auto-rickshaw line powered by swappable battery technology

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The partnership with Power Global marks the Hyderabad-based company’s first step toward developing a comprehensive 360 solution for the OEM’s electric auto-rickshaws, RANIE, which is built upon Power Global’s 48-volt swappable eZee battery module.

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ZF launches product offensive for hybrid and electric drive systems, automated driving, integrated safety, and chassis

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In addition to plug-in hybrids with high voltages of around 300 volts, mild hybrids will also play a big role in the coming decade. These have a voltage level of 48 volts and allow for considerable CO 2 savings by generating power through regenerative braking recovery that can later be used as drive power. Intelligent adaptation.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Electric car supporters are rising to defend General Motors’ development of the Chevy Volt after the Obama Administration’s automotive task force proclaimed that the car was probably too expensive to be commercially successful in the near future. is hoping to launch the Volt in late 2010 with a price tag of about $40,000. and Chrysler.

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Main Page - EAA-PHEV

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

PiPrius : Open Source documentation and kits. They use cheap, clean, and domestic electricity for short trips and daily commutes, displacing or eliminating oil consumption and CO2 pollution. The new Chevy Volt Prototype is a Series system or Range Extended EV (REEV), and probably the ideal configuration for a number of reasons.

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Will CARB’s New Rules Damage EV Startups?

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General Motors plans to unveil the Chevy Volt, a plug-in hybrid, sometime in 2010, and Toyota may begin selling a plug-in Prius in late 2010 or early 2011. Consequently, gasoline-power vehicles pollute the most when the engine is first turned on in the morning after being off for many hours. They also appear to be somewhat capricious.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

General Motors Chevy Volt series PHEV, which it calls "extended range electric vehicle" (EREV), part of "E-Flex" multi-fuel platform. See Chevy Volt for latest. Now Lutz envisions selling hundreds of thousands of Volts a year, probably priced below $30,000. I want to stick around to see the Volt come to market.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Each of the aforementioned “primary energy sources&# generates carbon dioxide and greenhouse gases plus other pollutants coming from the contaminants or byproducts of using these “primary energy sources&#. The coal ash is known to have many toxic metals and other pollutants. Powered by Blogrunner Latest From Green Inc.

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