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Okaya Electric launches high-speed electric scooter Faast 

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The Okaya Freedum LI-2 electric scooter comes with a 150kg BLDC hub motor producing 250W, it gives a range of 70 80km. The Okaya Freedum LA-2 electric scooter comes with the same 150kg BLDC hub motor producing 250W and gives a range of 50-60km per charge from its 48V, 28Ah with an Amaron Quanta VRLA (C20) battery pack.

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Okaya launched Freedum electric scooter priced  at Rs 69,900

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The Okaya Freedum LI-2 electric scooter comes with a 150kg BLDC hub motor producing 250W, it gives a range of 70 80km. The Okaya Freedum LA-2 electric scooter comes with the same 150kg BLDC hub motor producing 250W and gives a range of 50-60km per charge from its 48V, 28Ah with an Amaron Quanta VRLA (C20) battery pack. .

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CPT/AVL Study: New Generation of Micro-Hybrid Technologies Can Enable More than 25% Reduction in Fuel Consumption at Lower Cost Than Full Hybrid Drive Systems

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The use of a carbon-enhanced valve-regulated lead-acid (VRLA) battery will help maximize energy recuperation during deceleration, fully realizing SpeedStart’s potential for high power generation and hence electrical energy recovery.

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Axion Power and ePower Engine Systems enter 5-year agreement for use of PbC batteries in diesel-electric drivetrains for Class 8 trucks; tests suggest up to 35% improvement in fuel economy

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the diesel engine powers a generator that in turn provides power directly to the traction motors. The core of ePower’s IP is how it controls the amount and delivery of the electricity from the AC generator to and from the electric motor and, when needed, the charging of and flow of electricity from the battery pack to the electric motor.

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Honda announces second plug-in vehicle testing program; Japan joins US, China may follow

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Honda Motor Co., On 15 December, Honda announced a similar Electric Vehicle Testing Program in the US, featuring the first public test drive of a Fit EV prototype and an Accord Sedan test vehicle outfitted with a new two-motor plug-in hybrid system. – – Motor. Two-motor system. motor output. EV range.

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Controlled Power Technologies and Advanced Lead-Acid Battery Consortium to unveil LC Super Hybrid at Geneva show; low-cost “micro-mild” demonstrator

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The LC Super Hybrid, conceived by Controlled Power Technologies (CPT) and the Advanced Lead-Acid Battery Consortium (ALABC) to show that significant CO 2 reduction can be achieved through electric hybridization at low voltages (12-48 volts) using the latest lead-carbon batteries, will make its world debut at the Geneva Motor Show.

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UK Collaboration Develops Plug-in Hybrid Retrofit for Conventional Vehicles

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The development team retained the existing conventional front-wheel-drive system of the Combo but added an electric drive, powered via low-cost valve regulated lead-acid (VRLA) batteries, to the rear wheels. Developed to reduce the carbon emissions of inner-city driving, the ADDZEV system was developed using a standard Vauxhall Combo van.

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