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Madrid orders 60 Solaris electric buses

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Batteries can be recharged by means of an inverted pantograph, or conventionally via a standard plug-in connector. The drive unit of the vehicles will be a 180 kW central motor. Solaris has been present in Spain for more than 10 years now. The 12-meter Solaris buses will fit more than 80 passengers including 25 seated ones.

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Amazon orders more than 1,800 EVs from Mercedes-Benz Vans

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kWh/100km) available now with high-torque electric motor and 421 kilometers range as well as the fully electric EQV (combined power consumption: 26.4-26.3 For flexibility, the integrated quick charging function also ensures the battery can be recharged from 10% to 80% within approximately 25 minutes.

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Bultaco brand returning to market with electric two-wheelers

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The Rapitán & Rapitán Sport will be powered by a 40 kW air-cooled brushless induction motor delivering 125 N·m (92 lb-ft) of torque, and a Li-ion battery-based energy storage system. The original Bultaco, based in Spain, manufactured a line of two-stroke racing motorcycles from its founding in 1958 to its dissolution in 1983.

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Honda begins European demonstration program of EV-neo electric scooter

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Honda will begin a European demonstration program of the battery-electric EV-neo scooter in conjunction with Barcelona City Council (Spain) beginning in July 2011. kW motor and a 0.9 The motor has rated output of 0.58 Honda will provide Barcelona City Council with 18 EV-neos for the period of one year. hours at 25°C.

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SEAT unveils plug-in hybrid prototype based on the new Leon hatchback; smart charging and V2G

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SEAT, a Spanish motor company and member of the Volkswagen Group, has unveiled a plug-in hybrid R&D prototype based on the new Leon hatchback. The Leon Verde (“Green”) prototype is the culmination of the four-year Cenit Verde research project in Spain, and was presented at the official closing event of the project. Click to enlarge.

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Peugeot Begins Pre-Bookings for i0n EV

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For individual customers, pre-bookings are open on the websites of Peugeot Germany, Great Britain, Spain, France and Italy. Peugeot introduced the i0n at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September; Citroën announced its version of the i-MiEV (the C-ZERO) earlier this week. With four doors and four seats, a length of 3.48 Earlier post.).

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Wallbox Powers ATP Tennis Tour at Real Club de Tennis, Barcelona

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Cars of every conceivable color line the entrance to the Real Club de Tennis, one of Spain’s premier tennis clubs, on the fringes of Barcelona. But it is not the shiny motor engines that are capturing the attention of the eager tennis fans as they queue to enter the ATP Tennis tour, hosted at the club last month.

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