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Toyota wraps up 3-year Strasbourg Prius PHV demo project; average 46% reduction in fuel consumption compared to gasoline ICE vehicles

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A direct correlation between the recharging frequency and fuel consumption: higher charging frequency leads to lower fuel consumption. For example, Toyota said, take a user that recharges 1.6 60% of the recharges are carried out at work and 37% at home. Average cost of recharge is around €0.30 (US$0.40) (all costs included).

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Prana Grand Motorcycle Review

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The battery is non-detachable with two options available which are 4.32 kW battery can recharge in 4 hr 15 min and offers a range of 126km. While the 7.2kW battery can offer a range of 225 km with a recharge time of 6 hr 30 min. kW and 7.2

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Voge ER10 electric motorcycle

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After the acquisition, Loncin motorcycles renamed this motorcycle as Voge ER10 and it is the only available electric motorcycle in this subsidiary. The dimensions of this motorcycle are 2000 x 790 x 1100 (L x W x H). The 60 V lithium battery weighs around 29 kg and it requires 4 hr recharge time with a 20A charger.

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Univ. of Texas researchers propose lithium- or sodium-water batteries as next generation of high-capacity battery technology; applicable for EVs and grid storage

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Example of a lithium-water rechargeable battery. Furthermore, the aqueous cathode does not suffer from H 2 evolution from the solution, and the battery is efficiently rechargeable, they note. Credit: ACS, Lu et al. Click to enlarge. Aqueous Cathode for Next-Generation Alkali-Ion Batteries Yuhao Lu, John B.

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Li-Ion Battery Researchers Work To Improve Precision Measurements of Charging, Estimations of Cycle Life; Highlight Need For Further Order of Magnitude Improvement In Accuracy

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The Keithley 2750 and 2000 devices are high-precision voltmeters, and. CE is typically measured by the device that discharges and recharges the cell or half-cell under test in the lab. Comparative accuracy of commercially available precision battery chargers and Dalhousie high-precision charger array. by Jack Rosebro.

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Peugeots Diesel 3008 Hybrid4

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A maximum torque of 500 N·m (369 lb-ft) is available, split 300 N·m (221 lb-ft) at the front from the HDi diesel engine and a maximum of 200 N·m (148 lb-ft) at the rear generated by the electric motor. The 3008 HYbrid4 is powered by a 2.0-liter litres/100 km (62 mpg US), with 99 g/km of CO 2. Energy recovery.

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First fleet of 100 Mercedes-Benz Vito E-Cell electric vans covers 650,000 km in customer use; more model variants planned

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The batteries of Vito E-CELL vans are recharged at these locations outside of operating hours. In Berlin, for instance, this typically fluctuated between 95 and 25% of available capacity, indicating that the maximum range of the Vito E-CELL is seldom fully utilized. Charging technology.

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