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Zero Motorcycles Launches DS Electric Dual Sport Motorcycle

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Zero Motorcycles launched the Zero DS, a fully electric dual sport motorcycle for on and off-road riding. The DS is powered by Zero Motorcycles’s Z-Force electric drivetrain. Recharge time is less than four hours. Each component on the motorcycle is engineered to minimize weight. The Zero DS.

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ABAT and Wuxi Angell Autocycle Introduce Three Hybrid Motorcycles

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ABAT), a developer, manufacturer and distributor of rechargeable Polymer Lithium-Ion (PLI) batteries and Wuxi Angell Autocycle Co., Ltd unveiled three hybrid motorcycles at the Dealer Expo 2009, 13-16 February, in Indianapolis, IN. In December 2008, ABAT entered into a Letter of Intent to acquire 55% of Wuxi Angell Autocycle.

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Leo Motors Exhibits Electric Trucks with Zinc Air Fuel Cell Range Extenders

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Leo filed for patents on the ZAFC technology in 2008. The refuelable ZAFC oxidizes zinc pellets, generating the power to recharge the Li-ion polymer battery pack. Leo also developed a mechanism to halt power generation when the battery is fully charged, and for collection of the zinc oxide sludge from the stack.

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ZAP, Zhejiang Jonway Partner to Target China and Export EV Markets

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The conventional A380 is powered by a 1.6- In 2009, China overtook the United States as the world’s largest automobile market with sales increasing 46 percent from 2008 to 13.6 The company recently began producing electric motorcycles and related vehicles. liter Mitsubishi engine.) ZAP Hangzhou. Better World International, Ltd.,

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Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles : Gas 2.0

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“A car must be able to be recharged in Italy in exactly the same way as in Denmark, Germany or France,&# she was quoted saying in an edition of Die Welt to appear Monday. » See also: 9 Electric Cars 100 Years Old or More » Get Gas 2.0 by RSS or sign up by email. Sorry for any confusion. More on Electric Cars: It’s On!

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MIT Battery Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Electric Cars : Gas 2.0

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3 David Herron said on March 16th, 2009 at 12:31 am Fast recharge will require huge power levels. To recharge 20 kilowatt-hours of capacity in 5 minutes requires 240 kilowatts of electricity. But besides that, the only electronics potentially benefiting from THIS breakthrough are RCs and household rechargeable batteries.

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Suzuki to showcase fuel cell and plug-in hybrid concepts

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Suzuki explains that the new Swift Plug-in Hybrid is likely to appeal to drivers with low daily mileage of around 20km as the vehicles is designed to be driven primarily on electric power. Further recharging when parked is by means of a domestic plug socket. The FCV is currently under test on public roads in Japan.

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