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Lightning Eyes 10-Minute Charging for its Motorbikes

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In 2011, the company’s LS-218 SuperBike set a landspeed record for production electric motorcycles at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, with a 347.55 mile-per-hour) average run and a 351 kph (218 mph) peak. The Southern California company is looking to speed things up again—this time with record-setting charging stops.

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BMW ActiveE available for leasing in US in Fall 2011

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The BMW ActiveE ( earlier post ) will be available for lease in the metropolitan markets of Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Sacramento, New York and Boston as well as the state of Connecticut beginning in Fall 2011 for $499 per month for 24 months with a down payment $2,250. Top speed is electronically limited at around 90 mph.

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Volvo Car Corporation to start demonstration program of electric cars in Shanghai

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In January 2011, Shanghai was selected as an international electric vehicle pilot city by the Chinese government and the Jiading district of Shanghai was announced as an electric vehicle demonstration zone. In June 2011, Volvo Car Corporation started the production of the Volvo C30 Electric. A full recharge takes about 7 hours.

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Yamato, Toyota, Hino start trials of battery-electric 1-tonne delivery truck

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At the 42 nd Tokyo Motor Show 2011, Hino displayed an EV truck concept vehicle with an ultra-low bed based on this idea and subsequently continued development, completing a practical-use prototype vehicle. Maximum speed is 60 km/h (37 mph).

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Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive priced at $41,450 for US; 85-mile range

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The new Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive is based on the conventionally powered B-Class, for which the current generation has become a top seller since being launched in many countries in 2011. The electrically driven B-Class accelerates from zero to 60 mph in 7.9 Click to enlarge. Range is an estimated 85 miles (137 km).

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BMW to partner with Coulomb Technologies in Boston; Coulomb offering new cloud-based service plans, new dual-port charging stations

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More than 150 charging stations for EVs are now being installed in the State through Coulomb’s $37-million ChargePoint America Department of Energy program. The charging stations will be located in the Boston metropolitan area, primarily within the Route 495 Beltway. Cloud-Based ChargePoint Network service plans.

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Fisker reports more than $100M in revenue Jan-Apr 2012; more than $1B in funding since 2007

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The company, which began deliveries of the Fisker Karma luxury four-door extended range electric sedan in December 2011, also said that it has delivered 1,000 vehicles to customers in the US and Europe. In Stealth mode, the Karma can accelerate from zero to 60 mph in 7.9 seconds and achieve a top speed of 95 mph (153 km/h).

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