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Lightning Eyes 10-Minute Charging for its Motorbikes

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mile-per-hour) average run and a 351 kph (218 mph) peak. Founder Richard Hatfield claims that the company’s Lightning Strike motorcycle can fill its battery from 20 percent to 80 percent in a little over 10 minutes on a Level 3 DC fast charger. kilometer-per-hour (215.91

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Volvo Car Corp. demonstrates autonomous driving in traffic jams; traffic jam assistance system ready for production in 2014

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The new system, whereby the car automatically follows the vehicle in front in slow-moving queues up to 50 km/h (31 mph), will be ready for production in 2014. The driver activates the traffic jam assistance function by pushing a button. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Daimler to begin production and sales of Fuso Canter Eco Hybrid in Europe

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2012 Fuso Canter Eco Hybrid. The DC-DC voltage converter is also integrated in the battery holder. The battery container also survived a head-on collision at 40 km/h (25 mph) and a severe side impact on the battery side of 50 km/h (31 mph). Note the position of the battery pack. Click to enlarge.

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Scania and Siemens to develop heavy-duty hybrid vehicles with trolley-assist; enabling the eHighway

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At EVS26 in Los Angeles in 2012, Siemens described its ‘eHighway of the Future’ concept for the electrification of on-road commercial trucks and select highway lanes via overhead electrified wires. The substation used at Siemens’ testing site is equipped with: Medium-voltage DC switching system. Earlier post.). Power transformer.

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Toyota RAV4 EV key for meeting California ZEV requirements; Tesla powertrain uses Model S components

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In remarks during the briefing, Bill Fay, Group Vice President & General Manager, Toyota Division, noted that the RAV4 EV is an important element of Toyota’s plan to meet the Phase 3 requirements of California’s ZEV mandate ( earlier post ) for the 2012-2014 timeframe. We do very well in California. —Bill Fay.

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Mercedes unveils electric all-wheel drive Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 show car; CCS charging up to 350 kW

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This not only allows performance characteristics typical of a sports car—acceleration from 0‑100 km/h in under four seconds, top speed electronically governed at 250 km/h / 155 mph—but also a range of more than 500 kilometers according to the NEDC (more than 200 miles according to EPA).

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Chevrolet Spark EV: speedy, smooth and quiet; the importance of motor control

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Featuring a GM-developed 105 kW electric motor that pushes out 400 lb-ft (542 N·m) of torque and a 21 kWh pack that supports an estimated 82-mile (132 km) range, the Spark EV is a speedy (0-60 mph in 7.6 It will be the first vehicle on the market to use the recently approved SAE combo charger for DC Fast Charging (J1772).

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