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Voltabox to supply Li-ion batteries for the automotive sector, starting with a fully electric van

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In the current fiscal year, Voltabox is increasingly benefiting from its recently optimized battery module kit for intralogistics systems. A new customer in this market segment is A&A, a manufacturer of tailor-made intelligent vehicles and vehicle systems for internal material handling. kWh respectively 37 kWh.

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This Rice University Professor Developed Cancer-Detection Technology

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Her team created a suite of low-cost medical devices, the NEST360 newborn tool kit, to improve neonatal health in sub-Saharan Africa. in 1990, she joined the University of Texas at Austin as a professor of biomedical engineering. The initiative developed the NEST360 newborn tool kit. After earning her Ph.D.

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Ford launches app developer challenge to improve consumer understanding of personal fuel efficiency

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Jim Farley, Ford executive vice president of Global Marketing, Sales and Service and Lincoln, announced the contest at the 2013 New York International Auto Show. More than 1,500 developers have registered to download the OpenXC software development kit since it became publicly available in January 2013.

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Fuel Cell Plug-in Hybrid Taxi Unveiled at London’s City Hall

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—London’s Deputy Mayor for Policing and Chair of the London Hydrogen Partnership, Kit Malthouse. Intelligent Energy CEO, Dr. Henri Winand with London Deputy Mayor, Kit Malthouse, at unveiling of Fuel Cell Black Cab at City Hall. The black cab that most people associate with London taxis was the Austin FX4, introduced in 1959.

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"Spirit of DC" - Back on Blue Hwy known as Pacific Coast Hwy 1 with Re-invigorated with B&B Battery Pac. Thanks to PluginSupply's Robb Protheroe

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The PHEV Kit was checked and shown in good functionally operating order; the depleted battery pac was replaced and re-invigorated and balanced with a B&B EB20 battery pack. At this hour and at the Ft Mason International Hostel (Fisherman's Wharf) in San Francisco, the "Spirit" is delightfully charged up!

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Profile: Li-ion Battery and Pack Supplier Valence Technology

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Founded in 1989, and headquartered in Austin, Texas, Valence has facilities in Nevada, China and Northern Ireland. ISO/TS 16949 is the quality management system created by the International Organization of Standards to monitor the design, development, production and servicing of automotive components. were cleared in the EU last year.

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Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

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Austin Energy by Hymotion, March 2007 Same as above (2 vehicles), contact mark.kapner@austinenergy.com. Progress Energy Corporation by Advanced Vehicle Research Center , with Hymotion kit, July 2007 (Raleigh, NC), contact Mike.Ligett@. Jim Tech Ltd. by Amberjac/EnergyCS, March 2007 (London, UK), contact simon@amberjac-projects.co.uk

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