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Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus announces partners for first series-produced electric truck: 14t e-Delivery

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VWCO announced the formation of the e-Consortium at a press conference at the Fenatran Trade Show on 13 October. And this involves, for example, analyzing and installing recharging terminals in customers’ garages anywhere in Brazil. Partners are Bosch, CATL, Moura, Semcon, Siemens, Weg, Meritor and Eletra.

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Proterra introduces new high power interoperable EV charging technology; J1772- and J3105-compliant, OCPP

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At the American Public Transportation Association’s (APTA) Bus & Paratransit Conference, electric bus manufacturer Proterra has introduced high-power charging options to make a 100% electric bus fleet more easily achievable. The Proterra 60kW Power Control System is suited for fleets with longer available charge times at the depot.

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Recharge IT

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G oogle proved it is serious about Plug Ins with its new Recharge IT initiative. Here is part of the story. Google.org to to Accelerate Plug-In Hybrid and Vehicle-to-Grid Technology Google.org , the philanthropic arm of Google Inc. Join Plug In Partners today. What's New Sign the On Line Petition News Summary I HOME

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Bionic Hand Gives Amputees Sense of Touch

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The Ability Hand is available in the United States for patients age 13 or older. Its battery recharges in an hour, the company says. He has presented papers on Psyonic's work at the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems and the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation.

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Why Hotels Should Install Electric Vehicle Chargers for the Holidays

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of the publicly available Level 2 (L2) chargers and 8% of the publicly available Direct Current Fast Chargers (DCFCs) were situated in rural census tracts. You can now generate additional revenue from EV drivers who stay at your hotel, dine at your restaurant, or rent your conference rooms.

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THINK Releases US EV-Ready Cities Index

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The THINK EV-Ready Cities Index was presented by THINK CEO Richard Canny at the Electric Drive Transportation Association Annual Conference and Meeting at the Washington Auto Show. It reflects the available government support, consumer acceptance, and the opportunity for EVs to provide the maximum benefits possible from electric drive.

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Plug In 2008

Plug In Partners

T he Plug in 2008 National PHEV Conference in San Jose by most accounts was a big success. Here's one of the announcements that came out of the conference : EPRI, GM, 34 Utilities Collaborate to Advance Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles PALO ALTO, Calif. The entire PHEV environmental assessment is available on the EPRI website.

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