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Hybrid DLC-Battery Energy Storage System for Streetcars

Green Car Congress

Siemens earlier this year launched a new hybrid energy storage system for streetcars that combines a double-layer capacitor (DLC) and NiMH battery pack. In Portugal, the hybrid energy storage system has been successfully used in passenger services since November 2008. miles) without an overheadcontactt line (OCL).

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Solid-State EV Batteries Now Face “Production Hell”

Cars That Think

Recent solid-state battery announcements by Volkswagen and QuantumScape are raising hopes in the electric vehicle market, but automotive battery experts are warning that the road to widespread, solid-state success is still a long and arduous one. And lithium-ion took a long time to get there.” “I

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