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Fully-electric New Fiat 500 With Power-Saving Mode So Owners Won’t Need to Worry about Running Out of Juice

EV Obssesion

UK orders for New 500 now open, with deliveries due this spring New 500 priced from £19,995* OTR The all-electric New 500 ensures drivers can put fears of range anxiety to the back of their minds thanks to new technology which conserves the vehicle’s battery power, reducing its overall consumption.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

Cars That Think

The concept behind V2G had gained traction in the late 1990s after California’s landmark zero-emission-vehicle (ZEV) mandate went into effect and compelled automakers to commercialize electric cars. For the utilities, it promised an economical way of meeting rising demand for electricity.

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Vanderbilt battery management device reconfigures modules to extend EV pack range

Green Car Congress

student in electrical engineering, have developed a battery management device that reconfigures battery modules in electric cars to be online or offline depending on whether or not they’re going to pull down the other modules. The result could be an increase in range of up to 50%, seen as the battery pack ages.

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First mobile fast-charging service for electric vehicles in Singapore

Setec Powerr

It aims to make life easier for electric car owners by giving them access to better charging services. Unless one has a dedicated wall box at home, getting an electric vehicle (EV) juiced up is pretty much left to utilizing chargers in the public domain. Aside from CCS2 charging, the P.

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Electric Car Range Anxiety Evaporates After Three Months

Green Car Reports

“Range anxiety” for pure battery-powered electric car owners wears off quickly as a driver begins to understand the capabilities and charging patterns of their car, according to a new study by the Technology Strategy Board.

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Lessons from a year with solar power

EV Info

With two Electric cars, at the time a Nissan Lean and Mitsubishi Outlander, we use a considerable amount of electricity but not much petrol, so already we were a reasonable way down the less CO2 road. Having an EV you learn about the basics of electric power, charge rates and kilowatt-hours or KWh. .

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Lightning Eyes 10-Minute Charging for its Motorbikes

Cars That Think

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. For the bikes that don’t have Level 3 charging, it’s a big penalty if you’re trying to ride longer than the battery can take you.”