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Revoy’s battery trailer turns a semi-truck into a hybrid – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

A startup called Revoy offers an interesting transitional solution—the Revoy EV is basically a small trailer full of batteries that attaches to a diesel semi-truck to effectively turn it into a hybrid. At Revoy’s swapping station in Dallas, the Revoy EV, with a pre-charged battery, is attached between a tractor and a semi-trailer.

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Car “charging treasure”: the third option besides charging piles and battery replacement

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Batteries are a vital part of electric cars and mobile phones, and once they run out of power, they will make it impossible for you to move. What if you do accidentally run out of battery while you’re out and about and can’t find a place to recharge it? The need for public charging stations in much of the U.S.

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Amazon begins deploying its Rivian electric delivery vehicles

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Amazon has begun deploying its custom electric delivery vehicles from Rivian for package delivery, with the electric vehicles hitting the road in Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, and St. Batteries that are light, resilient, and low cost in addition to lasting the lifetime of the vehicle.

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LEAF sales hit 50K mark in US, almost 115K worldwide

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Cumulative Nissan LEAF sales in the US hit the 50,000 mark this month, with the delivery of a black LEAF SL in Dallas, Texas. Dallas—and the state of Texas—have become hot growth markets for LEAF. With nearly 115,000 global sales since launch, Nissan LEAF is the world’s top-selling electric vehicle.

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Tesla expanding Supercharger network; boosting charging to 120 kW

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Tesla Motors announced an accelerated rollout of its Tesla Supercharger network, which delivers quick charging for Tesla Model S drivers over long distances (i.e., This essentially cuts the current charging time in half relative to early trials of the system. Batteries Electric (Battery) Infrastructure' —Elon Musk.

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Houston METRO launches Proterra electric bus demo; Catalyst FC into revenue service for 90 days

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The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO) will deploy a 40-foot Proterra Catalyst FC battery-electric bus for 90 days beginning on December 4, demonstrating the benefits that battery-electric transit technology can bring to the region’s communities. kWh/mile with a full passenger load.

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UPS collaborating with Workhorse to deploy 50 electric trucks; rivaling acquisition cost of conventional; no subsidies

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Each truck will have a range of approximately 100 miles between charges, ideal for delivery routes in and around cities. Electric vehicle technology is rapidly improving with battery, charging and smart grid advances that allow us to specify our delivery vehicles to eliminate emissions, noise and dependence on diesel and gasoline.

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