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Renault Trucks and Nestlé Switzerland partner on all-electric medium-duty refrigerated truck

Green Car Congress

These vehicles can reach a maximum speed of 90 km/h (56 mph) and have a system of recovering energy during braking. This will provide sufficient energy to run the equivalent of some 30 electric trucks for a year. Green electricity will also be made part of the equation.

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How EVs Are Reducing Carbon (CO2) Emissions

Blink Charging

As Nissan noted in an experiment conducted that year in Bangkok, “noise levels [peaked] at above 90db on the street, compared to 21db which is the running noise of a Nissan LEAF powertrain, even quieter than a library (around 30db).” They can be charged using clean energy, reducing their environmental impact.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The three leading new options to re-supply our autos with energy are charging at home, battery swap stations and fast charge stations. Gallery: Plugging in at home Battery swap stations are a concept often associated with Better Place , an EV infrastructure company. Battery swapping has its critics.