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Arctic Whisper fast-charged extended range electric bus enters passenger service

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Hybricon AB and Umeå Municipality have placed an Arctic Whisper fast rechargeable electric-drive bus in service running on Umeå’s busiest line. The first public installation of the Opbrid B?sbaar The Arctic Whisper’s batteries are fast-charged by the Opbrid B?sbaar—an Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Fast-charging at the B?sbaar.

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Pilot project kicks off with 20 Audi A1 e-tron extended range electric vehicles in Munich

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Twenty units of the Audi A1 e-tron extended range electric vehicle ( earlier post ) are on the roads of the Munich pilot region in a fleet trial by partners Audi, E.ON, the public utility Stadtwerke München (SwM), and Technische Universität München (TUM). primarily in outlying areas.

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Volvo developing extended-range electric vehicle concepts with three different technology combinations

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In both cases, the standard battery pack has been somewhat reduced in size to make room for the combustion engine and its fuel tank. Battery cost and size mean that all-electric cars still have a relatively limited operating range. Technical concept II: Volvo C30 with parallel-connected range extender.

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Initial Results of UK EV Driver Study Show Increased Confidence and Low Cost Recharging

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The average cost to trial participants for recharging at home is between 25p and £1 (US$0.40 Each vehicle in the CABLED trial is fitted with GPS and data logger, designed and installed by Coventry based RDM Automotive. Tags: Electric (Battery) Market Background Trials. and $1.60) per day. million (US$11.9-million) Average speed.

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4,400 Chevrolet Volt Owners to be Eligible for Free Home 240V Charging Stations

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GM announced that the first buyers of the Chevrolet Volt electric vehicle with extended-range capability will be eligible for one of 4,400 free home charging stations. In many cases, it will include the cost of home installation. The program will provide Volt owners with a 240-volt charge station from either ECOtality, Inc.

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Göteborg Energi orders two Opbrid B?sbaar ultra-fast bus charging stations for HyperBus project

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sbaar ultra-fast bus charging stations ( earlier post ) for the HyperBus (Hybrid and Plug-in Extended Range) demonstration project in Gothenburg City. The plug-in hybrid bus is based on the existing Volvo 7900 hybrid bus design, but with the addition of a larger, energy-optimized battery and the ability to connect to the Opbrid B?

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INL analysis of 5 large-scale PEV and charging projects finds public charging infrastructure not needed everywhere to enable PEV adoption

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Chevrolet Volts: extended range electric vehicles (EREVs). 2013, this combined project installed nearly 17,000 alternating current (AC) Level 2 charging stations for residential and commercial use and more than 100 dual-port direct current (DC) fast chargers in 22 regions across the United States. Between 1 Jan.

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