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After more than 1000 charges Volkswagen’s solid-state electric car battery cells retained 95 percent of the original capacity

EV Central

Volkswagen has announced that laboratory testing of its next-generation solid-state batteries has revealed that they will be capable of providing energy for more than 500,000km of driving without any loss of range. EXPLAINER: What is a solid state battery? READ MORE: Do EV batteries wear out?

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Plug-In Hybrids (or Plugin Hybrids)

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Car-Makers Say. CA, NY, MA and other states have had Zero-Emission Vehicle programs since the early 1990s because battery electric vehicles in those states, taking into account power plants, are far cleaner than gasoline cars in reducing urban air pollution and smog.

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Success!!! The Ban on EV Conversions in Ontario, Canada is Over!!!

DIY Electric Car

Powered exclusively by an electric battery. ? 47 Sheppard Avenue East, Toronto, M5W 1G9" MTO's EV Conversions FAQs (for the new rules as of 2010.06.07). . "EV conversions are: ? Road worthy vehicles that have been converted from an internal combustion engine (gasoline) to an electric power engine. ? Downtown Ottawa ?

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MAEAA Web Links

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

PlymouthHorizon : RLewits Home Page, car was for sale but he sold it. Battery chargers and DC/DC converters. DC PowerSystems : Mega-controller and battery regulators. Pontiac Fiero : rechargedwith solar array. Porsche911T : D. Curtis Instruments : Controllersand more. D&D Motor Systems, Inc. :DC

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Segway Ninebot Max Review: A reliable long-range commuter scooter

Green Authority

miles (65 km) of range on a single charge, I found I rarely had to plug in my scooter between trips, and even then, it wouldn’t take more than an hour to top up the battery. Charge Time: roughly six hours from a depleted battery. Battery: 551Wh. A: Yes, the Ninebot Max comes charged at 75% battery life.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Carmakers Say. GM has announced plans for public sales in 2010, and almost every carmaker now says it will sell PHEVs or highway-speed battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sometime after 2010. Batteries not ready. todays answer is "Yes -- but not yet."

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Last year Oregon had also aggressively negotiated with the Chinese carmaker, BYD , to manufacture its line of plug-in hybrids in the state for sale in the U.S.) So imagine a million electric cars on US roads which all need to change these batteries in say 2015. In the U.S. In the U.S.

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