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Symbio targets European taxi market with fuel cell range extender in Nissan e-NV200; 500 km range

Green Car Congress

It can be recharged from a low-cost power supply, and refueled with hydrogen in three minutes (3.8 The fuel cell van will have battery packs ranging in capacity from 24 kWh to 36 kWh. —Fabio Ferrari, CEO of Symbio. kg hydrogen at 700 bar). kg H 2 at 700 bar in service in Europe.

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Toyota and partners share first information from innovative car-sharing project in Grenoble

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—Christophe Ferrari, president of Grenoble-Alpes Métropole. One of the areas being explored is to make the Toyota COMS available to 16-to 18-year olds as an alternative mobility solution to two-wheelers, by giving them access to a low cost and safe four-wheeled vehicle that is limited in speed.

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Tesla Prepping IPO

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electric-car maker Tesla Motors plans to go public soon, two sources familiar with the matter said, amid growing interest in green technology and battery-powered vehicles. roads by 2015 and low-cost Department of Energy loans for manufacturers. The electric-car start-up was offered $465 million in low-cost loans by the U.S.

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China puts its electric vehicles on center stage - China automotive news

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Some of the new and updated models, such as a battery-powered version of Geelys Panda hatchback, may hit the market as early as October, and in some cases they might carry price tags low enough for farmers and other rural residents with limited financial means. This news story has been successfully emailed to you friend(s).

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