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Toru? buys 6 Solaris electric buses

Green Car Congress

The vehicles, which will enter into service in about 18 months, will be recharged by day using fast pantograph chargers deployed in three locations in the city; at night they will be charged at the bus depot at Legionów street. Operator Miejski Zak?ad ad Komunikacji (MZK) in Toru?, Poland, has bought six Solaris electric buses.

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Who Really Invented the Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery?

Cars That Think

Fifty years after the birth of the rechargeable lithium-ion battery, it’s easy to see its value. Did Exxon invent the rechargeable lithium battery? The battery’s performance was also unprecedented: It was both rechargeable and very high in energy output. It’s used in billions of laptops, cellphones, power tools, and cars.

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Electric car chargers to be required in all new house and office builds in England

EV Info

THE UK GOVERNMENT will introduce legislation to include electric vehicle charging points on all new-build homes and offices in England, it has been confirmed. The government first proposed the potential world-first legislation that all new-build homes would get charging points back in 2019. Will it be compulsory on older homes?

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Report: Bosch buying solid-state Li-ion battery company Seeo

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Lithium metal is an ideal anode material for rechargeable Li batteries. Unfortunately, using Li as an anode in rechargeable Li batteries faces severe challenges, including dendritic​Li growth and limited Columbic efficiency (CE) during repeated Li deposition/stripping processes. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Electric Car Charging Stations: 6 Easy Steps To Test Your Range Anxiety (Before Buying An EV)

EV Life

While driving an electric car may be the ultimate cure for range anxiety, it may be even less stressful to assess your access to electric car charging stations before you buy an electric car. From a standard electric plug, batteries recharge at a speed of 2 to 5 miles per hour of charging. Evaluate your home charging options.

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Hyundai is going all in on hydrogen, and relying on food waste to make that happen

Baua Electric

Currently the 2024 Hyundai Nexo compact crossover and the Toyota Mirai sedan are the only two hydrogen fuel cell (FCEV) EVs available to buy in the US, and that’s only in California. To recharge, you can top off your vehicle via a fuel cell stack in about five minutes. In the East Coast, there are maybe a handful of stations.

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Pepsi to deploy 100 Tesla Semis in 2023

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O’Connell added that the company was buying the large all-electric trucks “outright” and is upgrading its plants in an interview with Reuters. “Like any early technology, the incentives help us build out the program.” “Like any early technology, the incentives help us build out the program.”

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