Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2012

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. The electric truck features a 103 kW motor and two Li-ion packs with a total capacity of 170 kWh.

Switzerland

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Equipped with a 16 kWh Li-ion battery pack, the Meriva has a range of 64 km (40 miles) on the NEDC and a top speed of 130 km/h (81 mph). A charging station connects the Meriva as a storage unit to this local energy grid. There, the demonstration vehicles can be re-charged at a variety of destinations using renewable energy.

Grid

Blink Charging

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

In 2019, the European Union and the United States both mandated minimum noise requirements for electric vehicles operating at low speeds in order to alert nearby pedestrians: “at least 56 decibels when traveling under 12 mph (20 km/h)” in Europe and “ 43 to 64 decibels when they are moving at less than 18.6 mph” in the United States.

Carbon