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NTU Singapore team develops ultra-fast charging Li-ion battery with new TiO2 gel anode material

Green Car Congress

A battery equipped with the new anode material can be recharged up to 70% in only 2 minutes. Moving forward, Prof Chen’s research team will be applying for a Proof-of-Concept grant to build a large-scale battery prototype. The new battery will also be able to endure more than 10,000 charging cycles. Chandran, B. and Chen, X.

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How Much Does it Cost to Charge an Electric Car at a Public Charging Station?

EV Connect

We can’t expect the market to move en masse towards electric until the public recharging network matches the landscape for petrol-powered vehicles. Not surprisingly, they overlap with the locations that tend to have the biggest parking lots, such as supermarkets, hospitality venues, office buildings and so on. Everyone wins.

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Why Hydrogen power is not the answer

EV Info

I truly believe hydrogen is the UK’s best opportunity to build a world-leading industry which creates UK jobs, cuts emissions and is the envy of the globe.” Liquified hydrogen may be as light as petrol or kerosene, but keeping it at -257C requires much heavier apparatus. And here’s why. . Hydrogen is not the answer.

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Going electric - a future to embrace or just hype? The Green Piece

Green Cars News

For one, they need to improve their energy capacity and recharge times which are, at the moment, “simply inappropriate”. So while there’s no denying that electric cars still have a long way to go to win over the general public and wrestle us away from our reliance on petrol and diesel, it would seem abrupt to dismiss them as just hype.

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Solar Mobile EV Charging Station along Highway can really help!

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Aiming to boost confidence in battery-powered cars by ensuring drivers can always find somewhere to plug in, grants included in the infrastructure law will help states build a charging network designed to reach highways in almost every corner of the country. Long journeys in an electric car currently require an element of planning.

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The Budget 2009 - working towards sustainable transport

Green Cars News

Other detail changes from 6th April 2011 include: Drivers of Euro IV diesel cars registered before the 1st January 2006 are currently taxed at the same percentage rate as drivers of cars fitted with a petrol engine. The taxation of these cars will be subject to the 3% uplift for diesel cars from this date. What is a Plug-in hybrid?

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UK Government consultation on plans to simplify public EV chargers

Green Charging

They include building reliable charging infrastructure and enforcing new laws for automakers. In the UK, the deal is sweeter because you get a £3,000 grant. Filling a petrol or diesel car is quick; however, this isn’t the case when charging an EV. It usually takes between 20 to 40 minutes to recharge your EV to 80%.