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Volkswagen’s MEB for EVs: long electric range, open-platform, open-space, pricing for the volume market; “tablet on wheels”

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concept shown this year at the Paris show ( earlier post ), will—with a range of up to 373 miles and a market introduction in 2020—be priced approximately at the level of a diesel Golf—before any subsidies. The charging will improve. It is clear that building excellent cars will not in itself be enough.

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Chicago awards $13.4M contract to Motiv Power Systems for 20 Class 8 electric refuse trucks

Green Car Congress

The City of Chicago has awarded San Francisco Bay Area startup Motiv Power Systems a $13.4-million The 52,000-lb trucks, powered by a 200 kWh battery pack, will have a range of up to 60 miles. With a medium-duty pilot shuttle, Motiv reduced operating cost from 80 cents per mile ($0.80/mi) mi) to 10 cents per mile ($0.10/mi).

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Here’s why the tiny Fiat 500e is a big litmus test for the US EV market

Baua Electric

Its 149-mile range will be a litmus test for Americans and how short-range urban EVs fit into the market after the arrival of so many long-range EVs. and San Francisco nearly as much. We’re really proud of that.” But when the Fiat 500e arrives, it will be the lightest U.S.-market

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EV battery swapping may aid resolve the U.S. charging sickness

Baua Electric

On the year, maximum EVs had 75-mile levels and chargers have been i’m late, few and a long way between. However quickly upcoming Higher Park introduced its battery-switching stations in 2012, Elon Musk unveiled a distant fast-charging community that will handover Tesla drivers, next (and now) essentially the most usual EV emblem.

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The United States plans to build charging piles in the wilderness

Setec Powerr

Unfortunately, you can’t drive an electric car, because there are almost no places to charge in public places. On Montana’s 147,000 square miles of land, the state’s latest count of charging points was just 57, most of which were concentrated in towns and cities rather than along highways. a charging company.

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MIT Battery Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Electric Cars : Gas 2.0

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The breakthrough could revolutionize electric car battery technology and pave the way for ultra-fast charging electric vehicles in as little as two years. When the team tested the newly-coated cathode, they discovered it could be charged and discharged in as little as 9 seconds. by RSS or sign up by email. Herron makes a valid point.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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In this paper PHEV refers solely to the long-range PHEV of 60 miles (100 km) electric-only range.) Appendix E: PHEV and the Electrical Grid—fast charge v. slow charge. With this charge it can travel an average daily distance of about 30 miles (50 km), which is often enough to serve most consumers’ needs.

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