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Yamaha Joins Global Move to Battery Swaps for E-bikes

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Battery swapping also addresses the infrastructure issues that come along with the growing presence of two- and three-wheeled vehicles.” It makes sense to build better batteries with good battery management systems and software for enhanced thermal control,” says Abuelsamid.

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Toyota and partners launching Cité lib by Ha:mo EV car sharing in Grenoble; ultracompact EVs complementing public transport

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The Toyota i-ROAD is an innovative, fun-to-drive three-wheel personal mobility vehicle equipped with Active Lean technology that emulates the movements of a skier. A total of 120 charging points for the project and 41 for other plug-in vehicles will be added to the city’s transport infrastructure. Earlier post.)

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Thursday - 1 October 2009. Reporting Out on the Tour de AZ; "Spirit of DC" Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle All Around ARIZONA -- a new PHEV3A

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Quicke sidenote: PHEV3A as an acronym now encompasses the Tour de AZ: "Spirit of DC" Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle All Around Arizona (PHEV3A) EVducational Tour (tho it could change, depending on sponsorship to AAA Tour de AZ, or even eTour de AZ). The general theme (and purpose) is: Plug-in Arizona! Bisbee, Cochise County 2.

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"Spirit's" Afternoon Rambling 'Round Yuma in the Sunny & Bright. Before Cruising Back to Tucson on Wednesday, 9 December 2009

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

Pixs at left showing the "Spirit" at the gate entrance to the Historic Yuma Territorial Prison and above parked right smartly in front of the Yuma County Administration Building Merry Cheers EVADC'rs, PHEV'rs, and EVnthusiasts, One & All - After some 240 miles a'trucking Alas! See also KYMA website: www.KYMA.com for story.

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DOE to Award Up to $2.4B for Advanced Batteries, Electric Drive Components, and Electric Drive Vehicle Demonstration/Deployment Projects

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billion in federal funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) in support of the development of advanced electric drive vehicles (EDVs) including plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV), electric vehicles (EV), and fuel cell vehicles (FCV).

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2010 Aptera 2e First Drive and Video on Inside Line

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Featured Specs Battery-powered electric drivetrain Three wheels; 0.15 Cd 1,700 pounds 100-mile cruising range Driving the Prototype of the EV Three-Wheeler By John ODell, Senior Editor Email Date posted: 2009-03-16 21:00:00.0 Standard traction control on this front-wheel-drive machine also helps. STORY TOOLS Digg this!

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GM, Segway partner on two-wheel city vehicle | Green Tech - CNET News

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The Piaggio MP3 is a three wheeled maxi-scooter already being sold in the USA! The rest of the world has been enjoying the advantages of scooters and motorbikes for years. America is too much into BIG. Big everything. Check it out.

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