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Tesla gets closer to opening first dealership in Vermont

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Tesla plans to refurbish a former Hannaford grocery store in South Burlington into its first dealership in Vermont. Currently, the building is a Halloween store. Two of the three involved properties are presently approved for auto sales in the C1-Auto district; this use is allowed in the Commercial 2 district as well.

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Axeon to Develop New Li-ion Pack for C1 ev’ie

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Axeon , Europe’s largest independent lithium-ion battery systems supplier, will develop a new high-capacity battery system for the electric Citroën C1 ev’ie, manufactured by the UK-based Electric Car Corporation ( earlier post ), with a view to supplying between 300 and 500 units in the 12 months following a successful trial.

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How E Ink Developed Full-Color e-Paper

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They came up with some early products that targeted shelf labels for brick-and-mortar retail stores and also for signage. To produce an image, an ePaper device applies different voltages to the top and bottom electrodes to create an electric field. Designing them is as much art as science. We needed something entirely new.

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Chevy Volt Delivers Novel Two-Motor, Four-Mode Extended Range Electric Drive System; Seamless Driver Experience Plus Efficiency

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During the serial media launch events for the Chevrolet Volt, GM provided more detail (subsequent to the completion of related patent work) on the novel drive architecture applied in their first extended range electric vehicle to enhance the efficiency of both the battery electric and extended-range driving modes. HVAC), and weather.

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Axeon awarded EU funding to reduce size, weight and cost of EV & hybrid vehicle batteries

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European Li-ion automotive battery supplier Axeon has been awarded research funding from the EU to reduce the weight, volume and cost of batteries in electric and hybrid vehicles as part of a €3.32-million million (US$4.72-million) million) consortium program called SmartBatt.

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Capacitor Working Principle, Types and Application

Baua Electric

Word capacitance is derived from capacity, capacity is to contain, or store. a capacitor working principle refers to a storing of electrical energy in the form charge unit of charge is coulombs. Capacitors are available in a very wide range and sizes, but functionally all are used for storage of electrical charge.

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Capacitor Working Principle, Types and Application

Baua Electric

Word capacitance is derived from capacity, capacity is to contain, or store. a capacitor working principle refers to a storing of electrical energy in the form charge unit of charge is coulombs. Capacitors are available in a very wide range and sizes, but functionally all are used for storage of electrical charge.

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