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Leclanché expands marine electrification solution to include fast charger for ports, harbors and vessels; Damen 1st adopter

Green Car Congress

Its first customer for the turnkey solution is Damen Shipyards Group, a globally operating company with more than 50 shipyards and related facilities, which has selected Leclanché to construct and provide two fast charge electric ferry stations, and supporting electrical storage systems, on Canada’s Lake Ontario. Earlier post.).

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Update on ALTe; EREV powertrain company tracking for production-caliber units by December, production ramp in 1Q 2013

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Extended range electric vehicle powertrain company ALTe ( earlier post ) is tracking to produce a limited number of production-caliber vehicle powertrains by December, and plans to ramp up production in the first quarter of 2013, said CEO John Thomas in a recent interview with Green Car Congress. Earlier post.) —John Thomas.

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PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

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PHEVLERs are defined as PHEVs with sufficient battery capacity for all electric driving of twice the average daily distance. [ 1 ] The average daily driving distance in the USA is 30 miles (48 km), so PHEVLERs are vehicles with at least 60 miles (97 km) of electric range. PHEVLERs help support the electric grid.

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Plug-in battery system attracts manufacturer attention

Green Cars News

A research project that is working on developing an actively coupled ultracapacitor battery system for plug-in hybrid electric vehicle applications is attracting attention from a number of manufacturers. Tags: Green cars Hybrid cars Latest news Argonne Gold Peak Battery Maxwell Technologies plug-in hybrid cars.

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Roev’s electric ute plans explained: Conversions now, manufacturing its own vehicle by 2026

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But the newcomer is a lot more than just another electric car brand. It plans to revive car manufacturing in Australia. Read more: EV ute overload: The electric pick-up trucks coming soon. “We Wasmer conceded “You’re roughly in the ballpark of where we would love to be” with those initial cars.