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a device lowered from the charging pole to the vehicle roof, and a classic plug-in device in the bus depot. a device lowered from the charging pole to the vehicle roof, and a classic plug-in device in the bus depot. ATM Milano has selected Solaris as the supplier.
e-Golf Intelligent Charge. e-Golf Intelligent Charge. e-Golf Intelligent Charge. Over the mid-term, it will be even easier and more convenient to charge EVs and plug-in hybrids with the market launch of inductive charging systems; Volkswagen is demonstrating this with an e-Golf at CES. Click to enlarge.
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