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Super Charge It

Plug In Partners

Here is a big story from the Japanese electronic giant Toshiba: " Toshiba have stunned the world with their announcement of what's pretty much the holy grail in Lithium battery technology – the Super Charge ion Battery , which recharges up to 90% of its energy in just five minutes , and has a lifespan of over 10 years.

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The Best Electric SUVs on the Market

EV Life

So-called “range anxiety,” or the fear of running out of power far from an available charging station, has been a major concern for potential electric drivers. Nowadays, with newer electric cars having increasingly larger ranges and public charging stations becoming more commonplace, many of those fears have been dispelled.

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Ford, VW Ante Up

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First, there is this story from Volkswagon. A123Systems high power battery technology is based on new highly active nanoscale materials that are inexpensive, nontoxic, extremely stable (Non Explosive) and quick charging. M omentum for a Plug in Future continues. Apparently, VW is set to unveil an Up!-based Since the goal of the Up !

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