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This startup is about to install bladeless rooftop wind turbines on box buildings

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The rooftop wind units, which have no external moving parts or blades, capture wind flowing up and over the building and convert it into onsite electricity. Each 1,000-pound unit can withstand winds of between 120 and 158 mph depending on specification. Onsite power generation eliminates grid supply disruptions. Specs are here.)

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University of Delaware Licenses V2G Technology to AutoPort; 100 V2G EVs as Test Fleet

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The University of Delaware has signed the first license for its vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology with AutoPort, Inc., Under the terms of the licensing agreement, AutoPort has been granted non-exclusive rights in the area of commercial fleet vehicles. Bi-directional power converter up to 18 kW. Vehicle to Grid Technology (Univ.

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BMW Brilliance unveils Zinoro 1E BEV at Guangzhou show

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in Chinese) brand image, increase customer understanding and acceptance of electric vehicles, and drive the commercialization of electric vehicles in China. Top speed is 130 km/h (81 mph), which is electronically limited. BBA converted an existing BMW product (X1) to create the Zinoro 1E. Charging of the battery takes around 7.5

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First fleet of 100 Mercedes-Benz Vito E-Cell electric vans covers 650,000 km in customer use; more model variants planned

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Where operators use several Vito E-CELL vans, the charging procedures are graded through a process of local charge management (LLM, in German: Lokales Lastmanagement) to ensure that the grid capacity is not overextended. The speed of the Vito E-CELL is electronically limited to 89 km/h (55 mph) to preserve a maximum range. 11 seconds.

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UK Collaboration Develops Plug-in Hybrid Retrofit for Conventional Vehicles

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The Affordable Add-on Zero Emissions Vehicle ( ADDZEV ) technology demonstrates how it may be possible to convert segment of the existing the UK vehicle fleet into plug-in hybrid vehicles using a through-the-road approach. Electric only drive has been limited to propel the vehicle at a speeds up to 60 km/h (37 mph). Earlier post.).

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Mercedes-Benz Vans reveals SUSTAINEER electric van technology demonstrator for sustainable urban mobility

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As a further measure to protect the climate, commercial customers will be able to charge their vans using clean electricity in the future—similar to Green Charging for passenger cars via Mercedes me Charge. This is all the more important as the main source of noise from vehicles is tire noise at speeds above 21 mph.

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Volkswagen intends sales of 150K e-cars by 2020; 100K ID, ID SUV; >1M in 2025; more on MEB

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family, but for many electric cars produced by other Group brands, including Audi, SEAT, Å koda and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles. The power electronics convert the direct current (DC) stored in the battery into alternating current (AC). Meanwhile, a DC/DC converter supplies the onboard electronics with 12-volt power.

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