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Yamato, Toyota, Hino start trials of battery-electric 1-tonne delivery truck

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Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC), and Hino Motors, Ltd. The three partners will verify the suitability and practicality of using the EV Trucks in delivery operations, and the results will be used to make improvements for the commercial launch of electric trucks. Maximum speed is 60 km/h (37 mph). EV Trucks for the trial.

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London Calling: Congestion Charge Recharges Electric Cars

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Corporate and public-sector fleets will get to lease 100 test cars for a pilot period of four years. If the tests turn out as Daimler hopes, the company plans to begin commercial production in 2010, before the end of the pilot. “We Daimler Smart ForTwo electric trials are set to begin in London, according to the Financial Times.

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Purdue Researchers Detail Mechanisms of Fluid Boiling in Microchannels; Commercializing Hybrid and EV IGBT Cooling Systems with Delphi

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to help commercialize the advanced cooling system using microchannels for electronic components in hybrid and electric cars. The chips are required to drive electric motors, switching large amounts of power from the battery pack to electrical coils needed to accelerate a vehicle from zero to 60 mph in 10 seconds or less.

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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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The areas of application are diverse: courier, express and package service providers (KEP, in German: Kurier-, Express- und Paketdienstleister); plant transportation in large corporations; service vehicles for plant maintenance, customer service, and assembly and internal transport within companies. Charging technology. 11 seconds.

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Burlington Hydro Takes Delivery of First EV in Commercial Fleet Application in Canada

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Ontario, Canada) has taken delivery of the first all-electric vehicle to be used in a commercial fleet application in Canada—the REV 300 ACX (a retrofit Ford Escape). The REV ACX features a 160-kilometer range (99-mile), and a top speed of 144 km/h (89 mph). Click to enlarge. Burlington Hydro Inc. of Vancouver, British Columbia.

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Daimler trucks delivers first FUSO eCanter all-electric trucks to customers in Europe

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The customers obtain their vehicles via a 24-month rental from CharterWay, Daimler’s own rental and leasing expert in the commercial vehicle business. DHL Paket will use four vehicles for the delivery of goods to businesses and corporate clients. The maximum speed of the eCanter is limited to 80 kilometers per hour (50 mph).

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Ford and Azure Dynamics introduce Transit Connect Electric passenger wagon

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Ford Motor Company and Azure Dynamics Corporation are introducing a passenger wagon version of the Ford Transit Connect Electric. The wagon has a top speed of 75 mph (121 km/h). The wagon is a logical next step for Azure and Ford which first introduced an electrified Transit Connect in December 2010. Earlier post.).