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IDTechEX sees battery swapping as winner in 2- and 3-wheeler markets of Asia-Pacific

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It could be very likely that these OEMs introduce swapping as an alternate recharging strategy there. IDTechEx research suggests that on average, decoupling the cost of the battery from the electric vehicle can reduce the purchase price of EVs by 20%. Operational concept of a bus station with Quick Charger Machine (QCM).

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2021 Jeep Wrangler 4xe: The legendary SUV brand’s first plug-in hybrid

Charged EVs

The e-motor also provides regenerative braking to recharge the battery, and there’s an integrated 33 kW (44 hp) starter-generator as well. The e-Save button also toggles to invoke Battery Charge, which recharges the pack using engine power. It’s sandwiched between a 2.0-liter Over five days, we put 276 miles on our test Wrangler 4xe.

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DOE to award up to $35M to advance fuel cell and hydrogen technologies; fuel cell range extenders

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Support studies include novel carbon-based support materials and structures and non-carbon concepts. Concepts should possess appropriate properties such as high surface area, high protonic/electronic conductivities, and facile reactant/product transport. to ensure that consumers purchasing the fuel are accurately charged.

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Report argues advanced HD natural gas vehicles foundational for California to hit air and climate goals; near zero-emission potential

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Policy makers have emphasized policies that compel the manufacture and/or purchase of vehicles that emit zero-emissions at the tailpipe. The proposed emission standard should also take into account full fuel-cycle GHG emissions of various HDV fuels and technologies.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

Cars That Think

The concept behind V2G had gained traction in the late 1990s after California’s landmark zero-emission-vehicle (ZEV) mandate went into effect and compelled automakers to commercialize electric cars. And with the revival of the EV, the V2G concept was reborn. The experiment seemed to prove the feasibility of the technology.

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Toyota Concerned About Market Viability of Plug-ins, Sees Clear Path to Commercialization of Fuel Cell Technology in 2015

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All of us at Toyota are committed to technological development to realize sustainable mobility, but we believe it is important to take not just one path, but to base our approach on the concept of the right car at the right place at the right time, in accordance with customer needs and emerging and available energy resources.

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The Cash Back Hybrid

Plug In Partners

Today the VtoG concept is a respectable topic in respectable circles. Many of us on Capitol Hill see the potential of plug-in hybrids ,” Cantwell said, describing a bill she has introduced to encourage early production and purchase of plug-ins. senator , and the IEEE aren’t often found together in the same room.

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