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Profile: Li-ion Battery and Pack Supplier Valence Technology

Green Car Congress

They are usually delivery vehicles working within a neighborhood, and are on the road for 6-8 hour a day and are recharged overnight. UK Business Secretary Lord Mandelson behind the wheel of the Smith Ampere electric van, based on the Ford Transit Connect. The Edison is a 3.5 ton 100 miles+ range van and the Newton is 7.5-12

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We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

Cars That Think

In the meantime, EV buyers’ sticker shock could be alleviated by the knowledge that fuel and maintenance costs are far lower for EVs and that total ownership costs are about the same. estimates that by 2030 the deployment of EVs could cut global receipts from fossil-fuel taxes by around US $55 billion. passenger vehicles.