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Ford opens E-Transit Registration site for commercial customers; new pricing

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Preliminary conversations with commercial customers indicate a healthy mix for demand across all eight configurations, with roughly 40% leaning toward high-roof vans and 60% pointing to medium-roof, low-roof, cutaway and chassis cab versions. And E-Transit can further help save on operating costs compared to gas-only vans.

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MIT Energy Initiative announces 2014 seed grant awards

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They can thus be optimized for applications such as carbon capture, wastewater filtration, and natural gas storage, and for use in devices including fuel cells, rechargeable batteries, and solar cells. However, despite decades of effort, no lab-developed catalyst for achieving that conversion has been commercialized.

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Use of onboard chargers in EVs: Enhancing consumer experience | Autocar Professional

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Firstly, the convenience factor is paramount as it allows EV owners to recharge their vehicles at home or any location with access to an AC power outlet. Advantages of using OBC The incorporation of an On-Board Charger (OBC) in Electric Vehicles (EVs) offers a range of compelling benefits for users.

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Use of onboarding chargers in EVs: Enhancing consumer experience | Autocar Professional

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Firstly, the convenience factor is paramount as it allows EV owners to recharge their vehicles at home or any location with access to an AC power outlet. Advantages of using OBC The incorporation of an On-Board Charger (OBC) in Electric Vehicles (EVs) offers a range of compelling benefits for users.

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BNL/Stony Brook study provides insight into optimized electrode architectures

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Armed with this insight into battery cathode discharge processes, we can target new materials designed to address critical battery issues associated with power and efficiency. —Kirshenbaum et al. The silver vanadium phosphaste cathode in this battery consists of relatively dense thick pellets without binder or conductive additives.

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What Does GM’s “30 New EVs By 2025” Promise Mean for the US Market?

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In the 12 months since sharing the forecast below, multiple new crossover/SUV EVs including the Mustang Mach-E, Volvo EC40 Recharge, Polestar 2, Tesla Model Y Standard Range, Nissan Ariya, VW ID.4, But GM also had the number 2 (Bolt EV – 23,297) and number 5 (Volt – 20,349) best-selling EVs. GM’s Latest EV Developments.

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PHEV Day 149, Friday, 6 March 2009. "Spirit of DC".The First EVer PHEV in Bonham, Texas!

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Later, after recharging at John & Nancy, the "Spirit" made a run to the North Texas Mensa "Texas Hold'em," in East Dallas and returned with a 69.8MPG for 81 miles, doing in the process some 99.9MPG fro 13 or so miles. Jack lives in Murray, UT and wants to get into the EV conversion business, maybe even PHEV conversion business!

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