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UQM PowerPhase Pro 100 powering fuel cell taxicabs during London 2012 Summer Olympics

Green Car Congress

A consortium of companies—Intelligent Energy, Lotus Engineering, TRW Conekt and London Taxi International—put forward a proposal to develop hydrogen fuel cell taxicabs and approached the British Government for research support and funding.

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Bombardier launches PrimoveCity for multi-modal stationary or mobile inductive charging of electric vehicles

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PrimoveCity addresses the range and recharging constraints of electric vehicles and is intended to provide common technology for all forms of electric vehicles, including trams, buses, commercial vehicles, taxis and cars. These convert the DC supply voltage to the AC voltage used in the system. DC feed cables.

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137. BATTERY MANAGEMENT IS DISRUPTING THE VALUE CHAIN IN ELECTRIC VEHICLES: THE CHANGING SUPPLY CHAIN — PART 2

Qnovo

Electric vehicles contain fewer components than internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, and are relatively easier to assemble. These include motors, transmissions, inverters, DC converters, on-board chargers, thermal management systems and, naturally, battery management systems (BMS). Then comes battery safety!

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EV's and Indian Manufacturing: Prof. Ashok Jhunjhunwaala | Visit to IIT Madras

Plug In India

Tesla has done a lot of engineering work in the cylindrical cells area, but it is unlikely that others are going to follow suit. In fact not only does he advocate 48 V DC in vehicles, he even wants 48 V DC in your homes! BLDC stands for Brush less DC Motors. However, the DC is a misnomer.

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Ford Unveils Electric Transit Connect, Transit Taxi with Alt Fuel Conversion at Chicago Auto Show

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Ford also announced that the Ford Transit Connect Taxi will go into production and arrive in dealerships later this year as a 2011 model. Ford will introduce engine prep packages on all Transit Connect models—base and taxi—allowing conversion to compressed natural gas (CNG) or propane (LPG, or liquefied petroleum gas) of the 2.0-liter

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Ricardo licenses Qualcomm wireless EV charging technology for commercialization

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Qualcomm subsidiaries will provide technical expertise and engineering support. Power is converted to Direct Current (DC) by the on-board controller and used to charge the vehicle’s batteries. —Dave Shemmans, CEO of Ricardo.

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The promise of wireless charging: smaller batteries, longer battery life, fewer charging stations

Charged EVs

We could take an Oslo taxi and charge it in a bus terminal in Wenatchee, Washington or vice versa. We connect high-power communication lines into the DC charging system of the car. In our Gothenburg and Oslo taxi projects, the chargers are at the taxi stands. They’re converting to new technology. John Holland: Yes.