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2nd Better Place CEO out; company to be managed by Chairman of Board and CFO

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Globes in Israel reported that sources said that Thornley left over differences with Chairman Idan Ofer over Better Place’s future, especially over plans to reduce activity in global markets and focus on its core markets of Israel and Denmark. Better Place is a developer and proponent of a battery switch model for EVs.

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EV battery swapping may aid resolve the U.S. charging sickness

Baua Electric

On a day in Might at an unmarked bank, the corporate previewed its next-generation swapping stations, at which a tired battery can also be modified out for a charged one in about 5 mins — part the year of its stream stations. Over the presen two years, San Francisco startup Adequate Inc. “If you can charge at home, you should.

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Electric bus market and trends 

Electric Vehicles India

Frost & Sullivan recently analysed that the growing adoption of electric transit buses, driven by pro-green government policies, has enabled global sourcing and supply chain for alternate powertrain buses. High storage batteries are required for the mobility of the electric bus, which requires high recharging time and is expensive.

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Nissan, Pima Association of Governments and ECOtality to Partner on EVs and EV Charging Infrastructure for Tucson Area

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In conjunction with these efforts, Nissan has committed to make available a supply of electric vehicles to the region’s public and private fleets in 2010, the year Nissan’s electric vehicle will be ready for the commercial market. In 2007, ECOtality acquired Electric Transportation Engineering Corporation (eTec). Earlier post.).

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Tritium partners Solcon Industries to provide EV charging infrastructure in Israel & Palestine

Electric Vehicles India

Tritium partners Solcon Industries to provide EV charging infrastructure in Israel & Palestine. With the partnership, Solcon Industries becomes an official channel partner and service provider of Tritium’s range of fast charging technology to help meet the growing demand for EV charging infrastructure in Israel and Palestine.

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Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Costar Corporation by Hymotion, October 2006 (Annapolis, MD), contact kliestenfeltz@costar.com Chelan County (WA) Advanced Vehicle Initiative s "Whitebird," by Manzanita Micro, October, 2006. Progress Energy Corporation by Advanced Vehicle Research Center , with Hymotion kit, July 2007 (Raleigh, NC), contact Mike.Ligett@.

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Capstone Turbine To Unveil Prototype Microturbine Range-Extended Electric Supercar at LA Auto Show

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Capstone Turbine Corporation is introducing a prototype range-extended electric supercar using one of its 30 kW C30 microturbines as the generator unit. When the batteries reach a predetermined state of discharge, the Capstone C30 microturbine fires up and recharges the batteries on the fly to extend the driving range up to 500 miles.

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