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Volvo Car Corporation begins production of the Volvo C30 Electric for leasing customers in Europe

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The Volvo Car Corporation has begun production of the C30 Electric ( earlier post ); initial deliveries to leasing customers, mainly companies, authorities and governmental bodies, will take place immediately after the summer. The car is recharged from a regular household power socket. A full recharge takes about 7 hours.

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Balqon Corporation enters medium-duty on-road electric truck market

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Balqon Corporation, a developer of electric drive systems, lithium-ion battery systems and medium- to heavy-duty electric vehicles ( earlier post ), announced the availability of its new Mule M100, a battery-electric on-road truck for use in inner-city deliveries and cargo transportation.

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Yamato, Toyota, Hino start trials of battery-electric 1-tonne delivery truck

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Yamato Transport Co., Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC), and Hino Motors, Ltd. Maximum speed is 60 km/h (37 mph). Recharging the battery packs takes 8 hours for normal (200 V) charging, and 45 minutes for a CHAdeMO rapid charge (50 kW). EV Trucks for the trial. Click to enlarge.

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First fleet of 100 Mercedes-Benz Vito E-Cell electric vans covers 650,000 km in customer use; more model variants planned

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The areas of application are diverse: courier, express and package service providers (KEP, in German: Kurier-, Express- und Paketdienstleister); plant transportation in large corporations; service vehicles for plant maintenance, customer service, and assembly and internal transport within companies. Charging technology.

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Smith Electric trucks go stateside

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Four major US corporations and two utility companies took delivery of the Smith Newton, the largest road-going electric truck in North America. The Smith Newton provides depot-based truck fleets with a realistic, zero emissions transport solution that both lowers greenhouse gas emissions and helps improve air quality in our urban centres.”.

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Best speakers ever

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Electric Auto Association Silicon Valley (EAASV), established in 1967 as the original Electric Auto (now Vehicle) Association, has a long history of attracting members and presenting speakers who have gone on to become tech and transportation luminaries. This same model was featured on Jay Leno’s Garage. He’s been way ahead of his time.”

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Daimler trucks delivers first FUSO eCanter all-electric trucks to customers in Europe

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DHL Paket will use four vehicles for the delivery of goods to businesses and corporate clients. Two more FUSO eCanter will be driving for the transport company Dachser. At these branches, the eCanters will recharge overnight using a high-voltage loading station. The large-scale series production is planned to start in 2019.