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Symbio targets European taxi market with fuel cell range extender in Nissan e-NV200; 500 km range

Green Car Congress

The customized e-NV200 offers taxi drivers a similar total cost of ownership to a hybrid taxi, but with the range of an internal combustion engine. It can be recharged from a low-cost power supply, and refueled with hydrogen in three minutes (3.8 —Fabio Ferrari, CEO of Symbio. kg hydrogen at 700 bar).

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Hybrid hype: types, tech, and the road ahead

Baua Electric

Instead, the batteries are recharged using a combination of gasoline engine power and energy collected during braking (also known as regenerative braking). Mild hybrids, which are typically found in 48 volt electric systems, do not require a plug to operate.

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Road Test: 2024 Kia EV6 GT

Clean Fleet Report

Regenerative braking uses the motors to recharge the battery when slowing or coasting, converting kinetic energy into electric energy, which is stored in the battery. You want to experience faster than a Ferrari Roma and Lamborghini Huracan Evo Spyder RWD? Kia shines with its development of one pedal driving.

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Why the Next Microgrids Will Be Well Connected

Cars That Think

Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (including three of us—Ferrari, Ollis, and Starke) are investigating distributed controllers that will allow microgrids to form a larger network that will increase their resiliency and facilitate the integration of more renewable energy. To that end, engineers at the U.S.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Considering the cost of batteries, these are disposable cars. The electricity for recharging has to come from somewhere, which means power plants. While Id been harsh on the need for outside recharge stations in the past, actually an intermediate charge may extend battery life.

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Proposed Changes to the Federal EV Tax Credit Passed by the House of Representatives

EV Adoption

The current tax credit has a base of $2,500 and is replaced with a new $4,000 base credit as long as the EV has a battery of at least 10 kWh and can be plugged in and recharged. Add in state and utility incentives and the Lightning could cost $3,000-$6,000 less than the XL version. . $4,000 Base Tax Credit. Effective Date: Jan 1, 2022.