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Pike forecasts NEV market to remain small, although with double the growth rate of light-duty vehicles to 2017

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The fleet market makes up about 70% of the global NEV marketplace, Pike says. Because of the solid separator in AGM batteries, they are considered to be sealed valve-regulated lead-acid (VRLA) batteries. Because NEVs remain illegal for city use in China, Pike sees the market there confined largely to fleets. Market forecasts.

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UK Collaboration Develops Plug-in Hybrid Retrofit for Conventional Vehicles

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The Affordable Add-on Zero Emissions Vehicle ( ADDZEV ) technology demonstrates how it may be possible to convert segment of the existing the UK vehicle fleet into plug-in hybrid vehicles using a through-the-road approach. Earlier post.). The ADDZEV consortium includes: Cranfield University.

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