Green Car Congress
JUNE 18, 2011
million (US$5 million) research project to create a new class of fast rechargeable zinc-polymer batteries for hybrid and small electric vehicle applications. The PolyZion (Fast rechargeable zinc-polymer battery based on ionic liquids) received funding of €2.4 An EU consortium is two years into a 3-year, €3.5 million (US$3.4
Green Car Congress
JUNE 8, 2020
Calor’s vehicle typically covers around 50 kilometers a day, and its batteries are replenished overnight at a recharging point in the depot. Like its diesel-engined stablemate, the eCanter is a compact and agile 7.5-tonner. Like its diesel-engined stablemate, the eCanter is a compact and agile 7.5-tonner.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 1, 2009
An on-board remote-controlled timer can also be pre-programed to recharge batteries. Meanwhile, lithium-ion batteries are being produced in Zama, Japan, with additional capacity planned for the USA, the UK and Portugal, and other sites for investment are under study around the world. Click to enlarge. [
Charged EVs
AUGUST 2, 2023
For some (not all) use cases, the economic advantages of going electric have been clear for a long time, and yet we’ve seen a dozen EV manufacturers go bust while trying to address the commercial market, while fleet operators continue to buy diesel vehicles, which continue to belch out clouds of oily black smoke.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
According to Ceder, the compound, known as lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4), has a crystal structure that creates “perfectly sized tunnels for lithium to move through,&# allowing the team to reach “ridiculously fast charging rates.&# » See also: Nissan Planning Electric Car Battery Plant in Portugal » Get Gas 2.0
Green Car Congress
MARCH 16, 2016
Other major regions likely to have similar evolution: diesel in Europe currently about 50% of the ICE sales, but that fraction is slowly decreasing. Recharging requirements for PHEVs are not the same as for BEVs: especially, the demand for “fast recharging” stations is really not there. —“On the Road Toward 2050”.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
Buyerswill purchase the car – at about the same price as a conventional model –but lease the batteries from a third-party energy supplier for a monthly feeequivalent to the fuel costs for an economical petrol or diesel car. Witha 60-mile range, most felt the need to recharge after 30 miles or so.
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