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ABB and Volvo Buses partnering on fast-charging system for hybrid and electric buses

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400 kW of power is also required at intermediate bus stop to perform the 15-second flash charge. The power requirements are also lower: 150kW for the hybrid electric bus and 300 kW for electric bus. Under the TOSA solution, more charging stations are needed, notes ABB, because a charge is needed every 1 to 1.5

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How Russia Sent Ukraine Racing Into the “Energy Eurozone”

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Just a few hours before massed Russian troops and missiles surged over borders with deadly force last month, Ukraine’s grid operator opened a series of high-voltage breakers, disconnecting the nation’s grid from those of Belarus, Russia and the rest of the giant UPS/IPS synchronous AC power zone controlled from Moscow.

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