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Profile: Li-ion Battery and Pack Supplier Valence Technology

Green Car Congress

They are usually delivery vehicles working within a neighborhood, and are on the road for 6-8 hour a day and are recharged overnight. Valence signed a supply agreement in December 2008 and started shipping battery packs shortly afterwards. The Edison is a 3.5 ton 100 miles+ range van and the Newton is 7.5-12 The Maxity, a 7.5

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We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

Cars That Think

Even if that were possible, there would also have to be an enormous increase in charging infrastructure and in material supply chains. In the meantime, EV buyers’ sticker shock could be alleviated by the knowledge that fuel and maintenance costs are far lower for EVs and that total ownership costs are about the same.