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IEA: Electric vehicles posted strong gains in 2016; 2M now in global parc

Green Car Congress

Amsterdam has a unique strategy of offering the installation of charging points on public parking spaces to people who make a request, ensuring that charging infrastructure is installed where it’s actually needed. London for its part encourages EV adoption by waiving its congestion charge.

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BAE Systems and Crane Carrier Company partner on heavy-duty parallel hybrid-electric propulsion systems for refuse trucks

Green Car Congress

The system can be installed with minimal impact to the vehicle, and enhances propulsion through an optimized blending of internal combustion engine power and electric power. The HybriDrive parallel system is based on a single electric machine integrated between the engine and the transmission.

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BAE Systems launches parallel HybriDrive system for Class 6-8 vocational trucks

Green Car Congress

The system can be installed with minimal impact to the vehicle, and enhances propulsion through an optimized blending of internal combustion engine power and electric power. The HybriDrive parallel systems’ power and torque ratings range from 95 - 145 (71 - 108 kW) and 300 - 400 lb-ft (407 - 542 N·m).

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BAE Systems Developing HybriDrive Parallel Propulsion System for Trucks

Green Car Congress

The system can be installed with minimal impact to the vehicle, and enhances propulsion through an optimized blending of internal combustion engine power and electric power.

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The promise of wireless charging: smaller batteries, longer battery life, fewer charging stations

Charged EVs

Underneath, EV electrical architectures share a lot in common, and our integrations are actually very straightforward, whether it’s an aftermarket accessory as a kit or, as we’re doing with Volvo Cars, an OEM-installed solution. Charged : What’s involved with installing the vehicle-side system? And it’s as simple as that.

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Tigor EV Highway Drive: Bengaluru - Coimbatore - Ooty - Mysuru

Plug In India

The jet routinely flies at an altitude of 50,000 ft - and can do Bangalore London non stop. Madan has got 15 A sockets installed at all the hospitals he works with - so whilst Madan is at work in his surgery, a 15 A socket is doing its work with his Nexon. Captain shared a lot of interesting aviation anecdotes.

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Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Ryan Fulcher of Seattle Electric Auto Association, April 2006 CalCars and Maker Faire team ("PriusBlue" EAA-PHEV method later modified by Manzanita Micro as "PiPrius" testbed) King County, WA Contact Ryan Fulcher at webguy2007(at)eaa-phev(dot)org. by Amberjac/EnergyCS, March 2007 (London, UK), contact simon@amberjac-projects.co.uk

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