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Valence Technology, Wrightbus Sign Multi-Year Li-ion Battery Supply Agreement

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With multiple Valence-powered Wrightbus hybrid buses already on roads in the UK and Ireland, this new agreement secures the relationship between the two companies through 2016. The Valence product features a 600-Volt Valence Technology lithium phosphate battery system that powers the electric drivetrain.

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Elektromotive Extends European Recharging Network to Belgium and Luxembourg

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Elektromotive has exported Elektrobays to Sweden, Holland, Germany, Ireland, Iceland and Saudi Arabia. The Elektrobay has a power output of 240 volts AC and 13 amps in the UK, or 230 volts AC and 16 amps in Europe.

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UK Govt identifies first 9 electric drive vehicles eligible for grants of up to 5K

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The first nine electric drive cars to become eligible for the Plug-in Car Grant of up to £5,000 (US$7,900) in the UK are: Mitsubishi iMiEV; smart fortwo electric drive; Peugeot iON; Citroen CZero; Nissan Leaf; Tata Vista EV; Toyota Prius Plug-in; Vauxhall Ampera and Chevrolet Volt. More will follow next year.

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Lean Software, Power Electronics, and the Return of Optical Storage

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And with that EV story— so last time I was home in Ireland, one of the stories was— so they had bought this fleet of buses to put in Dublin to replace these double-decker buses, electric double-deck, to help Ireland hit its carbon targets. volts is pretty common—and really sipping microamps of power through these circuits.

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Ford Transit Custom Plug-In Hybrid available for order in Europe, deliveries by year-end

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hours using a domestic 240-volt 10-amp power supply, or 2.7 Ford also recently announced it will partner with six leading energy suppliers across Europe to provide home charging wall box installation services and green energy tariffs for the UK and Ireland. hours using a commercial type-2 AC vehicle charger.

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Renault-Nissan Alliance and Electromotive to Collaborate on Charging Infrastructure

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The Brighton-based company also exports Elektrobays to Sweden, Holland, Germany and Ireland. The Elektrobay supports power output of 240 volts AC and 13 amps in the UK, or 230 volts AC and 16 amps in Europe. To date, it has installed more than 40 charging bays in London and a further 40 in other major UK cities.