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BMW Group makes sustainability and efficient resource management central to its strategic direction

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The BMW brand flagship will be available with four different drive technologies: with a highly efficient diesel or gasoline engine with 48-volt technology, as an electrified plug-in hybrid and, for the first time, as a fully-electric BEV model. The ongoing rollout of 48-volt technology is another element of CO 2 reduction.

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Daimler takes minority stake in Sila Nanotechnologies; next-generation lithium-ion battery materials

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This means that different electrified alternatives will be available in every segment—from the 48-volt electrical system (EQ Boost), plug-in hybrids (EQ Power) and more than ten all-electric vehicles (EQ) powered by batteries or fuel cells. By 2022, the entire Mercedes-Benz Cars product range is set to be electrified.

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Polaris to buy Global Electric Motorcars LLC (GEM) from Chrysler

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The GEM e2 two-passenger vehicle features six 12-volt flooded electrolyte batteries and a range of up to 35 miles on a charge. will acquire low-speed electric vehicle manufacturer Global Electric Motorcars LLC (GEM), a wholly-owned Fargo, N.D.-based Click to enlarge. Polaris Industries Inc. based subsidiary of Chrysler Group LLC.

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Top 7 Best, Classy and Fastest Electric Cars In Today?s World

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Also, it raises awareness not only to manufacturers but also consumers that we don�t need to be dependent on petrol for our transportation. This trend has been able to make manufacturers look good as well. Chevy Volt. You might be wondering what made Chevy Volt in our list of 10 fastest electric cars today? Front View.

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Micromobility: Zapp Scooters Bring Style, Range and Fun to Urban Riding

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Story by Steve Schaefer; photos from the manufacturer. Top speed is rated at 60 miles per hour—plenty for urban living, considering these are not freeway legal rides. The packs can charge from 20 to 80 percent on household 110-volt current in under an hour. The i300 has two removable 1.4 Range and Power.

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nanoFlowcell planning entry into FIA Formula E with flow cell and 48V drive

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At the Geneva Motor Show earlier this year, nanoFlowcell introduced the QUANT 48V electric sports car with a new version of the company’s 48-volt low-voltage drive. nanoFlowcell estimates that the cost of manufacturing the bi-ION electrolyte liquid on an industrial scale is substantially less than ten cents per liter.

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Who Really Invented the Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery?

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It was manufactured in small volumes by Exxon, appeared at an electric vehicle show in Chicago in 1977, and served briefly as a coin cell battery. Whittingham published a paper in Science ; Exxon began manufacturing coin cell lithium batteries, and a Swiss watch manufacturer, Ebauches , used the cells in a solar-charging wristwatch.