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This new style of electric tuk-tuk makes me want to drive a taxi in India

Baua Electric

But whatever it’s called, these three-wheeled taxis have used their half-bike, half-wagon design to shuttle folks around cities for decades. For power, we’ve got a rear axle-mounted 1,000W motor supplied by a 48V battery. At a top speed of around 35 km/h (22 mph), you’re not going to be taking this on any major roads.

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Kreisel Electric expanding capacity with construction of new Li-ion battery plant

Green Car Congress

The generated solar power will be stored in stationary Kreisel batteries (1,000 kWh) to secure the continuous power supply for building and charging stations. The heat supply is ensured by using the waste heat from the manufacturing machines together with thermal heat pumps. from 120 to 267 miles.

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DLR developing four-passenger fuel cell aircraft

Green Car Congress

HY4 uses a hybrid system: the main power source is a low-temperature Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cell, which continuously supplies the electric motor with durable and reliable power. Depending on velocity, altitude and load, a range of between 750 and 1500 kilometers (466 to 932 miles) is possible. —Josef Kallo.

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Where to locate public chargers?

Electric Auto Association

Level 1 (120v) charging is practical when a charge of approximately 5 mph is acceptable, while Level 2 and Level 3 must be utilized for a faster charge. Installation costs will be impacted by the charger’s distance from an available power supply and electrical panel, as well as by the age of the facility involved.

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Volkswagen Presents Electric Milano Taxi Study at Hannover Messe

Green Car Congress

The electric Milano Taxi concept. Volkswagen unveiled the Milano Taxi, an electric MPV concept tailored to the needs of taxi drivers and their passengers. The Milano Taxi, with a top speed of 120 km/h (75 mph) is driven by an electric motor with a peak power of 85 kW (continuous power: 50 kW). Click to enlarge.

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BYD to supply 50 e6 BEVs to greentomatocars for minicabs in London

Green Car Congress

Under a newly signed a Memorandum of Understanding, BYD will supply greentomatocars with 50 of its battery-electric e6 models for trial use as minicabs in London. It is my aim that London’s minicabs and taxis will be zero-emission by 2020, which will have a major impact on air quality.

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

Green Car Congress

Transform our energy supply base to low CO 2 fuels because “ eventually our environmental damage [needs to be] brought under control but my concern is that is all we talk about ,” Heywood advised—and transformational changes take decades, not years, to implement. “ The PRT as an automated taxi that is 4m long by 1.4m Still, Prof.

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