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Cracow signs $40M order for 50 Solaris electric buses

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The vehicles are to be supplied to Cracow within a year from the contract signing. The electric buses supplied to Cracow by Solaris will be propelled by electric axes with integrated electric motors. Wheelchair-bound persons will be able to take advantage of platforms facilitating boarding and alighting of the bus.

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Hercules EV opens $20M Series A round; targeting electric pickup in late 2022; Prieto solid-state batteries

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Hercules will offer a previously unapproached range of customer options for personalizing the Alpha, including fully customized interiors with numerous vegan and natural surfaces available, as well as a configurable Android-based digital experience system.

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Nissan field testing new mobility services as part of building sustainable future community in Japan

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The hubs connect to other vehicles, including personal vehicles, which serve as “spokes” and are used for travel to nearby areas. To help create a sustainable, low-carbon community, the partnership initiative includes building an energy management system that uses electric vehicles and stationary rechargeable batteries.

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Milan awards Solaris contract for up to 250 electric buses

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An essential milestone on this path was the launch of a tender for the supply of up to 250 electric buses with a total value of up to €192 million. The electric power in those batteries will be recharged by means of an inverted pantograph—i.e. So far, Solaris has supplied more than 40 battery buses for the Italian market.

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How Efficient Is Your EV? It’s Complicated

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But the efficiency equation is more complicated than that because, unlike petrol pumps, recharging stations do not transfer energy perfectly. Some people will use this information to adapt their choices about where and when to recharge. For them, recharge efficiency might be just as important as MPGe rating. To perhaps 0.04

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Toshiba’s SCiB battery for the Fit EV

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Honda selected Toshiba Corporation’s SCiB rechargeable Li-ion battery to power the Fit EV. Toshiba will supply battery modules for the new car, which Honda will launch in summer 2012 in Japan and the US. The SCiB generates little heat even during this fast recharging, eliminating the need for power to cool the battery module.

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Toyota beginning consumer trials of i-Road EV in Greater Tokyo area

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Toyota Motor Corporation is beginning consumer trials of the “i-Road” personal mobility vehicle ( earlier post ) in the Greater Tokyo Area. Driving range is around 30 miles, after which the battery can be fully recharged from a conventional domestic power supply in three hours. Earlier post.).

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