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New Renault Kangoo E-Tech electric van with an increased range

Drive Electric

It also has a new name: the Renault Kangoo Van E-Tech electric. The new Kangoo van can rapid charge at up to 80kW, which can add 106 miles of range in just half an hour – however this feature is an option. Also, an option is the ability to charge at 22kW public chargers. The 90kW electric motor produces 245Nm of torque.

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EV startup Atlis Motor Vehicles to host “Battery Day” to demo small-scale prototype of battery tech, XP platform

Green Car Congress

Atlis Motor Vehicles, an electric vehicle technology startup designing an electric pickup truck (Atlis XT pickup), announced the first Atlis Battery Day event, where it will showcase early prototypes of its proprietary ultra-fast charging battery technology and 100% electric XP Platform. —Atlis CEO and founder Mark Hanchett.

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ion Ventures and LiNa Energy conclude successful test of solid-state sodium-nickel battery platform

Green Car Congress

Using this skill set, they developed the LiNa Platform, an innovative re-engineering of the operationally proven sodium-nickel-chloride (Na-NiCl 2 ) chemistry, where power is produced by sodium ions conducting across a fast sodium ion conducting ceramic membrane in the solid-state.

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Anaheim PD launches pilot for Tesla Model Y LR police cruisers

Teslarati

We’re excited about this pilot program and the opportunity to create a better future together.” They're also the highest performing while representing the lowest total cost of ownership. . “Congrats to AnaheimPD on today’s announcement,” wrote Unplugged Performance in a post on X. hours per day.

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This startup leverages dash cam tech to make Indian roads safer – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Naidoo said, “What we’re offering is across different types of vehicles and ours can record. “We’re kind of in that level of the industry where people need to be educated about what these cameras are. A lot of OEMs don’t record everything because of privacy concerns.

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RMI report finds substantial emissions reductions possible with smart EV charging

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A new report from RMI has found that optimized charging of electric vehicles, which involves automatically and strategically shifting when an EV charges, could significantly reduce transportation sector emissions, and could potentially result in an average of 800 pounds of CO? saved per vehicle annually.

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Ford cutting F-150 Lightning production workforce by two-thirds

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I took a Ford F-150 Lightning to Tesla Superchargers: The Good and Bad According to the President of UAW Local 862 in Louisville, Kentucky, Todd Dunn, battery tech is the main holdup in why purchasing has slowed. Right now, we’re looking at 55,000 units they’re gonna build.

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