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Ballard to power Talgo fuel cell passenger train in trials ahead of planned 2023 launch

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Ballard Power Systems will supply eight of its 70 kW FCmove-HD fuel cell modules to Talgo S.A. —a leader in the design, manufacture, and maintenance of high-speed light-rail trains, headquartered in Madrid, Spain—for trials of its Talgo Vittal-One commuter and regional passenger train.

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Mitsubishi Heavy, Hitachi and Mitsubishi Corp. to begin $65M project on EV transportation infrastructure for smart community system demo project in Spain

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and Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) as contractors for the Smart Community System Demonstration Project in Spain, as the result of a feasibility study which was conducted from March through October 2011 by the three companies. Spain’s largest power supplier; Telefonica Investigacion y Desarrollo, S.A. (MHI), Hitachi, Ltd. an ICT provider.

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First fleet of 100 Mercedes-Benz Vito E-Cell electric vans covers 650,000 km in customer use; more model variants planned

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The batteries of Vito E-CELL vans are recharged at these locations outside of operating hours. Specifically, this concerns KEP applications with fixed routes, trade companies, supply and municipal companies, and general use within the inner-city environment and within corporate facilities. Charging technology. 11 seconds.

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Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Sprout at Plug-in 2010

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Earlier this year, Nissan Nissan North America (NNA) selected AeroVironment to supply electric vehicle home-charging stations and installation services supporting the introduction of the LEAF. Eaton’s quick charger can recharge the iMiEV to 80% of battery capacity in 25 minutes. Source: Ecotality. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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How EV Owners Can Navigate Through Coronavirus Period Safely

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In contrast, instructions for the Nissan Leaf (2015) and Hyundai Kona suggest leaving the car nearly fully charged and only recharging it once every three months. By the way, don’t worry too much about your 12V battery (which supplies energy needed to operate lights, wipers, audio systems and so on).

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Nissan introduces the e-NV2000 electric van

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The battery can be recharged overnight using a domestic 16-amp single-phase 3.3 kW supply which reduces to four hours if a 6.6 kW/32-amp supply is used. A dedicated CHAdeMO DC 50 kW quick charger can recharge the battery from 0-80 percent in 30 minutes or less if the battery is already partially charged.

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Tata Motors shows CNG, diesel-electric hybrid and fuel cell concepts at Auto Expo 2012 in India, unveils 3 new production vehicles

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The car comes with software with safety strategies such as automatic cut-off CNG supply even in the case of leakages and automatic fuel quality checks. Apart from regenerative braking, the Indigo Manza Hybrid Concept also recharges its Li-ion battery pack with a roof-mounted solar panel. Tata Starbus Fuel Cell Concept.

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