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Volunteer Training Program Sees Record Growth As it Marks 10 Years

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VoLT, an MGA program, provides members with resources and an overview of IEEE, including its culture and mission. Program specialist for IEEE’s Volunteer User Experience Stephen Torpie and long-time volunteer and Life Member Marc Apter discuss the benefits of the VoLT program with visitors to the exhibit booth at IEEE Sections Congress.

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Greentech Media | The Bus With Plug and Play Batteries

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Technically, buses based on the MESA will be serial hybrids, similar to the Chevy Volt , because they will drive on electricity but use a gas generator to recharge. Email The Bus With Plug and Play Batteries With Adura's drive train, you can run on different types of lithium-ion batteries or ultracapacitors.

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Greentech Media | ECOtality CEO: Fast Charging and Why Battery Swapping Is Doomed

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While home charging will make use of the standard 110-volt wall outlets in your home, fast-charging stations, which currently are used to power industrial forklifts and airport ground equipment around the world, will use the power supply commonly found at commercial locations.

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Buffett's Chinese electric car company

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BYD’s conventional gas-powered cars are selling well these days in China, and his electric plug-in electric model looks like it will come to market with a longer range and a lower sticker price than the new Toyota Prius much-hyped Chevy Volt. Youre already getting our newsletter.

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