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Volkswagen Group Research and KUKA partner to develop robot-supported services for autonomous and electric vehicles

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The e-smart Connect project—highlighted during a recent Media Day event—includes a practical and user-friendly solution for charging high-voltage batteries of electric vehicles produced by the Volkswagen Group. The driver simply has to position the electrically powered automobile in a designated parking space.

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Yamaha introduces the NEO and E01 electric scooters in India

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And recently Yamaha India showcased its NEO and E01 electric scooters at a dealers’ meeting which indicates that the Japanese manufacturer might soon launch these two electric scooters in the Indian market. These two electric scooters have yet to go on sale in India, and it’s unclear when it will happen.

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Ford and Portland General Electric Partner to Prepare Region for EVs

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Ford Motor Company and Portland General Electric will collaborate to help prepare the city of Portland and the Pacific Northwest for the operation of electric vehicles. Ford will introduce its first pure battery electric vehicle, the Transit Connect Electric small commercial van, this year.

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Career Opportunities in the Electric Vehicle Industry

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Policymakers are developing the idea of “Shared, Connected, and Electric” transportation with the bold goal of attaining 100% electrification by 2030. The electric vehicle industry is opening various doors in both government and private sectors. Electrical Engineers. EV Opens Numerous Doors.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

GM has announced plans for public sales in 2010, and almost every carmaker now says it will sell PHEVs or highway-speed battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sometime after 2010. Weve kept the summary table below generally up-to-date for passenger PHEVs, but not for BEVs, motorcycles or larger vehicles like buses and trucks.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

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Toyota Prius modders have already been adding larger batteries so the vehicle can run on battery power. Posted by: Joe | Apr 13, 2009 11:27:11 PM The government gets no tax money on electric vehicles. The fact that no journalists do their research to bring up all those connections is sad, sad.

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