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Electrify America unveils its first application of megawatt-level energy storage

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The new chargers feature the latest charger innovations and design. They have some of the fastest charging speeds available today at up to 350 kW (Hyper-Fast), depending on the charger. For example, at 350kW, capable EVs can recharge up to about 20 miles of driving range per minute of charging.

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BrightDrop enters grocery industry with ecart for optimized online order fulfillment and pickup

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Focused on speeding up online grocery order fulfillment and pickup, the Trace Grocery is designed to provide retailers the efficiency and cost-savings benefits their businesses need, and the shopper the convenience and flexibility they expect from online grocery services.

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Why Haven't Hoverbikes Taken Off?

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The challenge—in which 3,800 teams from 100 countries participated—was to “design and build a safe, quiet, ultra-compact, near-VTOL personal flying device capable of flying 20 miles [32 kilometers] while carrying a single person.” But 16 years after its 2008 maiden flight, the $85,000 Aero-X is still not available for sale.

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Demonstration series hydraulic hybrid transit bus yields fuel economy of 6.9 mpg, 110% better than conventional diesel, 30% better than electric hybrids

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mpg (34 l/100km) on the industry-standard ADB duty cycle—110% better than conventional diesel buses on the road today and 30% better than the best-in-class electric hybrid buses available today, according to the final report on the project published by the US Federal Transit Administration (FTA). Since 2005, FTA issued $5.1

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Renewable-methanol fueled Geely cars in fleet testing in Iceland; 70% reduction in WTW CO2 compared to gasoline

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In the recently concluded first phase of the fleet test, the cars were driven roughly 150,000 kilometers (93,000 miles). Geely is now working on a new design, eliminating the need for the small gasoline tank. Methanol which is produced with CRI’s method is one of the most environmentally friendly liquid fuels available today.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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In this paper PHEV refers solely to the long-range PHEV of 60 miles (100 km) electric-only range.) The use of the electric grid for energy transfer is not well understood, much less addressed by designers of other electric and alternative fuel vehicles. We will soon discuss this need in detail.

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IBM releases fifth annual Next Five in Five list of near-term significant innovations; personalized routing for commuting/transportation makes the cut

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Transportation agencies and city planners will be able to proactively design, manage and optimize transportation systems to more seamlessly handle ever-increasing traffic. Batteries today have a number of problems, chiefly, the heavy metal-oxides used inside the battery greatly limit the amount of energy it can store, IBM notes.

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