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Hyundai Motor Plans On Building More Hybrids Inside North America

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Hyundai Motor reportedly plans on using preexisting investments slated for its new EV facility in Georgia to pivot toward hybrid vehicles, as all-electric models haven’t seen the kind of adoption rates that would warrant an entire factory — let alone the plant that will become its largest outside of South Korea.

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RayVolt launches eXXite, a line of beautiful high-tech e-bikes

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Barcelona-based RayVolt has designed some of the most creative electric bike designs in the industry using their own technology to offer industry-leading performance and user experiences. During their 2022 conference, RayVolt reiterated the success of their range of e-bikes and revealed the future lineup.

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Drayson Racing and Lola unveil battery-electric Le Mans prototype; application of structural composite batteries

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Drayson Racing Technologies and Lola Group unveiled the anticipated electric-powered Le Mans prototype racing car, the Lola-Drayson B12/69EV, at the 2012 Low Carbon Racing Conference at the NEC. The battery pack powers four axial flux Oxford YASA motors via inverters supplied by Rhinehart. Earlier post.)

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Smith Electric Vehicles, Altec and PGE Partner on All-Electric Utility Truck

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Smith Electric Vehicles US Corporation (SEVUS) and Altec Industries Inc. The truck is a battery-powered, all-electric Smith Newton produced by SEV US and SEV UK with an aerial bucket integrated by Altec Industries Inc. The Smith Newton is the world’s largest battery-electric-powered truck. Earlier post.).

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UK Company to Introduce Hydrogen Fuel Cell Urban Car; Open Source Approach

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from the fuel cell to the motors or to the ultracapacitors, from the motors to and from the ultracapacitors, and so on). 21 kg of ultracapacitors, capable of absorbing more than 30 kW of power from regenerative braking, and of delivering 15 kW for bursts of acceleration of up to ten seconds, enough time to reach maximum cruising speed.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

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Around the same time, however, General Motors and other automakers were in the process of decommissioning their battery EV fleets, the key component of V2G. AC Propulsion’s president, Tom Gage, explains the company’s vehicle-to-grid technology at a 2001 conference in Seattle.

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Daimler Takes 10% Stake in Tesla; Strategic Partnership to Collaborate on Future Models

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Daimler AG has acquired an equity stake of nearly 10% in Tesla Motors Inc. The two companies have already been working closely to integrate Tesla’s lithium-ion battery packs and charging electronics into the first 1,000 units of Daimler’s electric smart car. In 2010 the company will introduce its first battery-powered Mercedes-Benz.