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ABB developing Sri Lanka’s EV fast charging infrastructure

Green Car Congress

Ceylon Electricity Board, the prime player in Sri Lanka’s electricity generation, distribution and transmission, has chosen ABB as its preferred supplier to develop the country’s fast charging infrastructure. The Sri Lankan area of Colombo City will benefit from a new fleet of connected, fast electric vehicle (EV) chargers from ABB.

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Satellite altimeter data study finds global ship traffic up 4x over past 20 years

Green Car Congress

International trade and the sizes of merchant fleets have both enlarged rapidly over the past two decades, explaining the steep rise in ship traffic, the study reports. The new analysis has been accepted for publication in Geophysical Research Letters , a journal of the American Geophysical Union.

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Exide and Leclanché launch Li-ion battery JV in India

Green Car Congress

In e-transport, the target segment is fleet vehicles including e-buses, e-wheelers and e-rickshaws. Exide also has manufacturing facilities in Sri Lanka and does business globally through its subsidiaries and international affiliates. In the intervening period, cells will be sourced from Leclanché’s plant in Willstätt, Germany.

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Test Report: One Electric Kridn Electric Motorcycle

Plug In India

The bike dies have a fleeting resemblance to the eighties heartthrob, the Yamaha RX 100. We have seen that happen in Indian cities - and also at a country level in places like Sri Lanka. The peak power is 5 kW - and that is enough to set the adrenalin racing through the arteries. You can easily match city traffic.