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Ford opens E-Transit Registration site for commercial customers; new pricing

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It will be built alongside the Transit at Ford’s Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo, Missouri. The zero-emission E-Transit was designed with insight from 30 million miles of customer telematics data showing that the average commercial van drives 74 miles per day.

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Smith Delivers First Electric Trucks to Major US Corporations

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Kansas City Power & Light (KCP&L). The Smith Newton electric truck is powered by lithium-ion batteries from Valence Technology and a 120 kW induction motor for a range of more than 100 miles on a single charge. The on-board battery charger can achieve a full battery system recharge in as little as 6 hours.

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London Bus Operator Deploying Smith Electric Vans as Support Vehicles

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Its lithium-ion batteries deliver top speed of 50 mph (80 km/h), a range of up to 100 miles (161 km) on a single charge and can be recharged from flat to full in 6-8 hours. Separately, Smith Electric Vehicles US has begun assembly at a temporary facility at Kansas City International Airport.

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New Ford F-150 offering full hybrid powertrain option

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It is targeting an EPA-estimated range of approximately 700 miles on a single tank of gas and will deliver at least 12,000 pounds of available maximum towing. The electric motor applies regenerative braking energy capture to help recharge the 1.5 liter EcoBoost V6. kWh lithium-ion battery. kilowatt version.

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Smith Telemetry for EVs Launches at CV Operator Show

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Edison can typically achieve 80 miles on a full charge, and can be fully recharged in as little as three hours. At the same time, workers at Smith Electric Vehicles US Corp in Kansas City will fit the new telemetry system to the larger Smith Newton trucks, for customers in North America.

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

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Equipped with a 120 kW induction motor and a Li-ion battery pack, it has a top speed of up to 50 mph, a range in excess of 100 miles and a payload of up to 16,280 lbs. Full battery recharge requires 6-8 hours. The trucks will be assembled at the company’s 80,000 square foot plant in Kansas City.

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Argonne Study Examines Impact of Real World Drive Cycles on Efficiency and Cost of Different PHEV Configurations

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For drive cycles, the Argonne team used the Kansas City data collected in 2005 by the US EPA, which instrumented more than 100 drivers and collected their driving statistics for one day. To maximize charge depletion, the engine only provides the requested wheel power without recharging the battery. Optimum engine power strategy.

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