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Poland-based Romet Introduces Low-Cost NEV Prototype

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Polish firm Romet presented at Intermot 2010 in Cologne a prototype of small neighborhood electric car (NEV) named 4E (Electric, Economic, Ecologic, Easy). The 4E may go into production in 2011, mainly for Western European markets. The Romet 4E. Click to enlarge.

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Tesla Model Y Low-Cost Ride Service Launched In Downtown Tampa

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An organization named Downtown Area Shared Hubs (DASH) just launched a new low-cost ride service in downtown Tampa, Florida, using 6 electric Tesla Model Y SUVs. Riders can use an app on iPhones or Android phones to schedule short zero-emissions trips in seven downtown Tampa neighborhoods in the bright yellow Teslas.

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Cummins invests $24M in flow battery leader VoltStorage

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In addition, the international research and development team is working on the low-cost iron-salt battery, the properties of which make it particularly suitable for ensuring base load capability for wind and solar farms. Vanadium redox flow battery cell. The cells of a vanadium redox flow battery each consist of two half cells.

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Talaria Sting MX5 launched as low-cost, high-speed electric dirt bike

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If you thought those youths cruising your neighborhood on their Sur Rons were rough enough, wait until they get their mitts on the new Talaria MX5. Just announced this morning by Luna Cycle in the US, the Talaria MX5 Sting Pro is the highest-performance electric trail bike yet to still offer an affordable entry price tag for enthusiasts.

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South Korean EV Company to Open Two Production and Distribution Facilities in Pennsylvania

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CT&T makes low- and mid-speed, short-distance neighborhood electric vehicles that pass crash tests required for regular passenger cars. CT&T has a contract to supply 4,000 neighborhood electric vehicles to California police organizations, which will use them as downtown parking supervision vehicles. Earlier post.)

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Sandia Labs and NREL leading new DOE hydrogen infrastructure project; H2FIRST

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H 2 FIRST’s technical goal is to develop and apply physical testing, numerical simulation and technology validation to help create low-cost, high-performance materials, components and station architectures. With H 2 FIRST, we’re definitely on the road to making that happen more quickly.

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ARPA-E to host workshop on gensets for efficient small-scale distributed generation

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This workshop will address the challenges and opportunities associated with developing low-cost electrical generator sets (gensets) with very high energy-conversion efficiency. The primary goal of the workshop is to identify the most challenging technological barriers to achieving very high efficiency low-cost gensets.