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Research on Lithium Titanate Oxide Battery Chemistry for Use in Transit Buses

Electrical energy storage, rather than fuel combustion, has become a key component in transit fleets that are switching to more efficient hybrid and electric vehicles.

8 Apr 2015

Rinko Bus to Operate Toshiba’s First Commercial Electric Bus in Kawasaki

Toshiba Corporation today announced that Kawasaki Tsurumi Rinko Bus Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Rinko Bus”) will start operating Toshiba’s first commercial electric bus on its Kawasaki Municipal Hospital route.

1 Apr 2015

Electric Vehicle Batteries Can Meet Daily Travel Needs of Most Drivers

In the first study of its kind, scientists at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) quantitatively show that electric vehicles (EVs) will meet the daily travel needs of drivers longer than commonly assumed.

31 Mar 2015

New Book on Efforts at Argonne National Lab to Build Rechargeable Super Battery

So secretive were efforts to create the first self-sustained nuclear reaction in 1942 that physicist Enrico Fermi and his Manhattan Project team quietly toiled beneath the stands of Stagg Field and communicated with each other in code.

31 Mar 2015

Leviton Introduces Next Generation Electric Vehicle Charging Station Pedestals for Workplace Environments

Leviton today announced the launch of the next generation of electric vehicle charging station pedestals for workplace environments. The new pedestal system integrates Leviton's industry-first Evr-Green® 32-amp electric vehicle charging station with a very affordable pedestal system, equipped to provide single or dual electric vehicle mounting options to allow users to charge two vehicles per pedestal.

24 Mar 2015

EU-FP7 DATA SIM Project Studies Consequences of Mass Switch to Electrical Vehicles

The technology behind the design of electric vehicles is ever improving and the EU predicts that these vehicles could be in mass production by 2020. By developing a completely new way of using information from GPS and location data shown by GSM, the EU DATA SIM project simulated the consequences of a massive switch to electric vehicles, and studied the impact on mobility and electricity distribution networks.

6 Mar 2015

Helsinki Region Transport, VTT to Launch Joint Pilot to Introduce Light-Weight Electric Buses

Helsinki Region Transport and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd will launch an extensive joint pilot to introduce highly efficient light-weight electric buses. Buses have technology to charge their batteries in operation, in the capital region.

26 Feb 2015

Kyotokyukou Bus Takes Delivery of BYD’s Long Range Battery Electric Buses

Kyotokyukou Bus Incorporated has taken delivery of 5 Long Range Battery Electric Buses from industry pioneer BYD Company Ltd. The delivery ceremony held was widely covered as it not only represented electrified public transportation, but also Japan, a nation built on engineering excellence, for the first time acquiring high tech vehicles from their neighbor, China.

24 Feb 2015

Perspective on Promise and Reality of Lithium-Sulphur Batteries Presented at AAAS Annual Meeting

Lithium-sulphur batteries promise to extend the range of electric cars at least three times over current lithium ion cells and at much lower cost, making electric cars practical and potentially more appealing to a mass market.

16 Feb 2015

Nissan LEAF Electric Vehicle with Self-Cleaning Nano-Paint Technology to be Showcased at Chicago Auto Show

What do you get when you combine the world's best-selling zero-emission vehicle with innovative paint technology that repels dirty slush, Chicago street grime, bird crap and everyday dirt? Answer: a Nissan LEAF electric vehicle that might just be the "world's cleanest car," which will be shown at the Chicago Auto Show.

13 Feb 2015