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Will iron batteries return?

Electric vehicles whether hybrid or pure electric or for land, water or air, employ batteries on board, where supercapacitors have not replaced them.

Vibrancy in electric buses contrasts gloom in electric cars

The market for electric buses and taxis at ex-factory prices will rise 8.7 times from $6.24 billion in 2011 to $ 54 billion in 2021. Of course, the largest part of that will be buses and detailed figures to 2022 are given in the report.

Lessons from EU Project Day on eMobility

In Brussels, Belgium, on November 19, there was a day devoted to presenting most of the European Union projects on eMobility. This is a term used in Continental Europe to mean what they call Full Electric Vehicles (FEV) and hybrid electric vehicles (HEV), mainly on-road.

Volvo cuts electric car recharging time to 1.5 hours

Volvo Car Corporation is testing a new fast-charger for electric cars that cuts recharging time to an outstanding 1.5 hours. The fast-charger operates six times faster than today's on-board devices.

Volvo bus backs hybrids without supercaps

At eCarTec in Munich, Prof Dr-Ing E. Jobson of Volvo Bus Corporation illustrated the contribution of energy harvesting in electrodynamic braking as part of the many other improvements over the years.

Energy harvesting for buses

At eCarTec in Munich, Prof Dr-Ing E. Jobson of Volvo Bus Corporation illustrated the contribution of energy harvesting in electrodynamic braking as part of the many other improvements over the years.

Industrial & commercial electric vehicles: huge success

The large urban bus has gone from having a very large, noisy, polluting piston engine to parallel hybrid, series hybrid with slightly modified internal combustion engine, series hybrid with specially designed small internal combustion engine and then pure electric all in the space of ten years.

Energy harvesting at eCarTec Munich

ECarTec in Munich is Europe's largest electric vehicle event but it is in decline.

More from IAA Bus and Truck Show Hannover Germany

This large show covered conventional buses and trucks very well, with many on display and being demonstrated in action, the story being one of incremental improvement with very limited interest in saving the planet - more a matter of responding to ever tighter regulation. Some vehicles had chimneys rather than exhaust pipes.

EV battery charger that can be fitted inside the vehicle

Starting this month, BRUSA Elektronik AG will be the first company to produce a battery charger for electric vehicles that is capable of operating on a three-phase current with a power of up to 22 kW.

Thermoelectric Generators: A $750 Million market by 2022

Although thermoelectric phenomena have been used for heating and cooling applications quite extensively, electricity generation has only seen very limited market in niche applications and it is only in recent years that interest has increased regarding new applications of energy generation through thermoelectric harvesting.

Car bodies and tablet computer casings to store and discharge energy

From tablet computer casings to car bodywork, an Imperial College of London engineer has discussed the diverse applications of a "battery-like" material that he has helped to develop.

Electric vehicle charging points for The Jockey Club's venues

The Jockey Club, the largest commercial group in British horseracing, and Chargemaster Plc, Europe's leading provider of electric vehicle charging infrastructure, unveiled a world-first for the horseracing industry by confirming electric vehicle charge points will be installed at all of its 14 racecourses and the historic Jockey Club Rooms by the end of 2012.

Highlights of Energy Harvesting & Storage Europe 2012 (Part One)

Highlights of last week's IDTechEx conference, Energy Harvesting & Storage Europe in Berlin, part one.

Lessons from Electric Futures London

Electric Futures London took place 27 April with about 40 people present. Its focus was rail and bus electrification.

Volvo announces major new orders for hybrid buses

"These orders mark a high level of confidence from a number of our major customers further establishing our market leading position in hybrid technology. The Government's continued support through the Green Bus Fund is welcomed and is a much needed boost to our industry."

Interviews with speakers at IDTechEx conference taking place in May

Less than 3 weeks remain before the 4th instalment of the IDTechEx European conference on energy harvesting, WSN and RTLS, taking place in Berlin on the 15th and 16th of May. Just before the event opens its doors to its attendees, Dr Harry Zervos, technology analyst with IDTechEx, interviewed some of the main speakers on their involvement with energy harvesting and wireless sensing and the reasons why their integration is becoming increasingly important in a wide range of applications.

120kW systems to power all electric solo bus

Enova Systems a developer of hybrid electric and all-electric drive systems and drive system components has delivered 4 incremental 120kW drive systems to Optare Plc for integration into their Solo Electric Bus.

Volvo hybrid truck, Mean Green, to attempt world speed record

Mean Green, the world's fastest hybrid truck, will attempt to reach speeds in excess of 260 km/h (165 mph) April 27 at Wendover Airfield in Utah to best its own world speed records.