Daily Archives: May 13, 2012

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Qualcomm’s Halo to charge Drayson’s electric race car during races

The Drayson Racing B12/96EV is an 850 horsepower electric race car capable of 0-60 in 3 seconds, and is serving as a testbed for the Qualcomm Halo wireless electric car charging system. Pinboard (MacAaron:tnev)

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2013 BMW X1 for US to offer brake regen, start/stop and ECO PRO mode

BMW will bring the globally successful (275,000 units sold so far) X1 to the US in the fall of 2012. Unlike other BMW SAVs, X1s destined for the US will be built in BMW’s Leipzig, Germany plant. The popularity of the X1 around the globe has been such that X1s for the Chinese market will now be …
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Siemens eHighway of the Future concept has trucks using tram lines

Siemens announced its eHighway of the Future concept at the 26th Annual Electric Vehicle Symposium in Los Angeles. The eHighway concept is the electrification of trucks and select highway lanes via overhead electrified wires similar to how modern day trolleys or streetcars are powered on many city streets. According to Siemens: “The eHighway solution is …
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