Siemens is successfully supplying charging systems and solutions for electric vehicles in the UK. The company has now installed charging systems in cities ranging from Aberdeen to Bristol. Meanwhile in Manchester, the company is installing recharging facilities for city buses. The four high power, triple-outlet rapid chargers close to Manchester’s Picadilly Station will be used for recharging the city’s new electric bus now coming into use.
August 28, 2014
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Electric vehicle charging for passenger cars are also now in use in Manchester, with the city’s facilities including a number close to the Manchester City football ground
1134 Siemens is successfully supplying charging systems and solutions for electric vehicles in the UK. The company has now installed charging systems in cities ranging from Aberdeen to Bristol. Meanwhile in Manchester, the company is installing recharging facilities for city buses. The four high power, triple-outlet rapid chargers close to Manchester’s Picadilly Station will be used for recharging the city’s new electric bus now coming into use.
Qualcomm has announced the first wireless electric vehicle charging (WEVC) trial for London in collaboration with the UK Government, as well as the Mayor of London's office and Transport for London (TfL). The pre-commercial trial is expected to start in early 2012 and will involve as many as 50 electric vehicles (EVs) using Qualcomm wireless inductive power transfer technology that enables high-efficiency power transfer across a large air gap. The driver simply parks the vehicle in the usual way and the sys
The 400km stretch of A9 autobahn connecting the German cities of Munich and Leipzig looks likely to be one of the first major highway links in Europe with charging infrastructure for electric vehicles.
Wacker Neuson has now improved the performance of its electric drive wheeled loader, the WL20e. This battery-powered wheeled loader has a bucket capacity of 0.2m3 and is now available with a high-quality AGM battery.
This low maintenance battery features the latest Absorbent Glass Mat technology, with the electrolyte bound in a fleece made of glass fibres. This makes it a leak-proof system and in addition, the new technology is said to be less sensitive to temperature and develops little heat when chargin
