Green Options » sev http://greenoptions.com/tag/sev Posts tagged 'sev' Sat, 28 Mar 2009 20:46:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en World’s Largest Battery-Powered Truck Comes to U.S. http://gas2.org/2009/03/28/worlds-largest-battery-powered-truck-comes-to-us/ http://gas2.org/2009/03/28/worlds-largest-battery-powered-truck-comes-to-us/#comments Sat, 28 Mar 2009 20:46:59 +0000 Timothy B. Hurst http://gas2.org/2009/03/28/worlds-largest-battery-powered-truck-comes-to-us/ Smith Electric Vehicles to build electric trucks in Kansas City

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Company officials at the UK-based Smith Electric Vehicles announced on Friday that they will begin manufacturing “The world’s largest battery-electric-powered truck” at a new plant in Kansas City, Missouri.

The battery-powered Newton will be the first vehicle to be produced at the new plant, but starting next year, the plant will manufacture an electric version of the new Transit Connect light-duty vehicle in collaboration with made by Ford Motor Co.

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The Zhejiang 001 Group has produced a tiny car powered entirely by the solar panels on its roof.

The panels can charge the battery enough for a 3-mile trip in just one hour. After a full charge of 30 hours in the sun, the car can travel up to 90 miles.

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