In this blog: Experimental train runs on battery power for 45 minutes.

Why would a train need batteries when there's wires above to get power from? The answer is – so we stop using diesel trains and be able to travel to distant areas without electrical infrastructure for the trains. There's a lot of such places so a new "autonomous" battery train concept from UK could change a lot of people's lives...

In this blog: They are not quite alike, but some people find it interesting to compare Tesla Model S P85 and BMW i3.

These are both so "open" – BMW i3 with all this roominess at the front seats and the brave move by BMW, and Tesla Model S being created by a group of such open minded people, dared to put 17" screen inside to replace the boring center console buttons, and more. Why we decided to compare these EVs? It was an Youtube video actually that catched our eye right because someone put them both together on a track...

In this blog: A new electric bus is now part of the Sofia's public transport – charges in a couple of minutes and gets around the city.

Listening to how people talk about the new electric bus, I quickly realized there's something wrong associated with media titles like "For the first time in Europe an electric bus is operating in Sofia". We know media... but electric buses are hardly new, and what sets the one in Sofia apart is that it does not have a battery, but an ultracapacitor module...

In this blog: If i3 BEV sells more the range is good enough, if REx is in the lead, then people need more.

It's now official – EPA rated the electric BMW i3 at 81 miles of range in the USA. Also there the New Jersey restaurant owner Tom Moloughney is about to get his BMW i3 REx soon after years of participating in the MINI E and BMW ActiveE test programs. Looking forward, Tom says BMW will take into account i3 BEV vs i3 REx sales when deciding on the next generation of battery capacities...

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