When Nissan launches its new line of electrical vehicles in America in 2010, it will initially target fleet buyers, which can provide their own charging stations.
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There have been a number of papers in the last decade on electrical charging of space vehicles.
But drivers who responded to Consumer Reports' surveys cited "serious" problems with the vehicles' electrical systems, power equipment and accessories.
In 2004 Mercedes-Benz faced customers complaints that its Sensotronic brake-by-wire system - which used an electrical link to control vehicles' brake pads - sometimes failed.
On the other hand, this conflation makes far more sense in the long term, as our electrical grid becomes more sophisticated, and as electric vehicles begin the inevitable switch from internal combustion engines to electric motors or some other renewable source of power.
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German carmaker BMW is recalling about 720, 000 vehicles, mostly in North America, over potential electrical problems that may cause unexpected stalling.
Lightning-like flashes from exploding electrical transformers punctuated the night, often followed by the wail of emergency vehicles' sirens.
And with that many charging stations in place, electrical infrastructure could actually meet the demand from millions of plug-in vehicles.
They will need street-based electrical infrastructure, and a lack of this will limit the spread of electric vehicles to start with.
The focus is on the joint development of electrical drive technology, power electronics and charging technology as well as the integration of those systems into Volvo C30 Electric vehicles.
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With a combined production capacity of more than 4m vehicles a year, Fiat will also get some vital scale economies for its platforms, powertrains and the electrical components made by its Magneti Marelli subsidiary.
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