Or take the case where my laptop suddenly went black, with a fully charged battery.

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And by 1900, an EV could go 180 miles on one fully-charged battery.

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After entering the planned departure time in the vehicle or the web portal the vehicle will be fully charged in a battery-saving and economical way, and pre-air conditioned if required so that it is ready to start.

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As battery range (i.e. the distance your battery fully charged will get you) becomes more of a consumer focus, increasingly compact power will become tantamount to battery choice for hybrids and electric cars.

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Fully charged, the nine battery tiles powered 40 red LEDs for more than six hours.

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The feature allows a fully depleted battery to be charged to 80 percent capacity in 30 minutes using a 480-volt power source.

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The 22 kW on-board charger enables a completely empty battery to be fully charged in less than an hour.

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The battery can be fully charged by a 7-kilowatt fast charger in four hours, or a 3-kilowatt charger in 10 hours.

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The battery is robust enough that I could take it on a two-hour run without having fully charged it, and still have juice left over at the end.

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