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Incat Tasmania selects Wärtsilä solutions for battery-electric lightweight Ro-Pax ferry

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Technology group Wärtsilä will power the biggest battery electric ship yet built with its battery-electric propulsion system and waterjets. The uniquely designed vessel will be fully battery powered, with e-motor driven Wärtsilä waterjets as the main propulsors.

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Battery-powered Mercedes-Benz eActros approved as truck-trailer combo with total weight of 40 tons

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The Mercedes-Benz battery-electric eActros has now been approved as a truck-and-trailer combination with a total weight of 40 tons. We are looking forward to intensive tests with the battery electric truck-and-trailer combination in the northern Black Forest. With four battery packs, the eActros 400 has a range of up to 400 kilometers.

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XALT Energy batteries powering MCI all-electric passenger coach

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XALT Energy is working in partnership with Motor Coach Industries (MCI), a US subsidiary of NFI Group Inc. NFI), to supply ultra-high energy lithium-ion battery packs for its zero-emission, MCI D45 CRTe LE CHARGE long-distance motor coach. NFI, the parent company of New Flyer Industries Canada ULC and New Flyer of America Inc.,

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BMW unveils new 7 Series; battery-electric i7

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The V8, too, gains 48V mild hybrid technology, and with the electric motor integrated into the new eight-speed Steptronic Sport transmission delivers the twin benefits of optimized response and power delivery under acceleration, and greater efficiency thanks to adaptive recuperation. kWh of usable energy. kW electric flow heater.

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Novel Sodium-Ion Battery-Powered EVs To Hit Chinese Streets in January

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Today, most EVs use lithium-ion batteries, just like the phone in your pocket. While the battery chemistry is well-known and thoroughly tested at this point in time, the setup has weaknesses that could be addressed by alternative designs.

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Toyota launches all-new Aqua (Prius C) hybrid in Japan; bipolar nickel-hydrogen battery

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Toyota Motor Corporation launched its all-new Aqua. The first-generation Aqua—sold as the Prius C in the US—came to life at the Iwate Plant of Toyota Motor East Japan, Inc. The first-generation Aqua—sold as the Prius C in the US—came to life at the Iwate Plant of Toyota Motor East Japan, Inc.

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Extinguishing the EV Battery Fire Hype

Cars That Think

according to a 2023 study citing recent data from the National Transportation Safety Board and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics , gasoline-powered, internal-combustion engine (ICE) cars were involved in about 1,530 fires per every 100,000 sold. In the U.S., Yet, says, Paul A. 498 of the vehicles in its holds were electric cars.

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