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ZF showcases mSTARS electric axle system for axle hybrids or fully electric vehicles

Green Car Congress

ZF is using its plug-in Vision Zero concept vehicle to showcase a number of new safety and zero local emissions technologies. The vehicle features a 150 kW electric axle drive system for dynamic acceleration. mSTARS provides our customers with a basis for a wide range of applications in multiple vehicle segments.

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ABB partners with Vigor selects ABB as propulsion and energy storage partner for hybrid-electric ferries

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The new vessels will be able to fully operate on battery power and will have the capability to revert to hybrid mode, if required. The battery power can also extend zero-emissions capability along the supply chain by using renewables and hydroelectric power.

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Ford announces China electrification push with new Mondeo PHEV and long-range electric SUV; 70% electrified line-up by 2025

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The Mondeo Energi, to be launched in early 2018, will be the first plug-in hybrid to be manufactured by the Changan Ford JV. Ford also confirmed plans to bring an all-new fully electric small SUV to China within five years; the electric SUV will feature a range of up to 450 km (279 miles) and will also be marketed in North America and Europe.

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Mercedes-Benz announces all-electric strategy from 2025 onward

Teslarati

Mercedes-Benz is going all-electric starting in 2025, with plans to launch three electric-only architectures that year and install over 200 Gigawatt hours of battery cell capacity across eight factories. However, any newly launched architectures will be electric-only starting in 2025, the company said.

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Bargain electric ute incoming: Nissan plotting baby electric pick-up truck that could see Surf-Out concept come to life

EV Central

A second Nissan exec said the small pick-up wouldn’t be a rival for battery-powered trucks like the Rivian or the incoming Tesla Cybertruck. metre ute for Latin America with an advanced 48-volt E-TECH mild-hybrid powertrain, but that car will be priced at around US$20,000, suggesting the Nissan version will be fully electric.

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Coritech Services orders Ideal Power’s bi-directional battery converters for DoD vehicle-to-grid program

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Ideal Power’s 30 kW Bi-Directional Battery Converter ( IBC-30kW-480 ) is suited for DC fast charging of electrified vehicles including Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV) and fully Electric Vehicles (EV), significantly lowering charging time and improving charging efficiency compared to on-board low-power AC charging systems.

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Bright’s Plug-In Car: Aerodynamics Are Key

Revenge of the Electric Car

This new company, Bright Automotive , is founded by ex-GM EV1 people, and the super efficient Rocky Mountain Institute to make plug-in hybrids in Indiana. Think Tank’s Plug-In Car: Aerodynamics Are Key. Just as important, Bright is going to try to keep the car economically priced, in part by reducing the size of the battery.

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