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Turkish Busmaker Anadolu Isuzu Wins Busworld Award, Will Deliver 100+ Buses Before End Of The Year

CleanTechnica EVs

But little is known, at least in this part of the world, that Isuzu has been experimenting with battery-powered buses since 2018 in Turkey. Isuzu just a launched its flat floor Erga EV bus at the Japan Mobility Show. It was declared a first for the brand. In 1984, Isuzu Motors Co. of Japan […]

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Leclanché to provide 10 MWh battery system for Scandlines’ PR24 zero-emission freight ferry

Green Car Congress

The BESS uses a highly redundant architecture with 48 battery strings distributed across 8 switchboards. Leclanché SA is a provider of lithium-ion battery powered marine battery systems for electric and hybrid maritime vessels. Delivery will begin in January 2023.

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Ports of Auckland buys world’s first electric tug; 70-tonne bollard pull

Green Car Congress

Ports of Auckland first started looking for a battery-powered tug in 2016. There is an electric tug under construction for use in Turkey, but it is small (18.7m), is designed with a conventional twin screw propulsion line (as opposed to the Azimuth propulsion in the RSD-E 2513) and will work in a very narrow and tight environment.

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Turkey’s Togg selected Dürr for paint shop, complete final assembly solution for EV Technology Campus

Green Car Congress

175,000 units smart and connected EVs are to roll off the production line annually at the Gemlik Togg Technology Campus in western Turkey by 2030. The battery-powered vehicles are inspected and aligned in two complete end-of-line systems by the wheel alignment stands x-wheel, among others. Exact 3D axle geometry measurements.

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JATO: 2018 record year for EVs; sales up 74% to 1.26M units; overall market stable, as SUVs rule

Green Car Congress

2018 marked a record year for the sale of battery-powered electric vehicles, according to data from JATO Dynamics. Elsewhere, Russia climbed the rankings and overtook South Korea, while Argentina and Turkey—two big producers of vehicles—saw declines, having felt the effects of challenging economic times.

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