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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. The vessel will operate between Argentina and Uruguay.

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Uruguay launches first BYD battery-electric buses; projecting 500 by 2015

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in partnership with Chinese automaker BYD Ltd, introduced the first battery-electric 12-meter rapid transit bus in Uruguay and the region. The BYD battery technology also allows for a full charge in less than 5 hours. The bus can be charged overnight, while the electricity pricing is lower.

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Cheaper EVs are starting to show up in smaller global markets – Charged EVs

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The company has launched the Dolphin Mini in Uruguay, Brazil and Mexico. kWh battery pack, and starts at around $22,500 in Mexico. Source: CleanTechnica Images courtesy of BYD The post Cheaper EVs are starting to show up in smaller global markets – Charged EVs appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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15 countries agree to work toward 100% ZEV truck and bus sales by 2040

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Under the new Global Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Zero-Emission Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles (ZE-MHDVs), Austria, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Finland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Scotland, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, Uruguay and Wales are setting an interim goal of 30% zero-emission new vehicle sales by 2030.

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Nations agree on global, legally binding treaty on mercury emissions: Minamata Convention on Mercury

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The Committee, chaired by Fernando Lugris of Uruguay, will present the Convention text to the UNEP Governing Council for adoption next month. These include: Batteries, except for button cell batteries used in implantable medical devices. Switches and relays. Certain types of compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs).

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