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CPKC orders 3.6MW of Ballard fuel cells for expansion of hydrogen locomotive program

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CPKC moves essential goods across a 20,000-mile network to support economic growth throughout Canada, the US and Mexico. In June, CPKC and CSX Corporation announced their intent to enter into a joint venture for the building and deployment of hydrogen locomotive conversion kits for diesel electric locomotives.

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ABC Companies partners with Lightning eMotors to launch first electric repowered motorcoach

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ABC Companies, a leading provider to the motorcoach, transit and specialty passenger transportation market in the United States and Canada, will soon be the first to offer a motorcoach-diesel-to-electric-repower program for North American operators. The repower kits are engineered by Lightning eMotors and will be installed by ABC technicians.

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The Bulli is back; Volkswagen unveils the new ID. Buzz models

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Buzz, which is built by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles in Hanover, is also based in engineering terms on the Group’s Modular Electric Drive Kit (MEB). It provides current to a 150 kW electric motor, which—as the flat engine once did in the T1—drives the rear axle. family, the ID. Buzz and ID. With the ID.

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This Startup Builds USVs That Collect Data About Oceans

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The USV weighs just over 100 kilograms, and its motor propels it at up to 33.3 Canada, in 2018. In 2009, the couple cofounded Angus Rowboats , which manufactures rowboats and creates sailboat kits and plans for the recreational market. kilometers per hour. “We The company began in the Anguses’ garage on Vancouver Island, B.C.,

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GM emphasizes its safety testing for the Bi-fuel Impala

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F fire, General Motors’ engineers added trunk, back seat and underbody fires to test the pressure relief valves’ ability to sense heat on all sides of the tank. Some aftermarket CNG-conversion kit manufacturers conduct only a barrier test. In addition to placing the tank about four inches above a steady 800 ?F

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Rivian arrives in Australia! New deal will supply all-electric R1T utes to Australian mines

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MEVCO, which has bases in Australia, Canada and the US, currently supplies Aussie-based mines its dual-cab Toyota HiLux-based MEVCO EV, with either an 88kWh battery for the 4×4 version or a small 60kWh power pack with the 4×2. Better still, as much as 225km of range can be added following a 20-minute top-up using a fast DC charger.

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Cummins chooses Hythane OptiBlend system for retrofitting dual-fueled power on drilling rigs

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The Optiblend kit displaces diesel with natural gas (up to 70%) or other alternative fuels, without modifications to the internal components or the stock fuel management system. Since then, Hythane has worked on a number of projects in the US, Canada and across the globe.

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