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Volvo delivers its first electric trucks in Latin America

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The company has now delivered its first heavy-duty electric trucks to Latin America, with the vehicles going to customers in Brazil, Chile and Uruguay. There is […] The post Volvo delivers its first electric trucks in Latin America appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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Wärtsilä axial waterjets power world’s fastest high-speed ferry; fueled by LNG

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It will transport both passengers and cars between Uruguay and Argentina. The system’s built-in redundancy makes it safe and robust, the company says. While there are speed boats that can surpass 58 knots, there is no vessel afloat that can reach these speeds and that is able to carry 1,000 passengers and 150 cars.

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Williams Advanced Engineering wins award for the Formula E battery

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Williams Advanced Engineering was awarded the prize for its work in creating the batteries that are currently powering the cars racing in Formula E, the world’s first fully electric racing series. The company also was awarded the Simms Medal for 2015 in October by the Royal Automobile Club for its work on the Formula E battery.

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GM Shows Picture of New Chevrolet Agile for Mercosur Market

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General Motors provided an image of the new Chevrolet Agile, a small car designed in Brazil and due to launch in that market in October. The Agile is targeted for emerging markets such as Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay (Mercosur). The 2010 Agile. Click to enlarge. GM began doing business in Brazil in 1925.

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Renault Kangoo electric vans set to work in renewably-powered Uruguay

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Uruguay’s government-owned sole energy supplier, UTE, has become the latest company to convert to electric-powered transport, taking delivery of no less than 30 Renault Kangoo ZE. UTE, which generates and distributes electricity across the small South American country, took delivery of its new bat[.].

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More than 50 percent of MoUs signed in Vibrant Gujarat are green | Autocar Professional

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billion with 58 companies as part of the ongoing Vibrant Gujarat Summit. We will invest 35,000 crore for the construction of our second car plant in Gujarat which will produce an additional one million units taking it to two million. The company will invest approximately Rs 13,000 crore (USD 1.6 lakh to one million.

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COP26 declaration on accelerating the transition to 100% zero emission cars and vans

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All governments should also support the transition of these light vehicles to zero emission vehicles; Kenya; Secretariat of Economy, Mexico; Morocco; Paraguay; Rwanda; Turkey; Uruguay. The declaration is not legally binding and is focused on a global level. Unilever; Vattenfall; Zenith; Zurich.