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Leclanché to provide battery technology for Canadian Pacific’s hydrogen-powered locomotive project

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CP operates a 21,000-km (13,000-mile) rail network across Canada and the USthat serves deep-water ports on the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. In 2018, year-over-year, Canada's freight rail sector’s workload, measured by gross ton-miles, increased by 6.2%, and increased 10.1% compared with the five-year average.

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Ballard’s Protonex subsidiary receives first order for fuel cell system to power commercial UAVs

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Ballard Power Systems’ subsidiary Protonex has received an initial order for its fuel cell propulsion system, together with design services, from FlyH2 Aerospace, a South African-based developer of hydrogen fuel cell powered unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for commercial applications. Commercial details of this order are confidential.

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Optimal Energys Joule EV Completes Prototype Phase, Nearing Production

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Optimal Energy has also signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Energy Innovation Group (EIG), a South Korean lithium battery cell supplier, to explore the potential of setting up a manufacturing facility in South Africa, for the non-exclusive supply of cells to Optimal Energy. Earlier post.)

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Tata Motors shows CNG, diesel-electric hybrid and fuel cell concepts at Auto Expo 2012 in India, unveils 3 new production vehicles

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They will be commercially launched in the next financial year. The Tata Nano CNG comes with a touring range of more than 150 km (93 miles) in addition to the existing touring range (375 km, 233 miles) of the Nano 2012 and CO 2 emissions of 92.7 The Tata Magic IRIS CNG is a “last-mile” public transport vehicle.

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Tata Takes On Air

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Air-Car Ready for Mass Production Bob Ewig Popular Mechanics May 31, 2007 The world's first commercial compressed air-powered vehicle is rolling towards the production line. The CityCat model will clock out at 68 mph with a driving range of 125 miles. Here is an exception from the largest car maker in India.

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Falling Domestic Fares and an A.I. Arms Race: What Travelers Can Expect in 2024

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In New York in November, shortly after Airbnb and the like were limited to stays of 30 days or longer, hotel occupancy was up 6 percent and rates were up 8 percent, according to the commercial real estate firm CoStar. The trains will reach 160 miles per hour, up from the current 150 m.p.h.

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