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Renault partners with R-FIT to launch electric retrofit kits in France

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Converting old vehicles to electric power extends their life span and means they no longer generate CO 2 emissions, which is why they are particularly well suited to modern urban driving conditions, especially within low emissions zones. VAT and installation). kWh 5 kWp/48 kWp engine Two-year guarantee

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Yamaha Joins Global Move to Battery Swaps for E-bikes

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best known for its motorcycles and motorboats, is now looking to expand into this growing marketplace, too. Because of that form factor, battery swapping for e-bikes is a quick and simple method for staying powered up, whereas for a traditional four-wheeled EV, swaps are a more involved process for doing the equivalent of filling a gas tank.

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Green Motorsports: IndyCar Switches to Cleaner Cars & Fuel

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IndyCar will make the switch to hybrid gasoline-electric engines with the 2024 race season, joining F1 and IMSA , two race series that already use hybrid systems. Shell says this new race fuel “enables at least 60% greenhouse gas emissions reduction compared to fossil-based gasoline” on a lifecycle basis compared to the current fuel.

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Analysis: What’s the Best Way to Market EVs?

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Harley-Davidson, the legendary and revered American manufacturer of motorcycles, announced that it is establishing LiveWire as a separate electric motorcycle brand on July 8,2021, just in time for the first of nine outdoor International Motorcycle Shows. I’ve always wondered how Harley would market its silent motorcycles.

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Small-displacement two-stroke H2 engine could address performance and emissions cost-effectively for recreational market; potential for Asian motor vehicle fleet

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Comparison of brake thermal efficiency and specific fuel consumption at rated power (ICOMIA Mode 5), hydrogen vs. gasoline engines. Such an engine could provide a cost-effective solution for small recreational vehicle- and motorcycle applications. Oh and Plante. Click to enlarge. —Oh and Plante. g/kWh with a 3.3% kW) rating.

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2015 VW Jetta to debut at New York Show; new EA288 diesel version already LEV3/Tier 3 compliant

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In addition to its three four-cylinder gasoline engines (2.0-liter The close-coupled layout enables extremely fast response by the oxidation catalytic converter and the SCR catalytic converter. The SCR catalytic converter significantly reduces oxides of nitrogen (NO x ) using the additive AdBlue additive.

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IDTechEx calculates ~31 GWh of electric vehicle markets beyond cars in 2021

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While there are far fewer trucks than cars globally to convert to electric, they use much larger batteries (several hundred kWh) and accounted for 4.3 Tesla is famous for announcing a battery-electric long-haul class 8 truck, with CEO Elon Musk recently stating that its first deliveries will be to Pepsi by the end of 2022.

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