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Mercedes-Benz do Brasil presents fully electric bus chassis eO500U

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Mercedes-Benz do Brasil has presented the fully electric eO500U bus chassis. The bus chassis was specially designed for Latin American cities and will be produced in São Bernardo do Campo, in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, from 2022 on. The fully electric bus chassis has a range of up to 250 kilometers.

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CASE unveils first fully electric backhoe loader: the 580 EV

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CASE Construction Equipment introduced “Project Zeus”: the 580 EV, the construction industry’s first fully electric backhoe loader. Electric motors, on the other hand, have instantaneous torque and peak torque available at every operating speed. —Eric Zieser, director — global compact equipment product line, CASE.

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Rolls-Royce unveils Spectre, the brand’s first fully-electric car

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This incredible motor car, conceived from the very beginning as our first fully-electric model, is silent, powerful and demonstrates how perfectly Rolls-Royce is suited to electrification. The ability to tailor the Architecture of Luxury for electric drive was a fundamental consideration when it was first conceived.

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Ford eliminating 3800 jobs in Europe; driven by transition to fully electric powertrains

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These changes are driven by the transition to fully electric powertrains and reduced vehicle complexity. Ford will maintain an engineering organization of approximately 3,400 roles in Europe, focused on vehicle design and development, as well as the creation of connected services.

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Debut of Lincoln Star concept hints at design of future Lincoln EVs

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The Lincoln Star Concept made its global debut , hinting at the brand’s design language for its future electric vehicles. By mid-decade, Lincoln plans to deliver three new fully electric vehicles, meaning that more than half of its global volume will be zero emissions vehicles, and it will add a fourth by the end of 2026.

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Volkswagen reveals ID. AERO concept; foretaste of brand’s first global electric sedan

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AERO concept electric sedan in China as a foretaste of the brand’s first global fully-electric sedan. A car with an emotional and at the same time extremely aerodynamic design, a range of over 600 kilometers, an extraordinary amount of space and a premium interior. Volkswagen revealed the ID. Following the ID.4,

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Canada Post commits to fully electric fleet by 2040, half by 2030; RFQ for EV pilot

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C pathway of the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), which aims to limit global warming to 1.5 °C The facility is the largest industrial project in Canada with the Zero Carbon Building Standard designation. The compact electric vehicle reaches maximum speeds of 40 km/h. The target is built to meet the 1.5 °C

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