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Bollinger Motors unveils DELIVER-E all-electric delivery van

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Bollinger Motors has unveiled its DELIVER-E all-electric delivery van concept. The Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) within each class is significantly lower than gas and diesel versions on the road today. —Robert Bollinger, CEO of Bollinger Motors. Production is slated for 2022.

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UNECE: claim that diesel on-road vehicles are the cause of increased lung cancer is misleading

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A discussion paper published by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) asserts “ with a high degree of reliability that it is misleading to claim that people’s exposure to diesel engines of road motor vehicles is the cause of increased risk of lung cancer. ”. —“Diesel Engines Exhausts: Myths and Realities”.

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BYD delivers first all-electric automated side loader refuse truck to city of Palo Alto

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The truck will operate on a variety of service routes in the community from urban to residential neighborhoods including streets with steep inclines. BYD wants to electrify everything in transportation, and we see great potential for turning over diesel or natural gas refuse truck fleets to zero emission, battery-electric trucks.

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San Francisco selects BAE Systems Series-ER for 68 transit buses for Green Bus Zones

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BAE’s series hybrid system features no mechanical link between the diesel engine and the axle. All power comes from the electric motor. Power flows in series from engine to generator to traction motor. The nine green zones are located in population-dense neighborhoods most affected by air pollution.

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KLD Energy and Cenntro Group to develop 4-wheel EVs with KLD drive system

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Some of the first systems planned to go into the market will be the Utility Electric Vehicle (UEV), an off-road and on-road work and maintenance vehicle; the Neighborhood Electric Vehicle (NEV), a low-speed vehicle; and the Intra-city Logistic Vehicle (ILV), a compact delivery vehicle similar to those used by major overnight delivery services.

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Parker Hannifin gaining traction with RunWise HD hydraulic hybrid; developing CNG-based HD system, next-gen MD system

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The RunWise hybrid drive system is built around the company’s proprietary Power Drive Unit (PDU); C24 Variable Displacement Bent-Axis Hydraulic Pump/Motors; and Composite Bladder Accumulators, all designed specifically for high power, high start-and-stop applications. The primary pump supplies the pressure to drive two hydrostatic motors.

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How to make heavy-duty electric trucks work in practice

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Large commercial trucks and other heavy equipment have run on diesel fuel for many decades now. But today, heavy trucks remain a diesel world. Its first model was an electric adaptation of its conventional diesel-powered VNR tractor. Rising fuel-economy standards during the 2020s will do the same. That’s about to change.

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