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Volvo delivers 20 electric trucks to DFDS in Gothenburg; part of 125-unit order

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Volvo Trucks is delivering 20 fully electric heavy trucks to the logistics company DFDS in Gothenburg, Sweden. The delivery is part of a total order for 125 electric trucks that DFDS has placed with Volvo. Some of the new electric fleet will be used to transport goods to and from the Volvo Trucks assembly plant in Gothenburg.

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Volvo Trucks delivers the first heavy-duty electric concrete mixer truck to CEMEX

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Volvo Trucks has supplied CEMEX with its first fully electric and zero exhaust emission heavy-duty concrete mixer truck. The Volvo FMX electric heavy-duty […] The post Volvo Trucks delivers the first heavy-duty electric concrete mixer truck to CEMEX appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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PEUGEOT e-EXPERT Hydrogen now in series production

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Based on the EMP2 (Efficient Modular Platform), the new PEUGEOT e-EXPERT Hydrogen is a fully electric vehicle, combining two on-board sources of electrical energy. It emits only water vapor through the exhaust pipe. At steady speed the fuel cell supplies the energy directly to the electric motor.

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Lamborghini wants to reduce carbon emissions 40% per car by 2030

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The automaker says it plans to do this across its whole enterprise, including everything from production to supply chain and logistics, as well as in the product use phase. Globally, the transportation sector makes up about 15 percent of the roughly 59 gigatons of CO2 produced, only counting direct emissions from exhaust pipes.

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Volkswagen?s rapid-charging battery system for the I.D. R Pikes Peak

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The design of the battery and charging system for Volkswagen’s fully-electric I.D. Furthermore, the charging strategy and independent mobile power supply are also important aspects of the rapid-charging system. If necessary, air can be supplied to cool the internal battery system in the I.D. R Pikes Peak. R Pikes Peak.

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Niagara Falls Maid of the Mist vessels going battery-electric; ABB power and propulsion

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ABB will supply a comprehensive integrated power and propulsion solution for the new-build vessels, including lithium-ion battery packs and an onshore charging system, enabling sustainable operation with maximum reliability.

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Volkswagen introduces new Coasting 2.0 micro hybrid system and new natural gas engine at Vienna Motor Symposium

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Volkswagen is also highlighting its spectrum of efficiency and electrification solutions all the way to further optimized battery-powered propulsion as in the new e-Golf and the coming new MEB-based electric vehicles exemplified by its series of I.D. Partially and fully electric drive systems form a key pillar of our drive system strategy.

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