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Mitsubishi Fuso to deliver 20 eCanter trucks to Australia Post

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In October, Australia Post will become the first local customer to integrate the electric light-duty truck into its daily operations. The eCanter for Australia is shipped from Tramagal, Portugal, and comes with the same standard specifications as the models currently available in Japan and Europe. hours to fully recharge.

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EU funded project developing fast rechargeable zinc-polymer battery for hybrid and small electric vehicles

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million (US$5 million) research project to create a new class of fast rechargeable zinc-polymer batteries for hybrid and small electric vehicle applications. The PolyZion (Fast rechargeable zinc-polymer battery based on ionic liquids) received funding of €2.4 An EU consortium is two years into a 3-year, €3.5 million (US$3.4

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Renault-Nissan, Enel and Endesa to Partner on Electric Mobility in Italy, Spain and Latin America

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and the light commercial vehicle Kangoo Z.E. Endesa is the leading electricity company in Spain, the first private electricity company in Latin America and has a strong position in the Mediterranean basin, with a growing presence in various presence segments of the natural gas market in Spain and Portugal. the family sedan Fluence Z.E.

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Nissan Unveils the LEAF Production EV

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Nissan LEAF’s frontal styling is characterized by a sharp, upright V-shaped design featuring long, up-slanting light-emitting diode (LED) headlights that employ a blue internal reflective design. An on-board remote-controlled timer can also be pre-programed to recharge batteries. It is used for light duty vehicle testing.

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FUSO eCanter electric truck delivering gas bottles in London?s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ)

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Daimler Trucks continues deliveries of the FUSO eCanter, its fully electric light-duty truck. Calor’s vehicle typically covers around 50 kilometers a day, and its batteries are replenished overnight at a recharging point in the depot. Among the new customers is Calor, one of UK’s best-known gas suppliers.

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Ford announces Smart Mobility plan; 25 initial projects

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The project will shed light on the purpose behind the trips, how drivers interact with external factors such as weather and traffic, and how to further personalize time behind the wheel. Rapid Recharge & Share, Dearborn. Fleet insights, US. The data is gathered by devices plugged into the HP fleet vehicles.

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Clearing the roadblocks to electrification of heavy-duty trucks

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Now nominally retired and living in Portugal, he remains active in the infrastructure space as a consultant, and closely follows the development of the EV charging ecosystem. It’s easier to sell to the light-duty market. Will the lights all dim? It’s less time and effort. What happens when we plug in 1.2-megawatt

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