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Peterbilt showcases 2012 Technology Truck; Li-ion pack for hotel loads/AC

Green Car Congress

Peterbilt Motors Company showcased its Model 587 Technology Truck at the Mid-America Trucking Show, including several emerging technologies that focus on advanced aerodynamics, fleet maintenance efficiency, personal connectivity, and next-generation energy storage. The system has the unique ability to do this with a 250 lb.

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Cummins, Daimler, Paccar battery JV picks Mississippi factory site

Baua Electric

Each of those companies will own 30% of and jointly control the resulting battery business, with the remaining 10% will go to Chinese battery-maker EVE Energy.

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XALT Energy to supply Li-ion packs to Efficient Drivetrains for PHEVs

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XALT Energy and Efficient Drivetrains (EDI) announced a tentative agreement through which XALT will supply EDI with its NMC graphite Lithium-ion battery energy storage packs for use in EDI’s PHEV PowerDrive and electric power export solutions.

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Eaton Selects Compact Power / LG Chem to Supply Battery Technology for Hybrid Power Systems; Battery Cells to be Manufactured in Holland, Mich.

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On 13 July, Ford announced that it had also selected Compact Power as the supplier of lithium-ion battery packs for the 2011 Ford Focus Electric for the US market. Earlier post. ) CPI/LG Chem are also supplying the batteries for the Chevrolet Volt. million gallons of fuel and reducing more than 15,000 tons of harmful emissions.

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Road Test: 2024 Toyota Mirai Limited FCEV

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Toyota (in partnership with Peterbilt and others), Hyundai and Nikola are the early leaders in hydrogen being a fuel source for over-the-road trucks, highlighted by what they are doing at the Port of Long Beach and elsewhere in California. space program, and for large semi trucks plying the highways.

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