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Wright Electric begins motor development program for 186-seat electric aircraft; 1.5MW motor, 3 kV inverter

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MW electric motor and inverter at 3 kilovolts. Wright intends to conduct ground tests of its motor in 2021 and flight tests in 2023. The motor and power system development program is the next step towards building its narrowbody-class aircraft. The company expects entry into service of its flagship Wright 1 in 2030.

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GM investing nearly $154M in Lockport Components plant for production of electric motor stator

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General Motors plans to invest nearly $154 million in its Western New York Lockport Components plant. The investment will be used to renovate the facility and purchase and install new machinery and equipment used in the production of the stator module, a key component in an electric motor. Ultium Drive stator.

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Energy major Total leads strategic investment into supplier of hydrogen fuel-cell powered commercial vehicles HYZON Motors

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Hydrogen mobility and clean energy company, HYZON Motors, and Total Carbon Neutrality Ventures, the venture capital arm of European energy giant Total SE, announced a strategic investment led by Total and other specialist hydrogen investors. —Craig Knight, CEO and Co-Founder of HYZON Motors.

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GM is investing over $150 million to produce electric motor components in New York

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General Motors (GM) shared plans to invest nearly $154 million to renovate its Lockport Components plant in western New York to support stator module production. These key components for electric motors will eventually serve GM brand electric trucks and SUVs built upon the company’s Ultium Platform.

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Bollinger Motors previews B2 electric pickup

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Bollinger Motors previewed the all-electric, all-wheel-drive B2 pickup truck. The new street-legal B2 Pickup truck leverages the company’s development of the B1 Sport Utility Truck. —Bollinger Motors Founder Robert Bollinger. The Bollinger Motors Pickup’s bed is 4' 1" wide by 5' 9" long. Earlier post.).

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Lucid Motors partners with luxury department store for test drives

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In a somewhat unique approach to getting prospective customers into its cars, Lucid Motors is teaming up with luxury retailer Saks Fifth Avenue to offer test drives and marketing displays at the company’s department stores. “Over the weekend, we introduced the future of automotive excellence at our New York Flagship.

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Hiringa Energy and HYZON Motors to deploy fuel-cell-powered heavy trucks in New Zealand in 2021

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New Zealand’s Hiringa Energy and US-based HYZON Motors Inc. The heavy fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) will be tailored to meet the demanding and unique requirements of the New Zealand heavy freight and road transport sector; it is expected that the vehicles will enter service in New Zealand from the start of 2021.