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Ballard to supply fuel cell systems to Ford Trucks for heavy-duty F-MAX hydrogen prototype

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Ballard Power Systems signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Ford Trucks to supply a fuel cell system as part of the development of a hydrogen fuel cell powered vehicle prototype. Ballard’s FCmove-XD is the next-generation heavy duty fuel cell power module for use in zero-emission vehicles such as heavy duty trucks and bus coaches.

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Ports of Auckland buys world’s first electric tug; 70-tonne bollard pull

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The purchase price of this tug is significant, at roughly double that of a diesel tug, and that is an important consideration for a business that needs to make a profit. Ports of Auckland first started looking for a battery-powered tug in 2016. There are also high levels of redundancy built into its power systems.

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BorgWarner acquires Italy-based EV charging industry

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The purchase goal is anticipated to generate about $27 million in earnings this past, and BorgWarner expects to extend gross sales to $273 million by way of 2027. Eldor’s electrical hybrid techniques area is made up of about 300 workers, together with 100 engineers, throughout two R&D crops in Italy and a producing plant in Turkey.

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BorgWarner acquires EV charging industry in Italy for roughly $80 million

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The purchase goal is predicted to generate about $27 million in income this presen, and BorgWarner expects to develop gross sales to $273 million through 2027. On-board chargers convert AC energy from assets corresponding to house plug shops into DC energy that may rate EV battery packs.

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Adgero signs €3.5M deal with ultracap manufacturer Skeleton for road freight KERS

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The Adgero KERS unit consists of a bank of five high-power Skeleton Technologies SkelMod 50F 160V ultracapacitors, working alongside an electrically driven axle to capture energy loss and use this energy to re-power the vehicle.

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BNEF: EV company fundings bright spot as clean energy investment slips in Q3 quarter; 3 China EV companies raise $1.9B

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billion, down 15% on 3Q 2017, while the purchase of small-scale solar systems of less than 1MW totaled $13.5 billion, the Enel Green Power South Africa portfolio, at $1.4 Turkey at $1.2 Looking at the third-quarter global investment figures by type, asset finance of utility-scale renewable energy projects came to $49.3

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BNEF: global investment in energy transition hit $500B in 2020; $139B on EVs and infrastructure

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Clean power generation and electric transport are seeing heavy inflows, but need to see further increases in spending as costs fall. China’s e-bus prices have declined, while annual sales have slowed due to the decrease in purchase subsidies as well as market saturation in large cities. billion, Vietnam 89% higher at $7.4

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