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Leclanché to provide 10 MWh battery system for Scandlines’ PR24 zero-emission freight ferry

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Leclanché will supply a state-of-the-art GNMC battery system (65 Ah cells) with a capacity of 10,028 kWh with a maximum voltage of 864 volts guaranteed for 10 years. The ferry was designed by LMG Marin AS, Norway, and will be constructed at Cemre Shipyard in Turkey. Delivery will begin in January 2023.

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BorgWarner acquires Italy-based EV charging industry

Baua Electric

The do business in improves BorgWarner’s capacity in generating 400- and 800-volt on-board chargers suitable with diverse regional electrical grid permutations, presen additionally bringing high-frequency DC/DC converter era to its choices. The corporate has spent just about $140 million in R&D over the latter 5 years.

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Azure Dynamics selects Lotus for assembly support for Transit Connect Electric

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The gliders are shipped from the Ford manufacturing location in Turkey. It is rechargeable using standard European 220/240-volt outlets within 6 to 8 hours. Lotus Lightweight Structures will provide all final assembly operations for vehicles bound to the European market.

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Ford and Azure Dynamics to Collaborate on Transit Connect Electric for Europe

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It will be rechargeable using standard European 220/240-volt outlets within 6 to 8 hours. Glider units, vehicles built without the powertrain, will be shipped from the current Ford Otosan manufacturing facility in Kocaeli, Turkey, directly to an Azure-contracted manufacturing location in Europe for final assembly.

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Financial Times on Th!nk

Plugs and Cars

Parts manufacturing in Thailand and Turkey. GM's Vue and Volt plug-ins have no firm date to appear in showrooms. Financial Times Deutschland has a report on Th!nk Putting a little flesh on the bones of previous reporting. 10,000 Think City electric cars in 2009. Zebra batteries first. Online marketing and sales.

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Norwegian Post becomes first European customer for Transit Connect Electric van with 20-unit purchase; targeting 30% reduction in CO2 by 2015

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It can be recharged using standard European 220/240-volt outlets in approximately eight hours. Glider units are shipped from the Ford Otosan manufacturing facility in Kocaeli, Turkey, directly to an Azure-contracted up-fitter for final assembly. —Dag Mejdell, CEO Norwegian Post. m 3 and a payload of 500 kg. kW charger.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Mr. Thesen said that a factory in Turkey was being refurbished to be able to produce 100,000 electric vehicles a year. Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt Report Says Cap-and-Trade Is a Must for Canada’s Economic Survival From Carbon Footprints to Water Footprints Are Old Tires Fuel or Solid Waste?

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