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Allison Transmission launches eGen Flex, new zero-emission-capable electric hybrid system

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The eGen product family will include Allison’s portfolio of electric hybrid and full electric products, including the company’s portfolio of electric axles. The eGen Flex electric hybrid system includes a new drive unit, inverter and rechargeable energy storage system. in 24 of the 27 Gillig buses.

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New York City Transit Authority adding 50 New Flyer buses equipped with Allison H 40 EP systems

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The majority of the electric hybrid buses will be delivered in 2021, allowing Allison to showcase the H 40 EP electric hybrid system’s industry leading reliability and durability. In full production since 2003 and now operating in thousands of buses, it has proven up to 25% fuel saving, depending on the duty cycle.

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Equinor contracts for first green-ammonia-fueled supply vessel; 2MW SOFC

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Viking Energy was the first LNG powered ocean going vessel in 2003, and Eidesvik and Wärtsilä also collaborated on the 2009-built Viking Lady, another LNG-fueled vessel that was seen as a milestone in the transition of shipping with its installation of fuel cells and marine batteries. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Magna to produce BMW 5-Series plug-in hybrid; second electrified vehicle program to Graz line-up

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BMW’s new 530e plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ) will be produced at Magna’s contract manufacturing plant in Graz, Austria, starting in summer 2017. The first BMW produced in Graz, an X3 SUV, rolled off the assembly line in Graz in 2003. We are excited to be adding another electrified vehicle architecture to our line-up.

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Allison Transmission purchases equity stake in Odyne Systems; commercial hybrid trucks

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the largest manufacturer of fully-automatic transmissions for medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles and hybrid-propulsion systems for city buses, has invested in a non-controlling equity stake in Odyne Systems LLC. Allison Transmission has been a leader in hybrid-propulsion technology since the early 1990s. Earlier post.).

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150 millionth Volkswagen rolls off assembly line at Wolfsburg plant: a Golf GTE plug-in hybrid

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The 150 millionth car—a blue Golf GTE plug-in hybrid— rolled off the assembly line in Wolfsburg on Thursday. In the post-war era, it was the Volkswagen Beetle that initially shaped the automobile industry. million of this much-loved small car were built before production finally came to an end in Mexico in 2003.

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Allison Transmission Prepares to Manufacture New Hybrid Commercial-Duty Truck Drive Systems in Indianapolis

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dedicated a new hybrid drive system manufacturing plant in Indianapolis, Indiana. Once fully operational, nearly 100 manufacturing workers will be capable of producing more than 20,000 commercial-duty hybrid propulsion systems each year. Currently, nearly 3,000 buses using Allison produced hybrid systems are being operated globally.