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Fontaine Modification offers refrigerated trailer electrification through new strategic alliance with eNow

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Heavy Duty Trucking (HDT) magazine named eNow’s eTRU system for reefer trailers one of the Top 20 Products of the year in 2020. The company successfully tested the first zero-emission eTRU for commercial use on a Challenge Dairy truck making urban deliveries in 2017.

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Momentum Dynamics deploys 200 kW wireless charging system for electric transit buses in Wenatchee, WA

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Long, Robert Kacergis, Peter Schrafel, John Wolgemuth (2017) “Electric Fuel Pumps for Wireless Power Transfer: Enabling rapid growth in the electric vehicle market” IEEE Power Electronics Magazine Volume: 4, Issue: 2, doi: 10.1109/MPEL.2017.2692379. Andrew Daga, John M. Miller, Bruce R. 2017.2692379.

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Audi to ditch powertrain-based nomenclature, moving to a simpler system

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Audi will simplify the naming system for its cars by ditching the numbers associated with the vehicles’ powertrain output, British magazine Auto Express has reported. The Volkswagen AG-owned luxury automaker rolled out the system of powertrain output-linked naming system back in 2017.

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Variable Speed Limit Technology Leads to Crash Reduction

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Since the implementation of variable speed limits in Lake County in 2017, crashes in the area have dropped by over 35%. Variable speed limits can create a safer driving environment for fleet drivers who travel during inclement weather.

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Ford Recalls 2017-18 Super Duty Vehicles

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Ford Motor Company is recalling an estimated 18,808 F-Super Duty F-250, F-350, and F-450 4x4 vehicles due to a driveshaft issue.

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Argonne’s HyMag technology boosts usable magnetic flux density of permanent magnets by 10-30%

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Sponsored by R&D Magazine , the awards recognize the 100 most innovative technologies of the last year. Novel Permanent Magnet Design to Enable Higher Magnetic Flux Density”, IN-17-017, Argonne National Laboratory, US patent filed, 2017.

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ICCT analysis finds real-world vehicle fuel consumption gap in Europe at all-time high of 42%

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Since September 2017, a new test procedure, the Worldwide Harmonized Light Vehicles Test Procedure (WLTP), has to be followed for new vehicle types. From laboratory to road: A 2017 update of official and “real-world” fuel consumption and CO 2 values for passenger cars in Europe. com (Spain); and the car club TCS (Switzerland).

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