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Bureau Veritas grants type approval to Echandia marine LTO battery system

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Echandia is the only company in the world to have a certified LTO battery system for marine use in tugboats. It is a breakthrough for safe LTO technology and as tugboats and ferries in local traffic increasingly become battery-powered, the future looks very bright. —Magnus Eriksson, CEO and founder of Echandia.

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‘Our products are proudly 100% designed and made in India’ | Autocar Professional

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Creatara Mobility Pvt Ltd, a New Delhi-based startup, was founded in 2018 by two IIT Delhi graduates, Vikas Gupta and Ringlarei Pamei. They leveraged resources from IIT Delhi and tapped into various governmental grant schemes such as those offered by the Department of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Heavy Industry.

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Australia Goes All-in on Green Hydrogen

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The 124-megawatt solar plant adjacent to Korea Zinc’s Townsville refinery, completed in 2018, cut a quarter of the coal-heavy grid power it had been using to run its power-intensive electrolytic process. Government grants and loans and high diesel prices help make hydrogen competitive. Why a hydrogen truck?

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ABB joins CharIN; taking Combined Charging System to the next level; 150 kW demos, targeting 350 kW

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The Charging Interface Initiative association (CharIN) announced earlier this month that ABB has been granted core membership in the association. ABB—based in the Netherlands—is the first non-German member. Earlier post.).

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BMW defends diesel while pushing electrification

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The company’s electrified range currently comprises nine electrified vehicles and will be further complemented in 2018 by the all-new BMW i8 Roadster. The following year, 2021, will see the launch of the BMW Group’s new technology spearhead: the all-electric BMW iNEXT.

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