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Dachser to add 50 Mercedes-Benz eActros LongHaul electric trucks to fleet

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The logistics service provider Dachser is planning to add 50 units of Mercedes-Benz eActros LongHaul ( earlier post ), presented at this year’s IAA Transportation, to its European fleet. In eleven European cities, battery electric vans and trucks deliver all consignments locally CO 2 -neutral as standard in a defined inner-city area.

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Daimler electric trucks & buses log more than 7M customer kilometers

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Worldwide, Daimler battery-electric trucks and buses have already logged more than seven million customer kilometers (4.3 For example, our locally CO 2 -neutral city bus eCitaro has been in series production since 2018 and electrifies public transport in many cities. million miles). The Mercedes-Benz eActros and eEconic.

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MAN Truck & Bus exploring 2nd life, recycling strategies for traction batteries

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If parts of the battery pack suffer a defect during use—e.g. The battery packs originate from the first field trial with battery-electric distribution trucks from MAN, which began in Austria in 2018 and lasted three years. At present, the recycling rate is more than 70% in relation to the weight of the battery.

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Study suggests lithium and cobalt for batteries may face supply risks by 2050

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Lithium and cobalt are fundamental components of present lithium-ion batteries. The researchers present these results in the journal Nature Reviews Materials as part of a cost and resource analysis of sodium-ion batteries. … Currently, the battery industry already accounts for 50% of the total demand for cobalt. Vaalma et al.

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SEAT to launch 6 electric and plug-in hybrid models, develop smaller version of MEB for lower-cost EVs

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SEAT, a member of the Volkswagen Group, presented its electric strategy which, until the beginning of 2021, includes six electric and plug-in hybrid models. In 2018 SEAT obtained the best results in its history. The CUPRA Leon and the CUPRA Formentor will also have a plug-in hybrid variant. more than the previous year.

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SEAT to introduce 500 km MEB-based EV, Leon PHEV in 2020

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SEAT, a member of the Volkswagen Group, will introduce its first fully electric vehicle in 2020. The EV launch comes as part of a product offensive, in which SEAT will launch one new car every six months until 2020. The first two vehicles will be the SEAT Tarraco and the CUPRA Ateca, which are going on sale at the end of 2018.

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European Council agrees on 35% cut in new car CO2 by 2030

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The Council agreed to adjust the Commission proposal on an incentive mechanism for zero- and low-emission vehicles such as fully electric cars or plug-in hybrid vehicles as regards passenger cars. The WLTP became mandatory for all new car models from September 2017 and for all new cars from September 2018.

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