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Study finds all-electric rideshare fleet could reduce carbon emissions, but increase traffic issues

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Major ridesourcing companies Uber and Lyft have promised all-electric fleets by 2030 in an effort to reduce their carbon footprint. Lead author Aniruddh Mohan and colleagues wanted to develop a method that evaluated the life-cycle costs and benefits for two battery-powered ridesource fleets and a gasoline-powered one.

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Battery-powered Mercedes-Benz eActros approved as truck-trailer combo with total weight of 40 tons

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The Mercedes-Benz battery-electric eActros has now been approved as a truck-and-trailer combination with a total weight of 40 tons. Since the start of testing in 2019, the eActros has covered more than 70,000 kilometers on more than 7,000 trips. With four battery packs, the eActros 400 has a range of up to 400 kilometers.

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Porsche renews plan to make Macan crossover a "fully battery-powered model series"

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Porsche is continuing plans to make the Macan crossover all-electric. In a report of its 2019 financial results, Porsche reiterated that the Macan will be the "second, fully battery-powered model series"—after the Taycan. It's a significant move, as the Macan is currently Porsche's bestselling model.

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Berlin receives 90 electric Solaris buses; BVG Solaris electric fleet totals 123

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Solaris has completed the delivery of 90 Urbino 12 electric buses for Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG). This was one of the biggest contracts for battery-powered buses in Europe and the largest one for the manufacturer in Germany so far. Berlin now has a total of 123 electric Solaris buses in its fleet.

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Mercedes-Benz announces all-electric strategy from 2025 onward

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Mercedes-Benz is going all-electric starting in 2025, with plans to launch three electric-only architectures that year and install over 200 Gigawatt hours of battery cell capacity across eight factories. However, any newly launched architectures will be electric-only starting in 2025, the company said. kWh battery.

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Next all-electric Nissan JUKE, QASHQAI and LEAF to go wild and ramp up Aussie EV attack

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Nissan says it’s committed to a radical electric reinvention of its JUKE and QASHQAI SUVs as well as the LEAF EV when it begins replacing the current models from 2026. 2023 Nissan Hyper Urban concept. 2023 Nissan Hyper Urban concept. We think it should rock-up in either 2026 or a year later in 2027. Nissan Ariya.

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Mitsubishi Fuso to begin series production of fuel-cell trucks by late 2020s; concept eCanter F-CELL

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At the 2019 Tokyo Motor Show in October, MFTBC unveiled the Vision F-CELL, a light-duty fuel-cell concept truck. The Vision F-CELL delivers 135 kW of motor power, supplied by a 75 kW fuel cell and a 135 kW high-voltage battery. MFTBC is taking a leading role in realizing the electrification of commercial vehicles.