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City of Gdynia orders 30 Solaris Trollino trolleybuses with Li-ion battery packs for off-wire driving

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an electric drive powered by overhead wires—the Solaris vehicles commissioned by Gdynia will be fitted with additional batteries which enable driving off the traction line. Thanks to the batteries, these will manage to ride also on routes lacking traction lines. Apart from featuring traditional trolleybus drivelines—i.e.,

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Tesla files patent to recover and recycle nickel and cobalt in old batteries

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Tesla has filed a patent that aims to recover undamaged and unutilized nickel and cobalt, two crucial raw materials in battery cells. Battery manufacturing has been a central focus of electric car companies since day 1. The patent. Why this is a big deal.