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Volvo Penta starts production of E-driveline for world’s first serial electric fire truck

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We announced our emob partnership with Rosenbauer in 2019, and we have gone from concept to start of production in record time. Three Rosenbauer test firetrucks—powered by Volvo Penta electric drivelines—have already successfully been delivered to Berlin, Amsterdam, and Dubai. Earlier post.).

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Porsche leaving FIA WEC LMP1, entering Formula E

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From 2019, a Porsche factory team will compete in Formula E. This realignment of motorsport is derived from the direction set out for the company in Porsche Strategy 2025, which will see Porsche develop a combination of pure GT vehicles and fully electric sports cars, such as the first fully battery-powered Mission E road car.

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Final design of first autonomous and fully electric container vessel revealed; model testing at SINTEF Ocean

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The vessel will be delivered and begin first tests and operations early 2019, and conduct fully autonomous operations in 2020. It will be a fully battery-powered solution, prepared for remote control and autonomous operation. 9 MWh battery pack, with two Azimuth pods and two tunnel thrusters. A 6-meter, 2.4-ton

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Daimler and Bosch select NVIDIA AI platform for automated driving in cities

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NVIDIA DRIVE delivers the high-performance required to simultaneously run the wide array of diverse deep neural networks needed to safely driving through urban environments. Bosch and Daimler developed an efficient concept based on liquid cooling. Daimler’s task is to bring the drive system into the car.

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Q&A: Inside DARPA’s Subterranean Challenge

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DARPA designed the competition to advance practical robotics in extreme conditions, based around three distinct underground environments: human-made tunnels, the urban underground, and natural caves. A series of three preliminary circuit events would give teams experience with each environment. IEEE Spectrum. Can you talk about that?

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This Dutch City Is Road-Testing Vehicle-to-Grid Tech

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Given the rapid uptake of electric vehicles, many people are thinking hard about how to make the best use of all that rolling battery power. This initiative is taking place in an environment where everyday citizens want to travel without causing emissions and are increasingly aware of the value of renewables and energy security.

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Mercedes-Benz Vans reveals SUSTAINEER electric van technology demonstrator for sustainable urban mobility

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Sustainable repair concept for batteries in 2022. In the second half of 2022, Mercedes-Benz will successively roll out a sustainable repair concept in all van segments to prolong the life cycle of the high-voltage batteries installed in its vehicles.

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