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EVs won't lose range towing Lightship L1 electric RV, company claims

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startup called Lightship aims to become the Tesla of RV makers with a battery-powered travel trailer. Founded in 2020, Lightship on Wednesday unveiled the L1, a trailer with an 80-kwh battery pack, which can not only power appliances, but also help propel the trailer.

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XALT Energy batteries powering MCI all-electric passenger coach

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(NFI), to supply ultra-high energy lithium-ion battery packs for its zero-emission, MCI D45 CRTe LE CHARGE long-distance motor coach. XALT offers NMC/G chemistries to cover a wide range of applications. In addition, each has designs for the power to energy ratio needed. MCI will send its D45 CRTe LE CHARGE to Altoona, Pa.,

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French Gendarmerie takes delivery of first 395 screen-printed PEUGEOT 3008 PHEVs

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The rechargeable hybrid systemÚ will now be used in screen-printed intervention vehicles, in addition to a rollout of unmarked versions in 2020. WLTP electric range: up to 56 km. Battery power: 90 kW. Battery capacity: 13.2 Maximum combined fuel consumption WLTP: 1.4 Maximum combined CO 2 emission WLTP: 32 g/km.

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E.ON launches ‘Freedom is Electric’ campaign; targeting 10,000 charging points in Europe by 2020

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The stations enable charging of a 400km-range battery in 20-30 minutes. is targeting 10,000 charging points throughout Europe by 2020. Set against a barren desert landscape, the film, entitled ‘Freedom is Electric’, features a range of cars and bikes traditionally perceived to be gas guzzling machines.

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BYD is launching its next-gen Blade EV battery soon with more range and even lower cost

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The battery will promote more range at an even lower cost. Will the new battery be BYD’s X-factor in its “liberation battle” over gas-powered vehicles? BYD to launch new Blade EV battery in 2024 FinDreams, BYD’s battery unit, launched the first-generation Blade battery in 2020, revolutionizing the industry.

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ExxonMobil: diesel will surpass gasoline as the number one global transportation fuel by 2020

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Transportation fuel mix in millions of oil-equivalent barrels through 2020. Diesel will surpass gasoline as the number one transportation fuel worldwide by 2020 and continue to increase its share through 2040, according to ExxonMobil’s recently published Outlook For Energy: A View To 2040. Source: ExxonMobil Outlook. Click to enlarge.

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Hermes to deploy 1500 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter and Vito electric vans by 2020; pilot project in 2018

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Hermes and Mercedes-Benz Vans have agreed on a wide-ranging strategic partnership to electrify the courier service’s vehicle fleet. The companies are to start using battery-electric vehicles in the logistics provider’s normal operations in a pilot phase in Stuttgart and Hamburg in early 2018. The test started in April 2016.

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