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ACEA study finds 100-fold increase in zero-emission trucks needed in EU fleet in 10 years to meet goals

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The newest trucks can be found in Austria (6.4 The average age of light commercial vehicles in the EU is 11.6 Diesel-powered light commercial vehicles are dominant in all EU countries except for Greece. of vans in the EU are battery electric. years), while the newest ones are in Austria (4.8 being battery electric.

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Kreisel’s battery pack receives Frosts & Sullivan Tech Leadership award; new production facility opening in September

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Consultancy Frost & Sullivan recently selected Austria-based Kreisel Electric ( earlier post ) as the winner of the 2017 European Electric Vehicle Technology Leadership Award. Kreisel ensures that its battery pack offers maximum capacity with minimum weight. —Frost & Sullivan Industry Manager Prajyot N.

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Volkswagen presents all-electric ID. XTREME off-road concept car

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The roof carrier with additional LED lights and the completely closed aluminum underbody also equip the fully electric all-wheel drive vehicle for excursions away from paved roads. A no longer required test vehicle from production development and a used 82 kWh battery were taken as the basis for the concept vehicle. This year, ID.

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MAN eTGE battery-electric van to be mass-produced from July onwards

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MAN, a member of the Volkswagen Group, is now selling a battery-electric van, the MAN eTGE. Around 70% of light commercial vehicles used in urban areas travel fewer than 100 kilometers per day on average. A 40 kW charging station fills a battery up to 80% in 45 minutes. The average speed reached during this is low.

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New BMW Brilliance engine plant with light metal foundry in China; high-voltage battery production to come

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BMW Brilliance Automotive (BBA) opened a new engine plant with a light metal foundry in Shenyang today. In addition to combustion engines, the new engine plant will also produce high-voltage batteries for future Plug-in Hybrid models. Light metal foundry.

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Volta Trucks secures European Whole Vehicle Type Approval for the all-electric Volta Zero

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The vehicle underwent multiple systems and individual component testing on areas such as braking, steering, lighting and glazing, along with the vehicle safety systems. Customer’s own series production Volta Zeros are due to start rolling off the line of the company’s contract manufacturing facility in Steyr, Austria, in early Q2 2023.

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BMW using ams data acquisition IC for battery management system in i3

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BMW is using the AS8510 , an integrated automotive data acquisition front-end integrated circuit (IC) from ams AG, a leading provider of high performance analog ICs and sensors, to provide extremely accurate battery voltage and current measurements in its i3 electric vehicles (EVs). Block diagram of the AS8510. Click to enlarge.

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