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Three fire trucks with Volvo Penta electric drivelines heading to Berlin, Amsterdam and Dubai to begin customer testing

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Volvo Penta has developed an electric driveline for leading fire service vehicle manufacturer Rosenbauer’s pioneering fire truck, named “Revolutionary Technology” (RT). A two-speed gearbox ensures that the full torque is available even when starting off on hills, and that there is enough traction for steep gradients.

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Nissan to begin production of Pathfinder hybrid in Russia; importance of Russian market

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Nissan’s all-new fourth-generation Pathfinder—which will be built in Russia—will be available with a standard 3.5L For the hybrid version, Pathfinder’s standard 3.5-liter The new C-segment sedan will be available with a 1.6L The Pathfinder made its debut alongside the new Russian-built Sentra sedan.

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Jaguar provides some details on its concept hybrid C-X16 to be introduced at Frankfurt

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to allow the C-X16 to perform as a zero-emissions electric vehicle at speeds of up to 50 mph on low throttle openings. Because of the lag-free nature of an electric motor, this power is instantaneously available. Integrated into the eight-speed ZF gearbox is a motor generator which draws power from a 300V, 1.6

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BMW shows future drive technoliges; 2 Series PHEV prototype, direct water injection in 3-cyl. engine, and fuel cell eDrive

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The BMW eDrive technology initially developed for BMW i cars offers an extraordinary degree of freedom that allows it to be used across a broad range of vehicle concepts and segments. There is a choice of three settings: Auto eDrive: this hybrid mode is activated as the default setting in Comfort mode every time the vehicle is started.

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