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Mercedes-Benz eActros electric trucks moving to Rotterdam and The Hague

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After about a year of intensive practical use by ten customers in Germany and Switzerland, eight of the purely battery-powered Mercedes-Benz eActros trucks are now successively going to new customers in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. Lithium-ion batteries with 240 kWh supply the energy for the eActros.

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Tesla celebrates 10,000 Superchargers in Europe

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EV chargers are necessary for the world to transition from fossil-fuel vehicles to all-electric battery-powered cars. The Non-Tesla Supercharger Pilot program is available in select EU countries. Tesla has more than 35,000 Superchargers worldwide, offering a recharge of up to 200 miles for around 15 minutes.

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Toyota Motor Europe to supply fuel cell modules for train project as member of FCH2RAIL consortium

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On the remaining sections of the lines, diesel-powered trains are used. The EU project FCH2RAIL (Fuel Cell Hybrid Power Pack for Rail Applications) consortium—with partners from Belgium, Germany, Spain and Portugal—is developing and testing a new zero-emission train prototype.

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AR?V eBikes from GM are available for preorder; two models on BikeExchange.com

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V eBikes are launching first in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands, due to the popularity of lithium-ion battery-powered eBikes in those markets. Preorders are now available via [link]. In Belgium and the Netherlands, the AR?V V was selected as part of a global crowdsourcing campaign announced in November 2018.

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

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Volkswagen , Nissan , and Hyundai have moved to produce the kinds of cars that can use such bidirectional chargers—alongside similar vehicle-to- home technology , whereby your car can power your house, say, during a blackout, as promoted by Ford with its new F-150 Lightning. Kempton and Letendre’s. Patrick van Katwijk/Getty Images.

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Kia EV9 and Volvo EX30: Are they 2024’s most important EVs?

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kilowatt-hour battery powering a single 160-kilowatt (215-horsepower) motor. kWh battery option for the Light Long Range may be more popular; it’s estimated to provide 304 miles of range in rear-wheel-drive form, using a slightly less powerful 148 kW (201 hp) motor. Priced at $56,395, the entry-level EV9 Light has a 76.1-kilowatt-hour

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Kia EV9 and Volvo EX30: Are they 2024’s most important EVs? – Charged EVs

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kilowatt-hour battery powering a single 160-kilowatt (215-horsepower) motor. kWh battery option for the Light Long Range may be more popular; it’s estimated to provide 304 miles of range in rear-wheel-drive form, using a slightly less powerful 148 kW (201 hp) motor. Priced at $56,395, the entry-level EV9 Light has a 76.1-kilowatt-hour

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