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APRIL 14, 2022

The Mercedes-Benz Vision EQXX concept completed a 626-mile trip on a single charge, the automaker announced Wednesday in a press release. kwh per 62 miles over the trip from Sindelfingen, Germany, to Cassis, France, on the Côte d'Azur, according to Mercedes. At the end of the trip, the battery.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2021

an aerospace startup building a next-generation electric Short Takeoff and Landing (eSTOL) aircraft, and Pipistrel, a world-leading small aircraft designer and manufacturer, announced a partnership through which Pipistrel will supply motors, motor controllers, and batteries for Airflow’s proof-of-concept aircraft. Airflow.aero, Inc.,

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NOVEMBER 2, 2021

For SuperTruck 3, the DOE will fund five heavy-duty vehicle manufacturers with a combined $127 million to pioneer electrified medium- and heavy-duty trucks and freight system concepts to achieve higher efficiency and zero emissions. Award amount: $32,971,041). A megawatt charging station will be developed and demonstrated.

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MARCH 6, 2019

Mercedes-Benz unveiled the first purely battery-electric people mover in the premium segment at the Geneva Motor Show. Mercedes-Benz Vans plans to release a series-production vehicle on the basis of the Concept EQV, to be presented to the public at this year’s Frankfurt Autoshow.

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OCTOBER 31, 2021

Boundary Layer Technologies, a California-based marine technology startup, revealed its concept design for a fully electric hydrofoiling ferry: ELECTRA. Compared to fossil fuel alternatives, ELECTRA’s battery-electric propulsion significantly reduces cabin noise by up to 20dB compared to conventional ferries.

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DECEMBER 15, 2021

Proterra has committed to a minimum investment of at least $76 million, with additional investments planned over the next several years, and expects to create more than 200 new jobs over the next several years at the 327,000 square foot battery system production plant. Rendering of factory concept.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Hyundai’s N Vision 74 hydrogen fuel cell hybrid concept ( earlier post ) made its US debut at Automobility LA. This concept reveals the Hyundai N sub-brand electrification vision, demonstrating its commitment to zero-emissions technologies. The battery retains an 800V high-speed charging architecture. 373+ miles.

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APRIL 25, 2018

The BMW Concept iX3— presented for the first time at the Auto China 2018 show in Beijing—offers a look ahead to the expansion of the model line-up in this area. Plus, the fifth-generation electric drive system also includes new and more powerful batteries. Flexible architecture.

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MARCH 31, 2021

Mercedes-AMG laid out its new electrified drive strategy , which is based on two pillars: Performance hybrids with a completely independent drive concept under the technology label E PERFORMANCE. Battery-electric AMG derivatives based on the new Mercedes Electric Vehicle Architecture (EVA) for luxury and premium-class vehicles.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Fifty years after the original COPO Camaro special order performance models were introduced, Chevrolet’s eCOPO Camaro Concept is demonstrating an electrified vision for drag racing. Chevrolet estimates quarter-mile times in the 9-second range. Testing is ongoing. —Russ O’Blenes.

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MARCH 4, 2020

BMW unveiled the BMW Concept i4 EV using a livestream instead of the planned Geneva venue. The BMW Concept i4 represents a look ahead to the BMW i4, slated to enter production in 2021. The electric four-door BMW Gran Coupé offers an electric range of up to 600 kilometers (373 miles), based on the new WLTP test cycle.

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JANUARY 27, 2023

As the fourth model in the series, the Audi activesphere concept marks the culmination of sphere concept vehicles, following on from the Audi skysphere roadster in 2021, and both the Audi grandsphere sedan, and the Audi urbansphere space concept in April 2022. The Sportback rear of the 4.98

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JANUARY 24, 2022

Lightning eMotors has been named as the powertrain provider for an all-electric motorhome concept—the e-RV—under development by Winnebago Industries’ Advanced Technology Group (ATG). The concept version of the Winnebago Industries e-RV is the first all-electric motorhome designed by a major RV manufacturer.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

At the International Motor Show IAA MOBILITY 2021 in Munich, Volkswagen is presenting the ID.LIFE, a compact crossover electric concept car previewing a new ID. The concept car combines sustainability and digitalization with extremely flexible usage: the ID. The concept car provides a preview of an ID.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Nikola Corporation announced the product launch of the Nikola Badger electric pickup truck with an estimated range of 600 miles. The advanced electric pickup will feature a hydrogen fuel-cell and battery powertrain. Nikola Badger estimated specifications: 600 miles on blended FCEV / BEV. 300 miles on BEV alone.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Kia Corporation has revealed the Kia Concept EV9 at the AutoMobility LA. Like the recently introduced EV6 ( earlier post ), the Concept EV9 is a dedicated EV developed and optimized on the company’s advanced Electric Global Modular Platform (E-GMP). The all-electric SUV delivers driving range of up to 300 miles.

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JULY 27, 2021

The BMW Group has presented a number of innovative micromobility solutions to the public in the past, including the BMW Motorrad X2City, the Personal Mover Concept and the BMW Vision E³ Way elevated road concept. One final very important feature for city use is the battery pack, which can be removed and charged at home.

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OCTOBER 18, 2022

The Jeep Brand revealed the all-new Jeep Avenger, the brand’s first battery electric vehicle (BEV), at the 2022 Paris Motor Show. Jeep also unveiled the Avenger 4x4 Concept, which amps up the off-road capabilities of the Avenger. Avenger 4x4 Concept. The new Avenger is only 4,08 m long—16 cm shorter than the Renegade.

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JANUARY 8, 2020

These fleet truck concepts are powered by Panasonic’s proprietary software and cloud services platform OneConnect and represent a more accessible and a more agile fleet approach conceived to keep business flowing in tight or last mile spaces.

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APRIL 2, 2020

At the 2019 Tokyo Motor Show in October, MFTBC unveiled the Vision F-CELL, a light-duty fuel-cell concept truck. The Vision F-CELL delivers 135 kW of motor power, supplied by a 75 kW fuel cell and a 135 kW high-voltage battery. The modular high-voltage battery provides from 13.8 The eCanter, which has a GVW of 7.5

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

BMW has released the new 2019 i3 and i3s electric vehicles with 120 Ah batteries. Since launch in 2014, the battery capacity and range of the i3 has grown from the original 60Ah / 81 miles to 94Ah / 115 miles in 2017 and now 120Ah for 2019. The exterior dimensions of the battery pack remain unchanged.

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APRIL 19, 2021

Audi and its Chinese partner companies FAW and SAIC are showing four world premieres: the brand-new Audi A6 e-tron concept vehicle and the all-round updated Audi Q5L, in addition to the Audi A7L and an SUV study, still kept beneath a cover, named Audi concept Shanghai. A6 e-tron concept.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

The CUPRA Tavascan Electric Concept—the first road CUPRA to use a 100% electric powertrain—will make its world debut at this year’s IAA Frankfurt International Motor Show. Based on Volkswagen Group’s MEB platform, the electric vehicle is equipped with a 77kWh battery pack for an all-electric range of up to 450km (280 miles).

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DECEMBER 19, 2019

The battery-electric BMW iX3, the production of which will commence in 2020, will offer a range of more than 440 km (273 miles) (WLTP) with a net-battery size of 74 kWh. Both the drive system and the high-voltage battery unit featuring pioneering battery cell technology have been completely redeveloped.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2018

VIZZION concept at the Geneva International Motor Show next month. VIZZION concept car is the fourth member of the Volkswagen I.D. BUZZ ( earlier post )—the Volkswagen brand is now showing a concept of an autonomously driving automobile. Volkswagen will unveil the electric, autonomous I.D. The new I.D. earlier post ), I.D.

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OCTOBER 1, 2012

The front-wheel drive traction motor (blue) and in-floor 5 kWh battery pack (green) are always present. The car can change between a rear engine-pack (red) and a larger battery-pack (green) to enable hybrid or full EV operation. For clean daily operation, hyMod is exclusively a battery-electric car. Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 28, 2022

AERO concept electric sedan in China as a foretaste of the brand’s first global fully-electric sedan. The concept vehicle is almost five meters long and was designed based on aerodynamic principles. AERO Li-ion battery has a net energy content of 77 kWh. AERO achieves ranges of up to 620 kilometers (WLTP) (385 miles).

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JULY 8, 2020

Audi presented the Q4 e-tron concept at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show as a preview of the first compact electric SUV from Audi. Audi Q4 e-tron concept / Audi Q4 Sportback e-tron concept. Two electric motors mobilize 225 kW of system output in the Q4 and Q4 Sportback e-tron concept. Earlier post.) meters (9.1

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FEBRUARY 4, 2020

An interagency collaboration between the US Department of Energy (DOE) and the Department of Defense (DoD) will support an opportunity to address disaster mitigation through the use of an advanced fuel truck technology concept known as H2Rescue. Earlier post.). This vehicle is to be a Class 5 or Class 6 truck, heavy-duty vocational vehicle.

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JANUARY 10, 2019

As part of $14 million in continuation grants, the California Energy Commission is awarding $450,000 in additional funding to Sepion Technologies , an Emeryville-based company developing battery membrane materials capable of supporting batteries that can power electric vehicles for 400 miles.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Researchers at classification society DNV GL have developed “ReVolt”, an autonomous, fully battery-powered and efficient vessel. Instead of using diesel fuel, “ReVolt” is powered by a 3,000 kWh battery. The vessel has a range of 100 nautical miles, before the battery needs to be charged.

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MAY 14, 2019

Following the reveal of the Ami One Concept as a vision for urban electric mobility, Citroën is presenting the 19_19 Concept, expressing Citroën’s vision of ultra-comfort and extended mobility to escape from the cities. The 19_19 Concept will be revealed as a World Premiere at VivaTech in Paris on 16 May 2019.

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JANUARY 13, 2021

General Motors has launched a new business, BrightDrop , which will offer an ecosystem of electric first-to-last-mile products, software and services to empower delivery and logistics companies to move goods more efficiently. Peak charge rate of up to 170 miles of EV range per hour via 120kW DC fast charging. Future concepts.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2021

StoreDot, the developer of extreme fast charging (XFC) battery technology for electric vehicles, has become the first company to manufacture silicon-dominant anode XFC cell technologies, ready for electric vehicles, on a production line. —Dr Doron Myersdorf, StoreDot CEO.

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APRIL 17, 2019

Genesis revealed the Mint Concept ahead of the opening of the 2019 New York International Auto Show. The Mint Concept is a battery-electric luxury car for the city, with a new vehicle typology featuring organic design and an innovative interior user experience. The overall motif skews to the sportier side of Athletic Elegance.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

Mercedes-Benz will present a battery-powered electric concept variant of the B-Class at the Paris Motor Show, reportedly developed in partnership with Tesla Motors. The battery can be charged at any standard domestic 230 V power outlet or alternatively—with rapid charging function—at a 400 V high-voltage terminal.

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APRIL 16, 2024

Will all-solid-state batteries be a “game-changer for EVs?” The automaker is accelerating all-solid-state EV battery development, hoping to make its electric models more competitive. Nissan preps for all-solid-state EV battery development This week, Nissan showed off its all-solid-state battery pilot line at its Yokohama Plant.

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