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Porsche commissions MAN electric eTruck for green logistics at Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen

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The electric 32-tonne truck will soon enhance the commercial vehicle fleet that Porsche uses for its production logistics in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen. The battery-powered eTruck is a MAN eTGM 18.360 4x2 LL. Both Porsche and MAN are members of the Volkswagen Group. The 360 figure represents the horsepower of the 265 kW eTruck.

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Wegmans’ Warehouse Operations Launches 50 Fuel-Cell Powered Pallet Trucks

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Wegmans, a supermarket chain leader, has launched a fleet of 50 hydrogen fuel cell-powered pallet trucks fitted with Plug Power’s GenDrive hydrogen fuel cell power units and fueled using Air Products’ hydrogen and hydrogen fueling station technology at its Pottsville, Pa. Dave Allar, Wegmans’ RSC maintenance manager.

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3 EV Charging Station Business Models for 2023

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In 2022, the proportion of global car buyers who planned to purchase a fully battery-powered or hybrid EV passed 50% for the first time. Commercial real estate owners and landlords who lease space to other businesses, including retail stores and office space. Retail store owners. is expected to grow from 2.4

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

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The concept behind V2G had gained traction in the late 1990s after California’s landmark zero-emission-vehicle (ZEV) mandate went into effect and compelled automakers to commercialize electric cars. Electricity is a commodity that is bought and sold, and yet unlike most other commodities, it cannot easily be stored.

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More details about California’s proposal requiring bidirectional charging capabilities for all EVs

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What’s more, bidirectional charging is no hypothetical future technology—it’s here now, and it’s being used around the world in pilot projects and a few commercial-scale programs. In just a few years, every new EV, on both the consumer and commercial sides, is likely to be bi. Charged : Does SB 233 address commercial vehicles?

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NETZSCH and NREL collaborate to commercialize NREL isothermal calorimeter technology for large format Li-ion batteries

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Regulating the operating temperature of a battery pack is essential because it affects performance (power and capacity), charge acceptance (during regenerative braking), lifespan, safety, and vehicle operating and maintenance expenses. Isothermal Cell Calorimeter. Accuracy is better than 3%.

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Fly the Hybrid Skies

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Commercial aviation is the connective tissue of the modern world. Just before the global pandemic, on an average day 12 million people flew on some 100,000 commercial flights, according to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). The work comes as the commercial aviation industry reaches a crossroads.

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