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ZF showcases mSTARS electric axle system for axle hybrids or fully electric vehicles

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The system offers vehicle manufacturers the opportunity to respond to a diverse range of market requirements using just one car platform variant. mSTARS provides our customers with a basis for a wide range of applications in multiple vehicle segments. Holger Klein, head of ZF’s Car Chassis Technology Division.

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Mercedes-Benz Trucks presents the eActros LongHaul for long-distance transport at IAA Transportation

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This will offer customers numerous other possible use cases in fully electric transport. This includes the installation of all electrical components and putting the vehicle into operation at the end of the line. Electrified trailers can significantly increase the range of electric trucks.

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BYD is launching its next-gen Blade EV battery soon with more range and even lower cost

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The battery will promote more range at an even lower cost. Will the new battery be BYD’s X-factor in its “liberation battle” over gas-powered vehicles? BYD to launch new Blade EV battery in 2024 FinDreams, BYD’s battery unit, launched the first-generation Blade battery in 2020, revolutionizing the industry.

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General Motors to produce zero-emission commercial vehicles

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General Motors signed a joint development agreement with Autocar Industries, LLC, to produce zero-emission commercial vehicles. The new commercial vehicle will use GM’s HYDROTEC power cubes. Fuel cells combine hydrogen and oxygen and generate electricity through an electrochemical reaction.

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Mercedes-Benz announces all-electric strategy from 2025 onward

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Mercedes-Benz is going all-electric starting in 2025, with plans to launch three electric-only architectures that year and install over 200 Gigawatt hours of battery cell capacity across eight factories. However, any newly launched architectures will be electric-only starting in 2025, the company said. kWh battery.

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Volvo teams with Starbucks to install EV charging network at U.S. locations

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The charging locations will be separated by about 100 miles, a perfect distance for even the lowest-range EVs on the market. Expanding charging network infrastructure to retail locations, especially quick stops like a coffee shop, help EV drivers obtain even a few additional miles of range. Starbucks Static Map (Credit: Volvo).

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Volvo Ending Sedan/Wagon Sales in UK, Could North America Be Next?

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While the Cross Country variants of the wagons had already been scrubbed, standard variants seem to be following them into the abyss — following the current industry trend of chasing margins, rather than offering a diverse array of automobiles catering to a broader clientele. But its current sales figures don’t fully support this.