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Smith Electric Vehicles Delivers First Battery-Electric Truck into Ireland

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The 10-tonne truck is the largest pure electric vehicle on the road in Ireland. Designed for city and town center use, the Smith Newton is powered by an 80 kWh Li-ion battery pack and a 120 kW electric motor. This provides a top speed of 50 mph (80 km/h) and a range of 100 miles (160 km) on one battery charge.

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UPS putting eBike into package delivery service in Ft. Lauderdale

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The eBike is equipped with battery-powered electric motors that makes it possible to cover longer distances than traditional bikes, carry substantial loads and navigate hills and other terrain. Maximum energy efficiency is achieved when combining battery power and human power simultaneously.

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UPS cargo eBike pilot in Seattle

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The UPS cargo eBike is equipped with a battery-powered electric motor that can travel longer distances than traditional bikes, carry substantial loads and navigate hills and other terrain. The modular, detachable boxes on the trailer can hold up to 400 lbs and have a 95 cubic foot capacity.

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UPS launches delivery eBike in Pittsburgh

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The eBike is equipped with battery-powered electric motors that makes it possible to cover longer distances than traditional bikes, carry substantial loads and navigate hills and other terrain. Maximum energy efficiency is achieved when combining battery power and human power simultaneously.

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Volkswagen nearly doubles deliveries of all-electric vehicles in 2021 to 263K; all electrified vehicle sales at 369K

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The proportion of purely battery-powered electric vehicles (BEVs) and hybrid vehicles nearly doubled to 7.5% 4 topped the BEV charts in Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Ireland. of total deliveries (2020: 4%). In Europe, these vehicles now account for 19.3% of Volkswagen’s deliveries (2020: 12.6%). In Europe, the ID.4

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Smith Electric Vehicles US Makes $105M Offer to Buy SEV Division from Tanfield

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In an equity research note from WH Ireland, analyst Keith Ashworth-Lord notes that: Whilst DD [due diligence] is always a potential hazard, it seems to us that the highest hurdle here is getting the funding in place. SEVUS currently produces the Newton battery powered truck in the US. Paying £37m for a business that lost £1.9m

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Wind-to-Hydrogen Tech Goes to Sea

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Most of the activity is in Europe , where there are at least 10 major offshore wind and hydrogen projects , including demonstration systems being built or planned in the North Sea, the Atlantic, and off the coast of Ireland. Airplanes, for example, won’t be able to fly long distances on battery power.

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