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Lightning eMotors, a provider of all-electric powertrains and medium-duty and specialty commercial electric fleet vehicles, announced the successful delivery and deployment of 10 all-electric cargo vans to Montreal, Canada-based Goodfood Market Corp. These units have a cooling capacity down to -15 ?C
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Wrightbus unveiled the new new single-deck GB Kite Hydroliner fuel-cell-powered bus and single-deck GB Kite Electroliner battery-powered bus last week at the Millbrook Proving Ground. The GB Kite Hydroliner is powered by a 70 kW or 100 kW Ballard FC Move fuel cell, paired with a 30 kWh or 45 kWh battery system.
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signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with KAMAZ for the development of electrified power solutions for a new product line of KAMAZ battery-powered vehicles. Cummins has made strategic moves to bolster our Electrified Power Business. Cummins Inc. —Tom Linebarger, Chairman and CEO, Cummins Inc.
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Developed as part of the Advanced Propulsion Center-funded CELEB (Cost Effective Low Entry Bus) project—in which Equipmake has led multiple international partners over the last three years—the objective of the program has been to deliver a cost-effective bus designed for the South American market.
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an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of battery-electric vehicles, will present a working concept truck of the W-15 electric pickup work truck with range extender for fleet usage at the ACT EXPO Conference May 1-4, 2017 in Long Beach, CA. The W-15 will have an expected 80-mile range from its Panasonic cell Li-ion battery pack.
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bringing the total annual sales of battery-powered vehicles to some 3.4 The PEV market will develop and grow, but not at the scale or pace previously anticipated by key proponents of the technology. reaching the 1 million goal soon after 2015, expecting one kind of market breakthrough or another. largest market for PEVs.
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is responsible for planning and construction of the battery storage facility and for developing and testing marketing strategies for future products for the energy market. The Institute of Power Systems and Power Economics at RWTH Aachen University (IAEW) will provide research support for the project.
Our collaboration in this market is an important milestone for both companies as we work to accelerate the shift to a carbon-free economy. —Amy Davis, Vice President and President of New Power at Cummins. Hydrogen fuel cells are a promising solution for the demanding requirements of heavy-duty trucking.
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Rheinmetall will be equipping the new 900-volt generation of electrically powered vehicles with a new type of contactor. Rheinmetall won the order in the face of stiff competition from Asia, establishing itself as a global market leader for contactors for this future voltage class.
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