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BMW unveils new 7 Series; battery-electric i7

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The extremely slim high-voltage battery with a cell height of just 4.3-inches The high-voltage battery is heated using a dedicated 5.5 On the open road, meanwhile, the coasting function can take over, allowing the car to “freewheel” with no drive power whenever the driver eases off the accelerator. kWh of usable energy.

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Ford recalling certain 2021-2022 Mustang Mach-E vehicles; high voltage battery main contactors may overheat

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Ford is recalling certain 2021-2022 Mustang Mach-E vehicles because the high voltage battery main contactors may overheat, causing the vehicle to lose drive power. In the defective vehicles, DC fast charging and repeated wide-open pedal events can cause the high voltage battery main contactors to overheat.

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AKASOL to supply battery systems for Alstom’s hydrogen trains

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AKASOL will supply battery systems for more than 40 Coradia iLint hydrogen trains ( earlier post ), which have been ordered from Alstom by the Lower Saxony Transit Authority and the Rhine/Main Regional Transport Association. Based in Darmstadt, AKASOL has been engaged in the development of train batteries for more than ten years.

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Mitsubishi Fuso to begin series production of fuel-cell trucks by late 2020s; concept eCanter F-CELL

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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 —MFTBC CEO Hartmut Schick.

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

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With clear contours and an LED light strip in the front area, the vehicle provides a preview of the design language of the series-production vehicle. Three battery packs provide an installed total capacity of more than 600 kWh. The batteries used in the eActros LongHaul employ lithium-iron phosphate cell technology (LFP).

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2025 Ram 1500 Ramcharger: Charge It Up

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The Ramcharger uses two electric-drive modules (EDMs), one at each axle, to get power to the ground. A 92-kilowatt-hour battery and a 130-kilowatt generator combine to bring the juice. Or the EDMs can use generator power AND battery power for, uh, max power (apologies to Homer Simpson). Sound familiar?

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The Tesla of vans? Renault and Volvo create Flexis to revolutionise electric light commercial vehicles

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That explains why the first three vans will all benefit from an advanced 800-volt electrical architecture and will be capable of being of being DC fast charged at levels previously only reserved for the most expensive battery-powered passenger cars. The post The Tesla of vans?

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