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Battery-powered Mercedes-Benz eActros approved as truck-trailer combo with total weight of 40 tons

Green Car Congress

The Mercedes-Benz battery-electric eActros has now been approved as a truck-and-trailer combination with a total weight of 40 tons. The vehicle is already available to order for customers in this configuration. With four battery packs, the eActros 400 has a range of up to 400 kilometers.

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Myths, Misstatements, & Misinformation About Battery-Powered Transportation

CleanTechnica EVs

Yet counternarratives and pervasive questioning about the value, capacity, and reliability of battery-powered transportation are rampant today. We live in a time in which it's clear that transportation electrification is absolutely necessary if we are to mitigate the effects of climate pollution.

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ONE’s Dual Chemistry Gemini Battery Powers BMW iX 608 Miles on a Single Charge

Electric Cars Report

Our Next Energy (ONE), a Michigan-based energy storage technology company, announced its Gemini dual-chemistry battery achieved 608.1 The milestone was achieved using a WLTP test cycle, the European standard for determining the range of fully electric vehicles. miles (978.6 km) of range in a BMW iX on a single charge.

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Gogoro Batteries Power 90% of Taiwan’s Electric Scooters

CleanTechnica EVs

Best known for the compact battery-swap vending machines placed outside of convenience stores and take-out shops, Gogoro is leading the charge for electric scooter sales in Taiwan — but that’s not the biggest news.

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Mercedes-Benz xEV sales up 37% in Q1; 32% of those battery-electric

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Mercedes-Benz xEV sales (plug-in hybrids and battery electric vehicles) rose 37% ub Q1 2022 to 67,800 units of which 21,900 (+210%) units were battery-electric vehicles (BEV). Mercedes-Benz also saw deliveries of S-Class vehicles rise 67% during the quarter. Mercedes-EQ, EQS 580 4MATIC.

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Caterpillar And BHP Plan To Create Battery-Powered Mining Trucks

CleanTechnica EVs

Caterpillar and BHP are partnering up to develop battery-powered mining trucks to support customers’ climate-related goals. BHP, which is one of Caterpillar’s largest customers, announced the agreement with Caterpillar to develop zero-emission battery-powered large mining trucks.

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A Battery-Powered Air Compressor Saves The Day

CleanTechnica EVs

The other night, I found a great use-case for the battery-powered air compressor Fanttik sent me. You can find the full review here, but in short it’s a small air compressor (roughly the size of a soda bottle) that’s powered by a lithium battery pack.