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Incat Tasmania selects Wärtsilä solutions for battery-electric lightweight Ro-Pax ferry

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The order with Wärtsilä was booked in July 2023. The battery modules and energy storage system package is four times larger than on any electric/hybrid ship currently operating. It will also be the world’s first electric, lightweight catamaran. The vessel will operate between Argentina and Uruguay.

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Wärtsilä designing first hybrid propulsion system for fish farming ship

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The order was recorded in Wärtsilä’s order book in the fourth quarter of 2016. This is the first processing and transportation vessel for the fish farming industry to utilize this hybrid solution. The main features of the Wärtsilä 31 engine are its exceptionally low fuel consumption and minimal maintenance requirements.

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Wärtsilä providing HY hybrid modules for Swedish port tug; first vessel operating with Wärtsilä HY solution

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The technology group Wärtsilä will supply two Wärtsilä HY 2 hybrid power modules for a new escort tug being built for the Swedish port of Luleå located on the Gulf of Bothnia in the northern end of the Baltic Sea. The vessel is being built at GONDAN Shipbuilders, in Asturias, Spain, and the order with Wärtsilä was booked in December 2017.

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GS Yuasa books $30M in extraordinary losses for faulty batteries in Mitsubishi PEVs

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s recall of defective batteries used in its plug-in hybrids and electric cars (PEVs). Replacement and maintenance demand for the aircraft batteries is expected to get into full swing in fiscal 2016 and beyond. The Nikkei reported that GS Yuasa Corp. Earlier post.).

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2016 Prius c hybrid gets big safety boost with Safety Sense-C system

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Toyota gave its Prius c—the smallest of the brand’s eight hybrid models—a major styling and interior upgrade for 2015; for 2016 the big enhancement is the available Toyota Safety Sense C (TSS-C), which equips the car with an array of driver-assist technologies: Pre-Collision System, Lane Departure Assist, and Automatic High Beams.

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Road Test: 2021 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Limited

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Now in its second year, the 2021 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid sets the bar high for five-passenger sedans. Hyundai can rightly claim the Sonata Hyundai Hybrid looks like no other sedan, highlighted by a distinctive LED headlight design, which is edged by a very unique and compelling daylight running light strip. Exterior Statement.

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Tesla is the most preferable brand for prospective EV buyers

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According to Kelley Blue Book , 25% of new car buyers considered an EV in January, February, and March 2022. Additionally, the 2022 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid was a market leader among hybrid shoppers. The fact that EV maintenance is more economical in general has proven to be an additional motivator. According to the U.S.