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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. With an overall length of 130 meters, the ferry will be the largest ever vessel of its type. It will also be the world’s first electric, lightweight catamaran. The uniquely designed vessel will be fully battery powered, with e-motor driven Wärtsilä waterjets as the main propulsors.

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General Motors introduces omnichannel used car marketplace CarBravo

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Customers can receive guaranteed online offers, from the industry standard Black Book, to buy their vehicles even if they do not purchase a vehicle through CarBravo.

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Fluid Truck orders 40 additional electric trucks from Lightning eMotors; supporting IKEA last-mile delivery in NYC

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Users can book vehicles through the Fluid Truck website or their mobile application. These last-mile delivery vehicles feature Lightning Analytics, a cloud-based telematics system that provides predictive maintenance, route scoring, range analysis, driver behavior, and geofencing for maximum range and efficiency.

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Lightning Systems lowers prices of electric powertrains while adding and enhancing features

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Lightning currently has production capacity available this calendar year for some models and is already partially booked for 2021 production. Lightning Systems’ electric commercial vehicles are built on familiar industry-leading chassis such as the Ford Transit 350HD, Ford E-450, Ford F-550 and Chevrolet 6500XD.

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Tesla wins Kelley Blue Book’s 2023 5-year Cost to Own Award for premium EVs

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This includes everything from fuel to maintenance, insurance, and a car’s depreciation. With this in mind, Kelley Blue Book (KBB) named its 2023 model-year brand and category winners of its 5-Year Cost to Own Awards. Other notable electric vehicles also won spots in Kelley Blue Book’s awards.

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Lexus RZ 450e goes on sale in Germany with an all-around Kanzen package

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Lexus is opening the order books for Lexus RZ 450e In Germany. In addition to the maintenance, which is included for the entire leasing period, customers receive a. Customers will benefit from the all-around carefree "Kanzen" package, which makes it easy to get started with electric mobility.

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

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Replacement and maintenance demand for the aircraft batteries is expected to get into full swing in fiscal 2016 and beyond. Although GS Yuasa is also the supplier of the troubled Li-ion battery for the Boeing 787, there is no impact at this point on earnings, the company said.