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Johnson Controls Power Solutions relaunches as Clarios

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Clarios, formerly Johnson Controls Power Solutions, launches as a new entity and world leader in advanced energy storage solutions. Clarios will build on decades of leadership in the circular economy where it designs, builds, recovers and recycles batteries to help create a more efficient and sustainable approach to energy storage.

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Mercedes-Benz to build first EQ electric vehicle in Bremen plant

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Mercedes-Benz will build the first production model of the new electric EQ product brand ( earlier post ) in Bremen by the end of this decade. The product brand EQ is an elementary part of the corporate strategy for future mobility bundled under the term CASE.

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EVI Launches New Medium-Duty Electric Truck, Allies with Freightliner Custom Chassis for Electric Walk-in Van, Selects Valence for Exclusive Battery Supplier

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EVI also has formed a strategic alliance with Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation to build a fully electric Walk-In Van, the WI EVI. The fully electric WI-EVI built upon the FCCC chassis will use the same drivetrain as the MD EVI.

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Mercedes-Benz unveils new EQC electric crossover SUV; series production in 2019

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Figures for power consumption are provisional and were determined by the German Technical Service corporation. The energy storage unit is surrounded by a stable frame that can absorb energy. A battery guard in the front area of the battery is able to prevent the energy storage unit from being pierced by foreign objects.

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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Eligible projects included those that replace, rehabilitate, lease, and purchase buses and related equipment as well as projects to purchase, rehabilitate, construct or lease bus-related facilities, such as buildings for bus storage and maintenance. Delaware Transit Corporation. Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation.

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ARPA-E announces $98M in funding for 40 OPEN projects; two opposed-piston engines projects receive $10M total

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AML’s contact-free current transfer would achieve 99% efficiency in DC electrical motors with 5-10 times the power and torque densities available in existing DC technologies. Georgia Tech Research Corporation. High Power Density Compact Drive Integrated Motor for Electric Transportation – $2,982,389.

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EADS demonstrating electric and hybrid aviation propulsion; innovative distributed propulsion series hybrid

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The partners hope to build a proof of concept in 3 years and have Certification CS23 in 10 years. EADS IW is developing the electrical and propulsion system together with partners such as ACS, which is building the all-composite structure, the mechanical systems and conducted the aerodynamic studies.

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