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JULY 17, 2019

to deploy a pure-electric Class 8 truck. Orange EV trucks cost less in fuel, maintenance, and other diesel-related costs, and when operated in California, can generate a significant additional income stream. By operating yard trucks with a cleaner power source (i.e.,

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FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Rio Tinto approved a $98-million investment in a new solar plant at the new Koodaideri mine in the Pilbara, Australia, as well as a lithium-ion battery energy storage system to help power its entire Pilbara power network. billion Koodaideri mine was approved in November last year with construction commencing earlier this year.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2022

LiquidPiston announced a $9-million award from the US Army to design, build and demonstrate an advanced, heavy-fueled combustion engine that uses up to 30% less fuel than comparable gasoline-powered engines in the same power class and reduces size and weight by up to 10x over diesel engines with comparable power output.

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AUGUST 14, 2021

They are newer to the road, so it was hard to know, for instance, their historic needs for maintenance over their operational life. The study finds, for example, that battery electric vehicles have maintenance costs 40% lower than ICE vehicles. Our analysis helped fill those data gaps.

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APRIL 6, 2022

With more than 800 vehicles on the road today, Proterra battery systems have been proven over 25 million service miles driven and selected by world-class commercial vehicle manufacturers to electrify delivery vehicles, construction equipment, school buses, coach buses, and more. Proterra 40' ZX5 Max.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Lightning Energy’s lineup of chargers includes a full range of charging technology, up to the highest powers available on the market today. ABB partners with vehicle OEMs, charging networks, fleet operators, and power utilities to accelerate deployment of EVs across all modes of transportation.

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JANUARY 11, 2011

Daimler staged the debut of the diesel-powered all-wheel-drive 2012MY S350 BlueTEC 4MATIC at the 2011 North American International Auto Show— the return of the diesel-powered S-Class sedan to the US market. Powered by a 3.0-liter The tank is replenished at the regular maintenance intervals every 10,000 miles.

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JUNE 26, 2020

a developer of electrified powertrain solutions for Class 8 commercial vehicles, launched its Hypertruck Electric Range Extender (ERX), a long-haul, natural-gas series-hybrid electric powertrain. The truck is the only electric Class 8 vehicle that can achieve a net-negative greenhouse gas emissions footprint using renewable natural gas (RNG).

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AUGUST 24, 2022

Under the collaboration, Cummins will utilize its suite of advanced software features to integrate its powertrain solution to enable Drive-by-wire (DbW) for Gatik’s industry-first medium-duty (class 6) Isuzu FTR fleet with the Cummins B6.7

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AUGUST 23, 2018

Lightning Systems, a developer of electric powertrains for commercial fleets, introduced a new all-electric Low Cab Forward model for commercial and government fleets in the Class 6 segment. The powertrain is available on new Class 6 trucks as well as for repowers of vehicles currently in fleets.

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APRIL 29, 2014

The MY14 B-Class Electric Drive. The Mercedes-Benz MY14 B-Class Electric Drive ( earlier post )—the first electric offering for the brand in the United States—is priced at $41,450, excluding $925 destination and delivery. Since the launch of the first B-Class version in 2005, Mercedes-Benz sold more than 1 million units.

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AUGUST 3, 2023

Zeem’s Los Angeles charging depot, located within a mile of LAX, provides on-site charging, parking, security, scheduled maintenance, and cleaning for EV fleets including cars, vans, buses, and trucks (Class 1 through 8) at a lower cost than owning and operating a gas or diesel fleet.

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AUGUST 15, 2019

ZeroAvia prototype shown powering a 6-seat Piper M-Class aircraft, already in flight tests from February 2019. The company is already flight-testing its powertrain prototype in a Piper M-Class airframe. These tests confirm the company’s fuel economy and maximum power delivery targets.

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MAY 19, 2021

With advanced monitoring systems and innovative telematics in every unit, the E- ACTT terminal tractor provides cost savings for both predictive and preventive maintenance. Autocar’s telematics allows each tractor to predict when maintenance is needed, allowing the fleet owner to reduce or eliminate downtime and generate cost savings.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

ZeroAvia recently completed the first hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered flight of a commercial-grade aircraft. The flight took place at the company’s R&D facility in Cranfield, England, with the Piper M-class six-seat plane completing taxi, takeoff, a full pattern circuit, and landing.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Ballard Power Systems and MAHLE Group, a Tier 1 automotive supplier, are progressing the development of a new fuel cell system concept for long-haul trucks, with MAHLE taking delivery of a 120kW module at the company’s hydrogen test center in Stuttgart, Germany. Fuel efficiency is also key for a manageable heat rejection system.

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JUNE 23, 2021

At nine megawatts of power, the project is also one of the largest fleet charging installations in North America. This announcement brings the County’s total to 75 electric transit buses from Proterra, one of the largest fleets of 40-foot electric transit buses in the United States.

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JUNE 22, 2023

The hydrogen-electric CRJ aircraft would be equipped with two ZeroAvia regional jet engines (derivatives of the ZA2000 engine class) to match the existing performance. The assumptions based on the phase 1 study included HTPEM fuel cell system specific power of 2.4 ZeroAvia has already demonstrated 2.5

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AUGUST 29, 2022

Hyliion, a developer of electrified powertrain solutions for Class 8 commercial vehicles ( earlier post ), has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a new fuel-agnostic generator (KARNO) from GE Additive for its range-extended series-hybrid powertrain.

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JANUARY 22, 2013

GE Transportation Class 70 PowerHaul locomotive. Recent testing commissioned by GE Transportation and overseen by Ricardo found that GE’s Class 70 PowerHaul diesel-electric freight locomotive would save 18% of fuel in comparison with the Class 66 currently representing the majority of the UK’s locomotive fleet. Click to enlarge.

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DECEMBER 8, 2014

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has successfully completed verification tests on its VP-X turbine generator for thermal power plants—the first generator in the 900-MVA class to use indirect hydrogen cooling for stator conductors. Until now, all large-capacity turbine generators in the 900 MVA class have relied on water-cooling.

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DECEMBER 17, 2022

MAN Energy Solutions has won a fourth order to supply engines to Chinese shipbuilder, COSCO Heavy Industries, in Qidong for the construction of a second F-Class installation vessel used for the installation of offshore wind turbines and foundations. The previous three orders were for engines for two X-class and another F-class vessel.

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OCTOBER 25, 2021

MARBL expects Wodgina, which was placed on care and maintenance in November 2019 because of the then weak global market conditions ( earlier post ), to be restarted to produce spodumene concentrate during the third quarter of 2022. Wodgina, 120 km south of Port Hedland has installed processing capacity of 750,000 tpa of spodumene concentrate.

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JULY 14, 2020

Hiringa Energy and TR Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to offer heavy fuel cell electric trucks for the New Zealand market powered by Hiringa’s nation-wide hydrogen refueling network, and TR’s heavy fleet lease, rental, and maintenance management expertise. The first vehicles are expected to be available in 2021.

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JUNE 28, 2020

As a result, GM Defense can deliver an ISV with world class manufacturing efficiencies, ease of maintenance and a well-established global supply chain. All ISV models will be equipped with an occupant and cargo superstructure powered by a 186-horsepower, 2.8L Duramax turbo-diesel engine, and six-speed automatic transmission.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Freight operator Dependable Highway Express (DHE) has received two Volvo VNR Electric trucks—the first battery-electric Class 8 trucks to join DHE’s fleet. DHE will begin operating the two Volvo VNR Electric trucks out of its facility in Ontario, California, which manages a fleet of 40 Class 8 trucks.

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MAY 26, 2022

Proterra’s electric transit buses are equipped with the company’s Proterra Powered battery technology systems that have been chosen by world-class commercial vehicle manufacturers to electrify heavy-duty vehicles and equipment.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

a provider of dual fuel systems for Class 8 trucks, introduced version 2.0 In dual fuel operation, the trucks maintain full torque and power with no loss of fuel economy, according to the company. make the system more reliable, durable and lighter, while also decreasing installation time, emissions and maintenance expenses.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

DAMEN Naval and Rolls-Royce business unit Power Systems have signed a contract to deliver 16 mtu diesel generator sets, for the four new F126 Frigates for the German Navy. Rolls-Royce's scope of delivery for the F126 frigates now encompasses both power and automation solutions.

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MARCH 28, 2016

is offering the ultracapacitor-based uSTART engine starting system for Class 3-6 trucks as a drop-in replacement product that needs no special wiring. This reliability in starting is displayed by increased reliability of the starter, as the starter will see a consistent delivery of power. Ioxus, Inc.

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OCTOBER 10, 2013

AMP Americas signed a deal with Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) and Select Milk Producers, both national dairy cooperatives, to convert a portion of their diesel needs to CNG by working with haulers to convert their fleets to CNG-powered trucks. million miles per year, servicing routes throughout Texas.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Alice is powered by two magni650 electric propulsion units (EPUs) from magniX , the only flight-proven electric propulsion systems at this scale. The magni650 EPU is a 850 SHP / 640 kW / 3,000 N·m – class EPU. The EPU is designed to provide the required torque and power turning at low RPMs, the same speed as the propeller.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

A performance evaluation of Class 8 hybrid electric tractor trailers (Kenworth T370 hybrid tractors) compared with similar conventional vehicles (Freightliner M2106 standard diesel tractors) by the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) found that hybrid tractors demonstrated 13.7% Source: NREL.

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OCTOBER 24, 2022

Between the 15 ah Samsung cells and the premium Schwalbe Super Moto-X tires, there are a lot of name-brand components to catch your eye with this Class 3 e-bike. The Ride1Up 700 series is billed as an all-around city and commuting bike, and it’s one of the more affordable Class 3 e-bikes. See also: Electric bicycle buyers guide.

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MAY 13, 2020

The UX 300e is powered by a newly developed 54.3 Heating elements under each battery module minimise the impact of cold weather on the driving range, ensuring full power is available from the start. Earlier post.) The UX 300e will be introduced to selected markets in Europe by the end of the year.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

the owner of IVECO and FPT Industrial, intends to enter into a strategic and exclusive heavy-duty truck partnership with Nikola Corporation to accelerate industry transformation towards emission neutrality of Class 8 heavy-duty trucks in North America and Europe through the adoption of fuel-cell technology. CNH Industrial N.V.,

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OCTOBER 4, 2021

Gatik has established the first autonomous middle mile logistics network in North America and is rapidly expanding its fleet of Class 3-6 autonomous box trucks for customers in multiple markets, including Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and Ontario.

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