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Cemex Germany strengthens EV fleet with iONTRON ready-mix trucks from Putzmeister

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It recovers its full battery capacity overnight at a DC charging station in the ready-mix concrete plant. Market segments include the construction industry, mining and tunneling, large industrial projects, power plants and sewage treatment plants, as well as waste incineration plants, all over the world.

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Masdar City installs rapid charger

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Masdar City, a low-carbon low-waste emerging development that aims to be one of the world’s most sustainable cities, has installed a rapid charging station in collaboration with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd (MHI). Previously, the EVs had to be charged for six hours continuously using standard electrical outlets.

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Mercedes-Benz Cars plants in Germany to be supplied with CO2-neutral energy from 2022

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The preparations for exclusively green electricity for a climate-friendly production in Europe are already well advanced. The production hall uses renewable energy and reduces water consumption and waste significantly. In Germany, all Mercedes-Benz plants will be supplied with CO 2 -neutral energy.

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British Airways Partnering With Solena on Renewable Jet Fuel Plant; F-T Biojet Use Targeted for 2014

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The plant will gasify waste biomass, and use a Fischer-Tropsch process to convert the resulting syngas to biojet fuel and bionaphtha. Bionaphtha is used as a blending component in gasoline and also as a feedstock for the petrochemicals industry. a bioenergy and biofuels company based in Washington DC. Click to enlarge.

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X PRIZE Foundation Announces Wendy Schmidt Oil Cleanup X CHALLENGE

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The new prize was announced in Washington, DC by X PRIZE Chairman Peter H. Wendy Schmidt is president of The Schmidt Family Foundation, Founder of the Foundation’s 11 th Hour Project and Climate Central, as well as Co-founder, with her husband Eric (CEO of Google), of the Schmidt Marine Science Research Institute. million prize purse.

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Must Read 40+ Electric Vehicle Interview Questions & Answers

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The electric vehicle industry is growing at a high pace these days. The technological advancements in this field attract people to work in this industry. Are you planning a job in electric vehicle industry? I consider the electric vehicle industry as a place where I could deliver the best of my knowledge.

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A closer look at Audi’s new R8 e-tron EV and battery

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A heat pump removes waste heat from electrical components for thermal management and for interior climate control—an important efficiency module of the overall concept. The Combo 2 charging interface of the Combined Charging System in the Audi R8 e-tron enables charging with AC or DC electricity.

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