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DoD to prototype commercial hybrid conversion kits for tactical vehicles; XL Fleet and Volta Power

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The US Army’s Project Manager Transportation Systems (PM TS), part of Program Executive Office for Combat Support & Combat Service Support (PEO CS&CSS), has partnered with the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to prototype a hybrid conversion kit for tactical vehicles. This challenge and opportunity are not unique to the military.

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Renault Group and Phoenix Mobility launch electric retrofit of commercial vehicles; Renault Master kit first

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Renault Group and Phoenix Mobility , a Grenoble-based company specializing in the conversion of commercial vehicles to electric power, have signed a letter of intent to form a strategic partnership for the development and commercial operation of a retrofit kit, the first of its kind in the French LCV market.

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KIT studying production of MEAs for heavy-duty fuel cell vehicle systems

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In 2019, 409,801 commercial vehicles were registered in Germany, of these, 38,620 semitrailer trucks. Apart from the use of synthetic fuels, we consider hydrogen to have a great potential for energy supply of commercial vehicles. Figure: wbk, KIT). until 2030 to heavy-duty vehicles. First vehicles are already available.

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Universal Hydrogen announces $20.5M in Series A funding to build and test full-scale hardware for hydrogen commercial aircraft

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million Series A financing round led by prominent Silicon Valley venture fund, Playground Global, with the investor syndicate comprising Fortescue Future Industries, Coatue, Global Founders Capital, Plug Power, Airbus Ventures, JetBlue Technology Ventures, Toyota AI Ventures, Sojitz Corporation, and Future Shape.

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KIT launches AgiloDrive project on agile production system for electric motors

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In Germany, the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) has launched AgiloDrive, a project seeking to develop novel product kits and production technologies for electric motors for direct transfer to industry. —Professor Jürgen Fleischer, Head of the wbk Institute of Production Science of KIT. Photo: Schaeffler).

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‘‘Retrofitting can be a better option than investing in new commercial vehicles’’ | Autocar Professional

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Anshu Dewan: In India, the market is yet to realise its commercial potential and is currently at a nascent stage. After that, we worked with companies like Exide Industries, DS Group, Nestle, Cremica among others. Where are the kits coming from? We have targeted to deploy 24 trucks in Delhi NCR market.

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ZF and Freudenberg partner on fuel cell drives

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ZF’s Commercial Vehicle Solutions (CVS) division announced a joint development agreement with fuel cell and battery systems supplier, Freudenberg e-Power Systems. The initial focus of the agreement is to develop a highly integrated fuel cell e-drive solution for commercial vehicles. Earlier post.).

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