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Daimler Trucks & Buses targets completely CO2-neutral fleet of new vehicles by 2039 in Europe, Japan and NAFTA

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Daimler Trucks & Buses, one of the world’s largest commercial vehicle manufacturers, aims to offer only new vehicles that are CO 2 -neutral in driving operation (“tank-to-wheel”) in the triad markets of Europe, Japan and NAFTA by 2039. eCitaro vehicles were also delivered to Luxembourg and Switzerland.

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Si-anode company Nexeon commissions new manufacturing facility; >20t per year of product

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The project, which started in late 2012, has involved sourcing equipment from major suppliers in Germany, Switzerland, France and the UK. This first class facility puts us in a very strong position to produce new materials for Li-ion cells, and to optimize the production processes that will be necessary for their commercial adoption.

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Hydrogen Opposed Piston Engine Working Group formed

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ID-Technologies, Fribourg, Switzerland. Shell plc, London, England. SuperTurbo specializes in the design, development, and commercialization of the SuperTurbo mechanically driven turbocharger for on-highway and off-highway commercial vehicles. SuperTurbo Technologies, Inc.

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Volvo Receives Order for Twelve 7700 Hybrid Buses in Norway

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The operator company Nettbuss has ordered 12 hybrid buses from Volvo Buses for service in Norway, thereby becoming the first company in the Nordic region to implement the hybrid technology commercially. During the spring, Volvo will deliver hybrid buses to customers in such countries as Switzerland, Austria, Germany and Denmark.

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China’s EV battery sector is making ready a unused leap forward

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Gotion’s providing provides manganese to present lithium-iron-phosphate chemistry that was once commercialized in China and has been followed by means of primary EV makers from BYD Co. to Tesla Inc. as a mode of slicing the price of some fashions.

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Volta Trucks reveals purpose-built full-electric large commercial vehicle for inner city freight distribution: Volta Zero

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Volta Trucks, a start-up electric vehicle manufacturer, has revealed the new Volta Zero—its first vehicle and the world’s first purpose-built full-electric 16-tonne commercial vehicle designed specifically for inner-city parcel and freight distribution. The Flax weave is reinforced with Bcomp’s patented powerRibs grid technology.

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Asad Madni and the Life-Saving Sensor

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The device went on to serve as the heart of stability-control systems in countless commercial and private aircraft and U.S. It also taught him, he says, an appreciation for the difference between “what it is to have theoretical knowledge and what it is to commercialize technology that can be helpful to others.”. 1969, and M.S.,