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Bombardier (now Alstom) to convert AGC hybrid trains to full battery power

Green Car Congress

With 2,473 AGC train cars in operation today, the AGC is the largest regional fleet operated in France. To help France meet its sustainability targets, Bombardier will now convert AGC hybrid trains to full battery power. The effort is part of France’s strategy to eventually phase diesel power out of its national rail fleet.

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NYK completes concept design for Ammonia-Ready LNG-Fueled Vessel (ARLFV)

Green Car Congress

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK), MTI, and Elomatic Oy , a Finnish maritime consulting and engineering firm, have completed the development of a concept design for an ammonia-fuel ready LNG-fueled vessel (ARLFV) for the transition to a future marine fuel. ARLFV concepts. A device that supplies ammonia to the main engine.

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Chevrolet Performance previews eCrate package in converted 1977 K5 Blazer EV

Green Car Congress

At SEMA360, Chevrolet will showcase a 1977 K5 Blazer converted to all-electric propulsion. The K5 Blazer-E is a functional proof of concept of the upcoming Electric Connect and Cruise package Chevrolet Performance plans to sell in the second half of 2021. DC-to-DC power converter to power low-voltage systems.

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Moog modular battery concept for heavy equipment is too smart to ignore

Electrek

Th electronic controls experts at Moog Construction have launched the ZQuip Modular Battery System as a lower cost electrification option that enables fleets to convert their diesel-powered heavy equipment into zero-emissions vehicles at a lower cost than buying all-new machines.

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Liebherr converted this massive mining excavator to electric power

Baua Electric

For the first time in the company’s 40-year history, Liebherr have converted one of their R 9400 excavators from a conventional diesel to an electric powertrain. The fact that we can ease the transition from traditional to decarbonized mining fleets for our customers is one of the key strategies of the Liebherr Zero Emission Mining Program.”

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Moog modular battery concept for heavy equipment is too smart to ignore

Baua Electric

Th electronic controls experts at Moog Construction have launched the ZQuip Modular Battery System as a lower cost electrification option that enables fleets to convert their diesel-powered heavy equipment into zero-emissions vehicles at a lower cost than buying all-new machines. And if fleet managers get the math wrong?

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WinGD and CMB.TECH co-develop large ammonia-fueled two-stroke engines for bulkers

Green Car Congress

X72DF Under this joint development project, CMB.TECH will support WinGD in establishing its ammonia-fueled engine concept for a large bore engine. Collaborating with WinGD on the development of the first ammonia-fueled two-stroke engines for our fleet is a pioneering partnership on the road to zero emissions in shipping.

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