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VW Commercial Vehicles unveils e-BULLI; electric T1

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To convert an historic Bulli over to a drive system producing zero emissions, VWCV engineers and designers formed a team along with drive system experts from Volkswagen Group Components and the eClassics company, which specialises in electric car conversions. The range with one full battery charge is more than 200 kilometers (124 miles).

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Huge Tesla Megapack project breaks ground in Queensland

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The big battery is said to store enough energy to power over two-thirds of the city of Ipswich for two hours each night as demand increases when the sunsets. The Megapack project is also just one of a number of renewable energy projects being debuted in Australia, coming as a part of the Miles Labor Government Big Energy Build.

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Toyota introduces second-generation Mirai fuel cell electric vehicle as design and technology flagship

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The new Mirai is one part of an electrification strategy that also includes Toyota’s current and future hybrids and upcoming battery electric vehicles (BEVs). The RWD layout also allowed for increased hydrogen storage to boost EPA-estimated range to 402 miles (Mirai XLE grade), a 30% increase over the first-generation Mirai.

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RINA awards Freudenberg e-Power Systems type-approval for methanol-powered fuel cell system

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Converting commercial ships on the high seas to CO 2 -neutral drive systems is a huge challenge. Route flexibility and ranges of more than 5,000 nautical miles are basic requirements of the world’s maritime fleet. One important factor is the range requirement of the individual ship types.

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Fisker opens reservations for Ocean SUV; cost starts as low as $379/month

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opened reservations for the Ocean electric luxury SUV, arriving in 2022, through its website and native mobile app—available globally on the App Store and Google Play store. The all-electric SUV will come standard with a range target of approximately 250 to 300 miles, depending on driving conditions, enabled by an approx.

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Watch the world’s first artificial energy island being built [video]

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Princess Elisabeth Island will be an electricity grid at sea that will connect offshore wind farms to the Belgian mainland and also serve as a hub for future interconnectors with the UK and Denmark. gigawatt (GW) offshore wind farm in the North Sea, around 45 km (28 miles) off the Belgian coast.

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Audi launching plug-in hybrid versions of Q5, A6, A7 and A8 at Geneva show; 25 miles AER in WLTP

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Audi is presenting plug-in hybrid variants of the models A8, A7 Sportback, A6 and Q5 with an electric range of more than 40 kilometers (25 miles) in the WLTP cycle at the Geneva Motor Show. In the future, the “e-tron” label will remain reserved exclusively for electrically driven cars. It stores 14.1

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