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More than 100 Blue Bird electric school buses have been ordered so far; Cummins electric drive

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More than 100 electric school buses, powered by a Cummins fully electric drivetrain, have been ordered to date from Blue Bird Corporation, a school bus manufacturer highly focused on alternative fuel technologies. —Phil Horlock, president and CEO of Blue Bird Corporation. Earlier post.)

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Balqon Corporation enters medium-duty on-road electric truck market

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Balqon Corporation, a developer of electric drive systems, lithium-ion battery systems and medium- to heavy-duty electric vehicles ( earlier post ), announced the availability of its new Mule M100, a battery-electric on-road truck for use in inner-city deliveries and cargo transportation.

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Wabtec’s battery-electric locomotive lowered full train fuel consumption by more than 11% in BNSF California pilot

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It builds upon the rail industry’s position as the most efficient and sustainable mode of transportation. The battery locomotive charged at the rail yard and recharged during the trip through regenerative braking. Building on our long history of pioneering train energy management technologies, this demonstration of coupling 2.4

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Volvo Car Corporation begins production of the Volvo C30 Electric for leasing customers in Europe

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The Volvo Car Corporation has begun production of the C30 Electric ( earlier post ); initial deliveries to leasing customers, mainly companies, authorities and governmental bodies, will take place immediately after the summer. The car is recharged from a regular household power socket. A full recharge takes about 7 hours.

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Toshiba to start field testing medium-sized EV bus with wireless recharging, SCiB Li-ion battery

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Toshiba Corporation has developed a fast, cable-free contactless charger for electric vehicles (EVs), and will field test it on a medium-sized EV bus designed to handle the power demands of regular high-speed journeys on expressways. Field tests will start from 1 June and continue until December. The 11-kilometer (6.8-mile)

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Vale partners with Wabtec on ammonia fuel study and orders three FLXdrive battery electric locomotives

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Brazil-based metals and mining multinational Vale announced a partnership with Wabtec Corporation to advance the decarbonization of Vale’s rail operations. The EFC runs 972 km (604 miles) from the Carajás Mine in Pará—the world’s largest open pit iron ore mine—to the Maritime Terminal of Ponta da Madeira, in Maranhão.

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DOE awarding $19M to 12 projects for advanced battery and electrification research to enable extreme fast charging

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Selected research projects are focused on developing electric vehicle systems that can recharge rapidly at high power levels, decreasing typical charge times to 15 minutes or less using a connector or wireless fast charging system. Novel electrolyte research that increases the transport rate of lithium-ion from cathode to anode.

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