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Rio Tinto purchases 4 Wabtec battery-electric locomotives for the Pilbara

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Rio Tinto will purchase four 7MWh FLXdrive battery-electric locomotives ( earlier post ) from Wabtec Corporation for use in the Pilbara region of Western Australia as part of the company’s strategy to reduce its carbon emissions by 50% by 2030.

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BHP orders two Wabtec FLXdrive battery-electric locomotives

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Wabtec Corporation announced an order from BHP Western Australia Iron Ore (WAIO) for two FLXdrive battery locomotives ( earlier post ). The FLXdrives will join the diesel locomotives to form a hybrid consist, and recharge during the trip through regenerative braking. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Ballard Power subsidiary Protonex receives $5.8M purchase order for power manager units

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million purchase order for the supply of Squad Power Manager ( SPM-622 ) Special Operations Kits for end customer US Special Operations Command. The purchase order is the largest order in its history and represents follow-on business from the $2.8-million Ballard Power Systems’ subsidiary Protonex has received a $5.8-million

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City of Montreal signs a framework agreement for the purchase of Nissan LEAF EVs for municipal fleet

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The purchase of electric vehicles is a step towards achieving our goal of 30% reduction by 2020 of greenhouse gas emissions, compared to 1990. We move from words to actions by example; electrification of part of the municipal vehicle fleet is one of the pillars of the electrification of transport strategy of the City of Montreal.

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Energy Conversion Devices files Chapter 11, seeks sale of businesses; Ovonic Battery Company sold to BASF Corporation

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OBC), to BASF Corporation for the gross purchase price of $58 million in cash before transaction fees, minority participations, and working capital and other adjustments. Ovonyx is a joint venture with its co-founder Tyler Lowrey and its shareholders include Intel Corporation. Earlier post.) Chapter 7 for SIT.

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Fleetpool ordered €50 million worth of Teslas in 2022

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Fleetpool placed an order for several Tesla Model 3s and Model Ys and plans to offer them to both private and corporate customers. The company also manages the Shell Recharge Auto subscription and subscribers can choose a Tesla Model 3 or a made-in-Germany Tesla Model Y.

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Blue Bird just got its single largest electric school bus order yet

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Blue Bird Corporation (Nasdaq: BLBD) got the single largest order of electric school buses to date from the second-largest public school system in the US. The LA school district expects the buses to take between three hours at Level 3 and eight hours at Level 2 to recharge fully using Sun Valley’s future charging infrastructure.