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CASE unveils first fully electric backhoe loader: the 580 EV

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CASE Construction Equipment introduced “Project Zeus”: the 580 EV, the construction industry’s first fully electric backhoe loader. and with direct input from utilities and other businesses focused on converting significant portions of their fleets to fully electric backhoes. and Moog Inc.,

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Hitachi leading European project on cooperative connected infrastructure for fully electric vehicles

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Laboratory (ICTL), will a project funded by the European Commission aimed at developing an integrated IT electric mobility platform that enables the connection and information exchanges between multiple infrastructure systems—such as road IT infrastructure, Electric Vehicle (EV) backend infrastructure and EV charging.

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UPS collaborating with Workhorse to deploy 50 electric trucks; rivaling acquisition cost of conventional; no subsidies

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Modec fully electric vehicle with a cab forward design used in London. The class 5 electric trucks will rely on a cab forward design, which optimizes the driver compartment and cargo area, increasing efficiency and reducing vehicle weight.

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BCG Report Expects Battery Costs Will Constrain Widespread Market Adoption of Fully Electric Vehicles, Absent a Technology Breakthrough; Forecasts 26% of Major Market New Cars in 2020 To be Hybrid or Electric

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Although lithium-ion cell and pack costs are expected to fall sharply by 2020, they are unlikely to drop enough to support widespread adoption of fully electric vehicles without a major breakthrough in battery technology, according to a new study by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG). million will be fully electric, 1.5

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Hyliion launches Hypertruck Electric Range Extender; CNG genset; 1,000-truck pre-order

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Combined with a fully electric drivetrain and a natural gas-powered onboard generator to recharge the battery, the Hypertruck ERX will provide more than 1,000 miles of range. Agility has confirmed a pre-order of up to 1,000 trucks and has agreed to invest in a private offering of securities to be issued by Tortoise Acquisition Corp.

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Cheaper than a Hilux: AusEV unveils fully electric 4×4 mining and construction ute

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AusEV has unveiled what it describes as Australias first fully electric 4x4 mining and construction ute, and which it says will beat its fossil fuel equivalents on the total cost of ownership. The post Cheaper than a Hilux: AusEV unveils fully electric 4×4 mining and construction ute appeared first on The Driven.

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T&E: Denmark, Luxembourg, Netherlands lead deployments of zero-emission buses in Europe

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In 2019, less than 10% of their newly-registered urban buses were electric or hydrogen. However, Germany is now financing 80% of the higher purchase cost of e-buses. T&E said the EU’s €750-billion COVID recovery fund is a clear way to finance e-bus deployment.