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European marine systems integrator orders Nuvera fuel cell system

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H2Boat anticipates using Nuvera E-Series Fuel Cell Engines to expand its marine product line. Unlike boats propelled by internal combustion engines, a fuel cell electric boat can access marine-protected areas. Nuvera Fuel Cells Europe is a fully equipped business, engineering, testing and service center for Nuvera fuel cell products.

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Rheinmetall wins orders for innovative fuel tank isolation valve for plug-in hybrids

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The latest orders for the valve come from well-known international automakers in Asia and Europe, and represent lifetime sales in excess of €10 million. Production of the FTIVs is scheduled to commence in early 2022 at Pierburg’s plant in Ústí nad Labem in the Czech Republic.

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Ricardo partners with Geely on development of transmission for range-extended plug-in hybrid vehicles

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Geely Auto Group (Geely) has selected Ricardo to assist with the development—right through to production implementation—of a new advanced transmission for range-extended plug-in hybrid vehicles. Key requirements for the transmission are high efficiency and competitive cost for high volume A and B-segment products.

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Magna providing composite liftgate assembly for BMW i3 EV

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Magna International Inc. Magna’s collaboratively-designed liftgate achieves the BMW i brand appearance and vehicle mass requirements through the use of a lightweight composite structure which integrates the liftgate’s functional systems. The module is a completely assembled lightweight closure, ready for installation on the vehicle.

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New Volkswagen MQ281 manual gearbox shaves up to 5g CO2/km

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The MQ281 has a torque spectrum of 200 to 340 N·m, which means it completely or partially supersedes the current Volkswagen gearbox designs with the internal designations MQ250 and MQ350 respectively. This enabled us to design a completely new oil conduction system. The MQ281 is based on a 2.5

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Hyundai Motor to invest $85B over next 10 years to accelerate transition to smart mobility provider

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The key parts of the company’s strategy include introducing a next-generation modular architecture for EVs, strengthening EV production capacity, battery development capabilities and future businesses. Production. The proportion of global EV production is set to increase from 8% this year to 34% in 2030. New EV platform.

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Volkswagen Group expands presence in Russia with agreements with GAZ

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TDI engines for GAZ light commercial vehicles, opening up new business opportunities in international markets. The main focus will be on the delivery and joint assembly of components as well as joint product concepts. Maximum annual production capacity at the Gorky Automobile Plant is around 132,000 vehicles. TDI engines.

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