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Tesla has installed the Powerwall 250,000 times

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Tesla announced yesterday that it has installed 250,000 Powerwalls globally, a tremendous milestone for the sustainable energy company. Tesla Tweeted the update from its Solars social media page, with a video of what is presumably the 250,000th installation, but that has not been confirmed by Tesla. Demand stood at around 80,000 units.

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Porsche unveils Mission X electric hypercar concept

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The battery is installed centrally behind the vehicle’s seats. The wheels of the concept study feature elaborate details: the rear axle is fitted with almost transparent aeroblades, which are designed like turbines for better cooling of the brakes. This ‘e-core layout’ centers the mass in the car.

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Blackstone Battery production capacity to increase tenfold

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Blackstone Technology can produce batteries that optimally fill the installation spaces of industrial vehicles. In the future, the old installation space standards—battery troughs—will be used less and less in vehicle design. These include, for example, modern forklifts.

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New Bosch highway assist system installed on the Maserati 2018 range; ACC Stop & Go plus Lane Centering

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Bosch’s highway assist system, which combines the ACC Stop & Go and Lane Centering functions to control the vehicle’s speed, acceleration and braking, is installed on all the vehicles in the Maserati MY 2018 range. Bosch highway assist technology is designed to operate on the highway at a speed which complies with the legal limits.

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ZF presents EVbeat concept vehicle with prototype of new 800-volt electric drive; compact, lightweight and efficient

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At its Global Technology Day in Friedrichshafen, ZF presented the electric concept vehicle EVbeat, which is designed for maximum compactness, low weight, and maximum efficiency in real operation. Despite its extremely compact design and light weight, the EVbeat does not skimp on performance. E-Motor Stator with new braided winding.

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ZF’s second electric drive for public transportation entering production in Q3: CeTrax

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ZF designed CeTrax for use in buses and presented it to the public for the first time in a ZF test vehicle in 2017. The design of the drive is based on a plug-and-drive approach. CeTrax can be easily installed in vehicles with a conventional driveline layout. The drive will be manufactured in Friedrichshafen. N·m/kg.

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Blackstone may begin commercializing 3D-printed Na-ion batteries as early as 2025; testing in electric bus

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million (subject to the grant decision becoming legally valid). The 3D-printed solid-state batteries produced as part of the project will be installed in an electric bus operated by the Berlin-based company Eurabus in order to demonstrate their performance under: real-world conditions.

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