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Rail Management Services (RMS) orders 9 more Orange EV T-Series electric yard trucks

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The RMS reorder is consists of nine Extended Duty (160 kWh) trucks, each with galvanized frames but built to three different configurations: new, on-road (DOT compliant), with standard onboard charging; re-manufactured (aka re-powered), off-road, with offboard fast charging; and re-manufactured, off-road, with standard onboard charging.

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Ford advises dealerships to not apply markups to F-150 Lightning customers

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They will choose everything from trim options and add-ons, to colors and interior designs. Some automakers applied up to $50,000 of additional charges on a vehicle, taking advantage of the low inventory but high demand for cars that affected many consumers and companies last year. and Canadian operations, said.

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Cleveland City Planners Change Policies to Create 15-Minute City

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The new zoning is designed to regulate the density and built form of buildings by controlling factors such as height, closer setbacks from streets, and specified amounts of windows to increase ground-level transparency. Potential benefits aside, this will undoubtedly become a controversial issue as things progress.

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Advantages And Disadvantages Of Electric Cars

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Yes, we''re talking about the electric car. Unlike our fuel powered cars, these cars work on electric motors which basically rely on electrically charged batteries to function. If you''re thinking of getting yourself one of these babies, you need to read on to know more about what you''re signing up for. In Conclusion.

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Safer and Self-Driving Cars Now on Roads

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note: We’re republishing this article because it’s a good reminder of how technology timelines can slip and yet things are clearly moving forward. Several of these firms confirmed their progress at Silicon Valley Connected & Charged Symposium, hosted by software giant SAP. They’re Coming Soon Than Predicted. [Ed.

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QUANTRON unveils long range hydrogen and electric trucks

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In addition, QUANTRON offers an optionally available aero package for all QHM FCEV trucks which has been designed to improve the operating range by a further 10%. Under the designation QUANTRON QHM FCEV 27-1000, this configuration will also be available as a road train version for long-distance heavy load transports. QUANTRON QHM FCEV.

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Inventing Postscript, the Tech That Took the Pain out of Printing

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Any system he designed, he vowed, would have to have a “Print Anything” architecture. Laser printer A device that, like a xerographic copier, draws an image on a drum, but with a laser beam instead of lenses; applies toner to the charged image area; and transfers the toner to a sheet of paper, melting it into the paper to set the image.

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