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Leclanché to supply battery storage system for two hybrid-powered ferries

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Swiss shipbuilding company Shiptec AG, based in Lucerne, and Siemens Energy SRL, Milan, have selected Leclanché to supply energy storage systems for two new hybrid-powered vessels that will operate on Lake Geneva. Designed to be safe, the MRS has undergone numerous fire propagation tests and is DNV-GL certified.

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Leclanché to provide 10 MWh battery system for Scandlines’ PR24 zero-emission freight ferry

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Leclanché will supply a state-of-the-art GNMC battery system (65 Ah cells) with a capacity of 10,028 kWh with a maximum voltage of 864 volts guaranteed for 10 years. The ferry was designed by LMG Marin AS, Norway, and will be constructed at Cemre Shipyard in Turkey. meters design draft. meters long, 25.4

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Leclanché receives orders for 22.6 MWh of battery systems with Stena Line and Brittany Ferries for next generation hybrid ferries

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The two nearly 195-meter long hybrid E-Flexer ferries have been designed and developed by Stena RoRo (a Stena Line affiliate) in collaboration with Brittany Ferries and will be chartered on a 10-year lease to Brittany Ferries for operation between Portsmouth, United Kingdom, and the French ports of Saint-Malo and Caen.

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Mercedes-Benz Trucks delivering 10 eActros electric heavy-duty trucks to customers for two years of fleet testing

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Using expertise from across the whole Daimler Group, an interdisciplinary team from Daimler Trucks has designed a vehicle capable of coping with everyday distribution operations. The scope ranges from groceries to building supplies and raw materials. In Germany alone, around 150 very serious enquiries were received. Earlier post.).

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The Scandalous History of the Last Rotor Cipher Machine

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Some years later, I had the good fortune of visiting the huge headquarters of the cipher machine company Crypto AG (CAG), in Steinhausen, Switzerland, and befriending a high-level cryptographer there. The H-4605 was designed with NSA assistance. I was fascinated. It mentioned a 1963 cipher machine, the HX-63. Peter Adams.

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EVndeavoring to Do a Month or Two in Review Since July, August. with "Spirit of DC" Hang'in in Phoenix and EVJerry Taking on "Power of DC".

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

Jo has done an excellent job of "pimping" the ride, the original kit from Blue Sky Designs in Oregon. He and Charlie put in a FatBoy Harley Davidson rear tire with belt drive to a 72 volt motor. It also has floor brakes and accelerator. The brakes and suspension were also upgraded. Charlie is determined to make his dream come true.

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Volkswagen: e-mobility and sustainability; Part 1, the e-Golf and Golf GTE

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In short, Volkswagen met its design target; the e-Golf drives like a Golf that happens to have a battery-electric powertrain, rather than a battery-electric vehicle that is labelled a Golf. Key atributes of the e-Golf are its design for “everyday practicality, just like every other Golf” and its engineering for large-scale production.

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