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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. Delivery will begin in January 2023.

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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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Range record: ID.3 makes the journey from Zwickau to Switzerland on a single charge

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3 has set its first range record: The electric car covered the 531km, equal to 330 miles from Zwickau to Schaffhausen (Switzerland) on a single charge. The route to Switzerland consisted entirely of public roads and highways, passing cities such as Bayreuth and Ulm. The new Volkswagen ID.3 The vehicle was a ID.3

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

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The two ships, each with a capacity of 700 passengers, will replace existing diesel-powered vessels and will be used to transport passengers between Switzerland and France with projected completion dates of 2022 and 2023. Designed to be safe, the MRS has undergone numerous fire propagation tests and is DNV-GL certified.

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Mercedes-Benz VISION EQXX covers more than 621 miles on single charge

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The first leg from Sindelfingen to the north-eastern border of Switzerland runs along Autobahn 81. The lightweight design concept of the VISION EQXX is comprehensive—from the materials used to innovative bionic structures that deliver a favorable power-to-weight ratio.

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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. These three-phase asynchronous motors are liquid-cooled and operate with a nominal voltage of 400 volts. Earlier post.).

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E-Motor Enables Chain-Free Bike-by-Wire

Cars That Think

Taking the chain out of the mix—if done successfully—would fly open the cramped world of cycle design to new shapes and configurations. No wonder industrial designers and engineers have toiled for years on the concept: it's a hard thing to beat pedal-turns-sprocket. It offers design and engineering freedom. Challenges remain.

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