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Royal Mail announces first delivery office with an all-electric delivery fleet

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The Bristol East Central Delivery Office, located in the City’s Easton area, has had its 23 entire fleet of diesel delivery and collection vans replaced by fully electric equivalents. Six electric charging posts have also been installed on the site as part of the transformation.

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Hyliion launches Hypertruck Electric Range Extender; CNG genset; 1,000-truck pre-order

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Combined with a fully electric drivetrain and a natural gas-powered onboard generator to recharge the battery, the Hypertruck ERX will provide more than 1,000 miles of range. The truck is the only electric Class 8 vehicle that can achieve a net-negative greenhouse gas emissions footprint using renewable natural gas (RNG).

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Danfoss Editron powering UK’s first hybrid crew transfer vessels

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In the renewables sector the system runs on permanent magnet technology on machines over 1MW. Danfoss Editron’s compact and lightweight technology has overcome the challenge associated with the size of electric motors and components, which were previously too big for CTVs.

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Volvo receives order for 25 electric buses from Trondheim, Norway

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Tide Buss has placed an order for 25 Volvo 7900 Electric buses for the city of Trondheim, Norway—the company’s largest order yet for its fully electric buses. The electric buses from Volvo will run on four routes in Trondheim, covering distances of between 12 and 15 km each, with operations due to start in August 2019.

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UPS collaborating with Workhorse to deploy 50 electric trucks; rivaling acquisition cost of conventional; no subsidies

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Modec fully electric vehicle with a cab forward design used in London. The class 5 electric trucks will rely on a cab forward design, which optimizes the driver compartment and cargo area, increasing efficiency and reducing vehicle weight. The all electric trucks will deliver by day and re-charge overnight.

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New Sanlorenzo superyacht first to use Volvo Penta electric ready powertrain

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This gives traditional shipyards like Sanlorenzo’s the flexibility to offer conventional diesel ICE units, hydrogen combustion engines, or Volvo Penta’s advanced electric motors (show, above). Volvo Penta IPS electric v. hybrid setup Diesel-electric hybrid v. pure electric; via Volvo Penta.

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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Eligible projects included those that replace, rehabilitate, lease, and purchase buses and related equipment as well as projects to purchase, rehabilitate, construct or lease bus-related facilities, such as buildings for bus storage and maintenance. Juneau, the Capital City of Alaska, has a clean, renewable source of energy, local hydropower.

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