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Torqueedo introduces 80 kWh cell-to-pack LFP option for marine batteries; doubles range

Green Car Congress

Torqeedo GmbH announced a new battery option for its Deep Blue series of marine electric drives: Deep Blue Battery 80. The new battery was unveiled at the Electric & Hybrid Marine World Expo in Amsterdam, Netherlands. LFP is now even being used in electric cars, including standard-range Teslas.

Mariner 370
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Polestar to provide batteries to Candela for electric boats

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Swedish electric car maker Polestar will provide battery and charging systems for Candela’s highly efficient flying boats. The battery deal will enable Candela to scale up production swiftly, bringing mass-market electric boats one step closer to reality. Candela C-8.

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PSI team develops web tool for consumers to compare environmental impact of passenger cars in detail

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Depletion of fresh water reserves [m 3 ]. Eutrophication of non-marine aquatic environments [kg N-eq.]. Eutrophication of non-marine aquatic environments [kg P-eq.]. Toxicity of marine aquatic environments [kg 1,4-DC-eq.]. Toxicity of non-marine aquatic environments [kg 1,4-DC-eq.]. Smog formation [kg NMVOC-eq.].

Mariner 435
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Vonmercier is the electric sportscar hovercraft that will have you saying, “Ok, but why?”

Baua Electric

The company claims to have adopted design practices from across the automotive, aerospace, and marine industries. Customizable wood decks give a warm feel and functional traction in marine environments.” Several different videos of the Vonmercier Arosa show it operating on everything from water to grass and even snow.

Mariner 52
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Siemens and Fjellstrand partner on battery-electric car ferry

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Rendering of the battery-electric car ferry. Siemens, together with the Norwegian shipyard Fjellstrand, has developed a battery-electric car ferry, the miljøferge (environmental ferry) ZeroCat. The 80-meter vessel can carry up to 120 cars and 360 passengers. Click to enlarge.

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Bcomp closes US$35M Series B with mobility and impact venture capital

Green Car Congress

Bcomp is active in the automotive and mobility, motorsports, marine, sports, and other industry sectors. They are also indigenous to their growth areas, which results in low water and fertilizer requirements for long-term sustainability. For the exterior, it is used for the front and rear bumpers as well as the sill mouldings.

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Extinguishing the EV Battery Fire Hype

Cars That Think

In July, a Panamanian-flagged, Japanese-owned ship called the Fremantle Highway , which was ferrying 3,800 new cars across the Atlantic Ocean on its way to Singapore, caught fire. 498 of the vehicles in its holds were electric cars. For cars running on gasoline or diesel fuel, the fire rate was 0.08

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