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EST-Floattech supplies Octopus battery systems to Wight Shipyard – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

Wight Shipyard, on the Isle of Wight, specializes in high-speed ferries, retrofits and vessel maintenance. The fully-electric Cross River Ferry will be supplied with 960 kWh of the batteries. Both boats will use excess power from their biofuel engines to recharge the batteries for the central London stretch.

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Hybrid DLC-Battery Energy Storage System for Streetcars

Green Car Congress

Siemens earlier this year launched a new hybrid energy storage system for streetcars that combines a double-layer capacitor (DLC) and NiMH battery pack. Streetcars equipped with the Sitras HES hybrid energy storage system can be driven up to 2,500 meters (1.6 miles) without an overheadcontactt line (OCL).

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Groupe Renault creating first European factory dedicated to the circular economy of mobility in Flins

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The circular economy model implemented in Flins will be based on a set of complementary and convergent loops, aimed at encouraging the use of a vehicle instead of its ownership; extending its life through maintenance; and reusing it or reusing its components for other uses, when other solutions are no longer possible.

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Valence Signs Multi-Year Li-ion Supply Agreement with Bénéteau Group for Hybrid Vessels

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has signed a multi-year supply agreement with BJ Technologie, a subsidiary of Bénéteau Group, the world’s largest sailing yacht manufacturer. Valence Technology will provide modular, scalable energy storage systems that will be placed in new hybrid-electric yachts, sailboats and motorboats for Bénéteau and Bénéteau Group partners.

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Efficient Drivetrains awarded bus fleet order for the City of Sheyang, China

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The company is supplying its drivetrain technology to Yaxing Motor Coach for integration into a fleet of city buses to be delivered in March of this year. Efficient Drivetrains has been active in supplying its EDI PowerDrive and Vehicle Integration in China since 2010. regenerative braking capabilities. Click to enlarge.

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Factor in V2G Revenue When Planning Fleet Electrification

Driivz

They are quieter, cleaner, have better acceleration, and cost less to keep running because electricity is cheaper than diesel and EVs require less maintenance than their ICE counterparts. Fleet operators have to purchase EVs, purchase, install and manage depot EV charging infrastructure, retrain drivers, and transition maintenance staff.

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Fraunhofer ICT Working on New Redox Flow Batteries with Improved Capacity for EV Applications

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Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology ICT in Pfinztal near Karlsruhe are developing improved redox flow batteries for automotive applications in an attempt to address storage capacity and charging time limitations of current Li-ion battery solutions for electric vehicles. low maintenance costs.

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