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DB Schenker to acquire 100 Mercedes-Benz eActros LongHaul trucks for its fleet

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The use of the battery-electric eActros LongHaul is intended to contribute to achieving CO 2 neutrality on DB Schenker's balance sheet by 2040. The electric truck has a range of around 500 km on a single charge and is expected to reach series maturity in 2024. million kilometers on the road over a period of ten years.

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Williams Advanced Engineering collaborates with Wille on zero-emission multi-function machines

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Williams Advanced Engineering will work with Vilakone Oy to create a new zero emission multi-function machine based on the existing Wille 665 platform. A total of more than 6,000 Wille multi-function machines have been sold so far with its main markets in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Russia and North America. Click to enlarge.

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Polestar releases downloadable performance software upgrade for Polestar 2

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The Polestar performance software upgrade is initially available in Europe in the following Polestar markets: UK, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Finland, Denmark, Germany and Austria. Polestar was established as a new, standalone Swedish premium electric vehicle manufacturer in 2017.

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DB Schenker expands its electric fleet with 36 new FUSO eCanter vehicles

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DB Schenker will use the all-electric light-duty trucks with an output of 129 kW and a payload of up to 3.2 The FUSO eCanter is Daimler Trucks’ first fully-electric light-duty truck in small-series production. FUSO celebrated the market launch of this commercial vehicle for short-radius distribution in 2017.

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Mercedes-Benz eActros LongHaul will premiere as series-production eActros 600 in October

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Since the first appearance of the electric truck as a concept prototype at the IAA Transportation 2022, further test vehicles have been built at the Mercedes-Benz plant Wörth, with central components coming from the Mercedes-Benz plants Mannheim, Kassel and Gaggenau.

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Initial order from Sinotruk for UQM Powerphase DT drive systems for pilot trials; beginning of commercial partnership

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The UQM PowerPhase DT pairs any of UQM’s PowerPhase HD propulsion systems with a two-speed Eaton transmission and Pi Innovo’s transmission control unit—an application-specific variant of the OpenECU M220 controller, with model-based controls developed by Pi Innovo’s systems engineering team.

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Think to resume electric car production

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NK City is the company’s latest generation EV, and is one of the few ready-to-market fully electric vehicles available in the world today. from the USA, Valmet Automotive from Finland and Investinor, the Norwegian Government-backed investment fund. It can travel for 180 km (112 miles) in city driving on a fully charged battery.