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Power Global, Rap Eco Motors to launch mass electric auto-rickshaw line powered by swappable battery technology

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Rap Eco Motors delivers premier e-rickshaws nationwide and abroad to countries in Asia, Africa, Europe and South America. In an ever-evolving auto-rickshaw market such as India, Power Global’s engineered solution allows Rap Eco Motors to leapfrog the costly and time-consuming process of developing an in-house electrification solution.

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Jeep’s CJ Surge EV concept wows SEMA show

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Revealed at Las Vegas’ Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show, the Surge is a bright orange exploration of how Jeep could offer its enthusiast customers battery-electric vehicle (BEV) parts kits applications. The Surge uses a 400-volt, 200kW electric powertrain, mounted to the CJ’s frame with custom engine mounts.

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EV damaged? Discovering a technician to recovery it’s going to snatch a hour

Baua Electric

Many storage homeowners draw back at coaching and kit prices for solving high-voltage EVs – with 400- and 800-volt techniques that might electrocute and blast unwary or untrained technicians in seconds – particularly with rather few EVs at the highway. Within the U.S., the sector’s Deny.

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Mercedes-Benz to set up EV production in US, battery plant; $1B investment in Alabama

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With production locations for EVs and batteries in Europe, China and, now, the US, our global network is ready for the era of electric vehicles. At the same time, Mercedes-Benz will be continuously supporting the development of plug-in hybrids and the introduction of 48-volt-systems.

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Ford Investing $550M to Retool SUV Plant to Produce Focus Small Car and EV

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The new Focus is being developed in Europe—where Ford is a leader in small cars—off a new global C-car platform. The plant also will employ an efficient, synchronous material flow, where the material will move in kits to each operator, providing employees with the tools they need in the sequence they will need them.

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VW reveals first details of electric T7 eTransporter: It’s not as sexy as an ID.Buzz but it can carry heaps of stuff

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Set to be sold as both the new electric eTransporter and traditional diesel Transporter, the commercial van range is due on-sale in Europe in early 2025 and at an as-yet unconfirmed later time in Australia. A 400-watt (230-volt) power hub can also be optioned to power larger electrical devices within.

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Tesla Inside: The Ultimate Vintage Land Rover Retrofit

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The car holds about 100 kilowatt-hours’ worth of lithium-iron phosphate (LFP) batteries—a lower-cost approach used for the Teslas sold in China and Europe (and. Technicians revamp the car’s electrical wiring, including the notoriously unreliable 12-volt circuits. But [with such kits], you don’t need special high-voltage knowledge.”.