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10,000 StreetScooter electric delivery vehicles now in service

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Andreas Pinkwart, the Economics Minister of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, and Tobias Meyer, the Board of Management member who oversees Post & Parcel Germany, presented the 10,000 th StreetScooter that will be used in DHL’s parcel-delivery operations at an event in Cologne.

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GM expands EV first responder training efforts in US and Canada

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For example, many people believe water is dangerous around an EV battery, when in fact a large volume of water is the recommended method to suppress a lithium-ion battery fire. First and second responders can go to gmEVFirstResponderTraining.com to learn more about this hands-on training opportunity.

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Cao Cao and DeepRoute form autonomous driving partnership; Level 4 robo-taxi service

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Cao Cao will integrate DeepRoute’s new Level 4 full-stack self-driving system—including its second generation sensing system, DeepRoute-Sense II—into its dedicated fleet of Geometry A fully electric vehicles at the multisport event.

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Leclanché advances safety of its Li-ion batteries with no compromise to cell performance; new electrolyte additive

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By adding a special fire-retardant additive to its electrolyte formula composition, Leclanché has lowered the risk of a thermal event by close to 80%. Leclanché reports a significant breakthrough in the safety of its lithium-ion batteries without compromising cell performance.

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Proterra unveils new customizable battery pack to power wide range of heavy-duty commercial vehicles

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In addition to the new H Series, Proterra will continue to offer its S Series battery packs, which powers Proterra’s fleet of battery-electric transit buses and other Proterra Powered vehicles. In the rare event of a latent cell failure, a localized thermal event is completely isolated and will not spread to neighboring battery cells.

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Pirelli developing tires to use 5G to send information about road surface conditions

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The demonstration took place during “The 5G Path of Vehicle-to-Everything Communication” event organized by 5GAA – Automotive Association, of which Pirelli is a member. In Turin, the company presented the “World-first 5G enhanced ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems) services” use case.

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Big Willy style! Will Smith is the latest team owner to join the E1 electric boat racing series

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Despite the featured image above, we won’t see Will Smith competing on the water in an E1 Racebird, but his new team has already recruited its two drivers. The entire Westbrook team is truly excited to bring Westbrook Racing to the water and join such an amazing group for this race. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.