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Vale partners with Wabtec on ammonia fuel study and orders three FLXdrive battery electric locomotives

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The deal includes an order for three of Wabtec’s FLXdrive battery locomotives and a collaboration to test ammonia as a potential clean, alternative fuel to replace diesel. —Vale’s Director of Energy, Ludmila Nascimento Vale and Wabtec will work together on a study to use ammonia as a clean alternative fuel, which does not emit CO 2.

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400-mile electric British roadster: UK funds enable a glimpse of the future

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At an event last week focusing on low-carbon and fuel-cell innovation, a consortium of four suppliers together revealed the Aura, a fully electric sports car that combines a series of ideas that may point to the future in which automakers put a higher priority on weight reduction in EVs.

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Depot charging for electric trucks could reduce out-of-route miles – Charged EVs

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Back in 2017, he gave a presentation on the future of trucking, in which he discussed electrification, vehicle autonomy and other technologies that seemed at the time like ideas from the pages of Asimov, Clarke or Bradbury. Many companies do not have on-site fueling and rely on commercial gas stations to fuel Class 2b-6 trucks.”

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Optimus Technologies closes $17.8M Series A to advance Vector System for heavy-duty engines on 100% biodiesel

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The round included participation from one of North America’s largest commercial fleets, Chevron Renewable Energy Group, and Pittsburgh regional investors including: Idea Foundry, Inc., The Vector System is an advanced fuel system upgrade that integrates into existing engines without significant modifications.

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Chevrolet Colorado ZH2 Fuel Cell Vehicle debuts at AUSA meeting

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The Chevrolet Colorado ZH2, the extreme off-road-capable fuel-cell-powered electric vehicle from General Motors, made its debut at the fall meeting of the Association of the United States Army (AUSA). The speed with which innovative ideas can be demonstrated and assessed is why relationships with industry are so important to the Army.

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Airflow and Pipistrel partner on electric propulsion system for Airflow’s proof-of-concept eSTOL aircraft

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Airflow was founded in 2019 by five former Airbus Vahana team members to bring eSTOL capabilities to the passenger and middle-mile logistics market. As Airflow leverages Distributed Electric Propulsion, high performing and reliable motors, controllers, and batteries are key components to the ultimate success of the aircraft.

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Old Nissan Leaf becomes affordable road trip after 160-mile battery upgrade

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With demand for electric vehicles surging and used prices getting pushed sky high, some may think that the idea of a sub-20,000 dollar EV with more than 70 miles of range is just a fever dream. This, claims the site, allows the first-gen Leaf to achieve a range of up to 230 miles per charge.