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Voltabox to supply Li-ion batteries for the automotive sector, starting with a fully electric van

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Germany-based Voltabox AG, a provider of lithium-ion battery systems primarily used in buses for public transportation, forklifts, automated guided vehicles and mining vehicles, is expanding its customer base. The Northern German company uses Voltabox’s 24V lithium-ion solutions with a capacity of 6.1

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Trane bringing electric E-200 refrigeration unit for small trucks to US

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Trane Technologies is bringing Thermo King’s fully electric E-200 refrigeration unit for small trucks to the United States. The E-200’s plug-and-play solution requires no road compressor or drive kit to function. F, an can be used for both engine-powered or all-electric fleets.

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Study suggests lithium and cobalt for batteries may face supply risks by 2050

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Lithium and cobalt are fundamental components of present lithium-ion batteries. Analysis by researchers at the Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU) of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) suggests that, given the foreseen scaling of battery demand up to 2050, each may face supply risks, albeit for different reasons.

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MAN Lion’s City 18 E articulated electric bus to begin practical testing in Barcelona and Cologne later this year

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In the MAN Lion’s City 18 E, the fully electric driveline produces between 320 kW and a maximum of 480 kW. Here, MAN relies on the fully developed lithium-ion (NMC) battery cell technology from the Volkswagen Group’s modular kit. —Rudi Kuchta, Head of Business Unit Bus at MAN Truck & Bus.

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Bowlus Rivet luxury RV allows for ‘indefinite time’ off-grid with yacht-quality battery and solar

Baua Electric

In 2016, Bowlus launched the first lithium-powered RV, complete with a 4kWh lithium-ion power system. Bowlus released the Volterra in 2022, calling it “the world’s first all-electric RV.” It also includes a 3″ lift kit and added off-road tires. The system provided enough off-grid energy for a week.

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Retrofitting three-wheeler to electric 

Electric Vehicles India

It is very important to study retrofitting and hybrid three-wheelers in detail to understand how they can fill the gap of transition from ICE based system to a fully electrically operated model. The usage of these kits can be done for deregistered vehicles or currently used vehicles. Scrappage policy .

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Audis e-tron quattro EV: evolutionary powertrain with a dash of revolution for production in 2018; MLB evo

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The e-tron quattro is based on Audi’s MLB evo—the second-generation of the modular longitudinal matrix toolkit (MLB, earlier post ), and is, at the same time, potentially contributing to the development of the elements of that toolkit, especially with respect to a modular electric drive component. —Siegfried Pint.

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