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Alabama-built Mercedes-Benz EQE electric SUV to start at $77,900

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The all-new EQE SUV ( earlier post ) is the second fully-electric SUV from Mercedes-Benz based on the premium-class electric architecture (EVA2), following the EQS SUV. The second innovation is an all-new intelligent powertrain management system that monitors at 160 times per second, if the front electric motor is necessary.

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Volkswagen?s rapid-charging battery system for the I.D. R Pikes Peak

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The design of the battery and charging system for Volkswagen’s fully-electric I.D. Furthermore, the charging strategy and independent mobile power supply are also important aspects of the rapid-charging system. When determining the charging strategy, we had to bear in mind a possible re-start.

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Volkswagen committing $7.1B to boost product line-up, R&D, manufacturing in North America; targeting 55% BEV sales by 2030

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By locally integrating its combustion-engine (ICE) and electric vehicle (EV) assembly, American-focused engineering, battery know-how, and software development, Volkswagen aims to drive 55% of US sales to be fully-electric by 2030. Beyond supply, Volkswagen is expanding its battery know-how in the United States.

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MAN eTGE battery-electric van to be mass-produced from July onwards

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Providing a range of up to 160 kilometers and a payload of 950 to 1,700 kg, the electric MAN eTGE is suited for urban tasks, depending on the type approval (3.5 For around ten years, MAN Truck & Bus has been working on innovative concepts for supplying and removing material in the urban environment.

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Why Fleet Owners Are Electrifying Their Vehicles This Year

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The best time to transition your business vehicle fleet from internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles to electric vehicles (EV) is now. Thanks to new tax credits for EVs and EV charging stations as well as lower fuel and maintenance costs for EVs, fleet managers can now save money while setting an example for other organizations.

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The Tesla Semi is about to electrify Canada’s logging sector

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“To our knowledge, there’s no one in the world hauling logs with fully electric trucks in the mountainous terrain that we have here, so this would be a global first for fully electrified full log haul trucks,” he said. It’s not just Mosaic that has placed an order for the Tesla Semi.

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Why Hyundai’s Ioniq 5 N is the track EV you’ve waited for

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In 2023, Hyundai will introduce its first fully electric performance car, the Ioniq 5 N. At The Bend the RN22e ran for approximately 20 minutes with no loss of performance, and the battery was then charged with a track-side 70kW unit for roughly 45 minutes. Not ideal, but it showed what’s possible now.

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