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Corvus Energy’s marine lithium polymer battery pack used in Europe’s first hybrid tugboat

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Lithium polymer battery packs from Corvus Energy were recently installed in Europe’s first hybrid tugboat, the RotorTug RT Adriaan of KOTUG, an international maritime service provider headquartered in The Netherlands. The conversion features Corvus’ AT6500 48 volt lithium polymer battery packs. Corvus uses Dow Kokam cells.

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Mercedes-Benz introduces 3 new compact-car PHEV models; CLA Coupé, CLA Shooting Brake and GLA now with EQ Power

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It is a permanently excited synchronous machine as an internal rotor. For the first time on a Mercedes-Benz vehicle, the combustion engine is started by the electric motor—the compact hybrids do not have a separate 12-volt starter. The electric machine achieves 75 kW. Together with the 1.33-liter

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Kia EV9 wins Women’s Worldwide Car of the Year 2024 title | Autocar Professional

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This significant announcement coincides with International Women’s Day, a momentous occasion that not only empowers women but also acknowledges the connection between personal autonomy and automobiles in many countries. And because it offers bi-directional charging and ultra-fast 800-volt charging.” Sara Soria, Spain.

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Next 10 report finds California will meet or exceed original target of 1.5M ZEVs by 2025

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Based on 12,330 miles driven per year, the pure battery electric Nissan Leaf has lower five-year and 10-year life cycle costs than the internal combustion Hyundai Elantra and the plug-in hybrid Chevrolet Volt, even without the federal government incentive. The average Californian drives 14,435 miles every year.

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DAF Putting LF Hybrid Truck Into Production; Eaton Hybrid System

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As part of PACCAR’s international hybrid program, the DAF LF Hybrid truck was developed in close collaboration with Eaton, Eindhoven University of Technology and Leyland Trucks Ltd, also a PACCAR company. Volt cells. DAF is the market leader in the Netherlands, Belgium, the UK, Poland, the Czech Republic, Romania and Hungary.

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Four Factors That Will Impact EV Charging Infrastructure Requirements by 2030

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In the EU there are more than 330,000 public charging points, but 69% are concentrated in the Netherlands, Germany, and France, and only about 10% are fast charging stations. . Level 1 slow charging: 120-volt AC. Level 2 slow charging: 208-240-volt AC. Level 3 fast charging: 400-volt to 900-volt DC.

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Mercedes-Benz Introduces the Battery-Powered A-Class E-CELL; Production Run of 500

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The vehicles will be leased to selected customers in several European countries, including Germany, France and the Netherlands. The car’s power electronics supply the 12-volt vehicle electrical system via a DC/DC converter with electric current from the high-voltage system.

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