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New electric boat motor uses wind and water to recharge its batteries at sea

Electrek

more… The post New electric boat motor uses wind and water to recharge its batteries at sea appeared first on Electrek. The new Oceanvolt ServoProp saildrive has a regeneration feature that efficiently charges up an electric boat’s batteries while sailing.

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French electricity producer CNR and Renault enter partnership on recharging with renewable power, end-of-life battery secondary use

Green Car Congress

The Compagnie Nationale du Rhône (CNR), France’s leading producer of 100% renewable electricity, and Renault signed a partnership agreement at the Lyon International Motor Show. At present it has over 3,200 MW of installed capacity in hydropower, wind power and solar power and aims to reach 5,000 MW in France by 2015.

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Brazil’s Ambev Brewery will use 1,600 electric trucks from Volkswagen; electric version of the Delivery

Green Car Congress

The model will be 100% recharged with electric power from clean sources such as wind and solar. It is equipped with the new WEG AL160 electric motor, which delivers 80 kW (109 hp) power, with maximum torque of 493 N·m and an Allison automatic transmission. It uses LiFePO 4 lithium-ion battery packs.

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Electric or hydrogen cars – which makes more sense for NZ?

Drive Electric

Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) use Hydrogen to generate electricity, producing only water vapour as a byproduct. Green Hydrogen is sorted under pressure in cylinders within vehicles and converted into electricity to power electric motors. So why do we not see many HFCVs on our roads?

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Mercedes-AMG adding two EQE performance electric sedans to lineup

Green Car Congress

Both new Mercedes-AMG EQE models offer a performance-oriented drive concept with two electric motors. The electric drivetrain (eATS), with a motor on each of the axles, also offers fully variable all-wheel drive, which optimally transmits the drive power to the asphalt under all driving conditions. Electric motors.

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Toyota bZ4X quick review: Driving global giant’s first Aussie BEV

EV Central

READ MORE: Toyota bZ4X revealed READ MORE: Toyota plans bZ blitz Yet, as presented in top-spec UK guise, the dual motor bZ4X Vision AWD lacks the range and the recharging speed to go toe-to-toe with them. second 0-100km/h time, but that’s offset by typical e-motor launch alacrity. That’s a tough field. 2023 Toyota bZ4X.

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Mercedes-AMG reveals performance hybrid and battery-electric AMG derivative strategy

Green Car Congress

With the increase in performance from the additional electric motor, the development team was also able to improve the efficiency of the entire vehicle and achieve lower emissions as well as lower consumption. The power of the electric motor is applied immediately with full torque, a characteristic of the design. 13,500 rpm.

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