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With in-wheel motors, Lightyear claims most efficient production powertrain in the world

Green Car Reports

The Lightyear 0 solar-assisted electric car will use in-wheel motors from Slovenia's Elaphe as part of what Lightyear claims will be the most efficient powertrain in any production car.

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Mercedes-Benz eActros 300 Tractor Ready For Series Production

Electric Cars Report

Test engineers chose a route across Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia and Bulgaria for the trip. Two eActros as two […] The post Mercedes-Benz eActros 300 Tractor Ready For Series Production appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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VW cuts hours at major Wolfsburg plant over portions inadequency

Baua Electric

BERLIN — Volkswagen is lowering paintings hours for staff on the automaker’s major plant in Wolfsburg for 3 weeks in September because of a portions inadequency brought about by way of contemporary floods in Slovenia, a spokesperson for the corporate stated on Monday. 12, the employees’ fee stated extreme past.

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New concept with anthraquinone-based organic cathode advances aluminum battery technology

Green Car Congress

Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, and the National Institute of Chemistry, Slovenia, have developed a new concept for an aluminum battery delivering twice the energy density as previous versions, made of abundant materials, and with the potential to reduce production costs and environmental impact.

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Tesla China exports first batch of electric cars since resuming vehicle production

Teslarati

This was highlighted recently when Tesla China exported its first batch of vehicles since Giga Shanghai resumed its vehicle production activities on April 19. . This suggests that Giga Shanghai’s production lines for both vehicles are ramping at a steady pace. . Tesla China has a lot of catching up to do this second quarter.

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Daimler and Geely Holding form global JV for smart; new generation of electric models

Green Car Congress

We will jointly design and develop the next generation of smart electric cars that combine high-quality production and known safety standards for sale both in China and globally. Future production will be located in China. In the future, we are looking forward to working with all partners to sustain our success in China and worldwide.

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The i-MiEV goes on sale in 15 European countries; near-term plan to boost that to 19

Green Car Congress

MMC began production of the i-MiEVs for Europe from October of last year. In addition to the first 15 countries the car is to be sold in, there have been requests to introduce the i-MiEV from Finland, Serbia, Turkey, and Slovenia.

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