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Renault Trucks and Nestlé Switzerland partner on all-electric medium-duty refrigerated truck

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Nestlé Switzerland and Renault Trucks (part of the Volvo Group) recently introduced an experimental all-electric refrigerated truck—nicknamed the e-Truck—that combines an all-electric 13t Renault Midlum developed by Renault Trucks with a refrigerated body that is also entirely powered by electricity.

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Volkswagen subsidiary Elli acquiring minority stake in emobility software company has·to·be

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Since then, sales revenue has at least doubled every year—especially as a result of strong demand in Germany and Switzerland. The company’s major reference is IONITY, Europe’s largest fast-charging network, a joint venture of the BMW Group, Daimler AG, Ford Motor Company and the Volkswagen Group with Audi and Porsche.

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Swiss WTW study finds important role for alternative fuels as well as alt drivetrains in move to low-emissions vehicles

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Second, it is specific to Switzerland. The reference vehicle has a mass of 1,350 kg (2,976 lbs), with 70 kW (94 hp) equivalent ICE power. Third, the analysis offers a novel comparison of drivetrain and energy carrier production pathways based on natural resource categories. 2013.10.043.

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Researchers provide insight into OER electrocatalyst

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A half-reaction is either of the two parts of a redox, or reduction-oxidation, reaction in which electrons are transferred between two reactants; reduction refers to gaining electrons, oxidation means losing electrons. student at OSU and now a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Zurich in Switzerland.

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FBI director says self-driving cars could era in new terror attack opportunities

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The World Economic Forum, which describes itself as an international non-governmental and lobbying organization, opened in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday. ” The incident Wray referred to happened in 2020. FBI Director Christopher Wray warned against self-driving cars at the World Economic Forum on Thursday.

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Empa recommends buying diesel vehicles only if Euro 6d-TEMP or Euro 6d

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On 1 September 2017, new emissions regulations for passenger vehicles come into force in the EU and Switzerland. million with diesel engines were registered in Switzerland. However, the new regulations also permit existing vehicles to continue to be sold for some time. At the end of 2016 around 3.1

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ETH Zurich team shows vanadate-borate glasses as inexpensive high-capacity cathodes for Li-ion batteries

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A team from ETH Zurich in Switzerland has demonstrated the use of vanadate-borate glasses (Li 2 O-B 2 O 3 -V 2 O 5 , referred to as V 2 O 5-LiBO 2 ) as high-capacity cathode materials for rechargeable Li-ion batteries for the first time.

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