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Wärtsilä to design and equip two zero-emissions battery-powered ferries

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The equipment is scheduled for delivery to the yard in the beginning of 2021 and the ships are expected to commence commercial operations in autumn 2021. This project is an excellent example of Wärtsilä’s extensive capabilities in delivering optimal design and integrated equipment solutions.

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Lightning eMotors enters Canada’s commercial EV market with delivery of 10 electric refrigerated delivery vehicles

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Lightning eMotors, a provider of all-electric powertrains and medium-duty and specialty commercial electric fleet vehicles, announced the successful delivery and deployment of 10 all-electric cargo vans to Montreal, Canada-based Goodfood Market Corp. These units have a cooling capacity down to -15 ?C

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XALT Energy batteries powering MCI all-electric passenger coach

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In yet another nod to developing sustainable powertrain solutions for the world’s commercial transportation systems, Freudenberg Sealing Technologies and FlixBus in Europe announced in October their intention to collaborate on a future project that will promote development of fuel-cell powered long-distance buses. Fuel cells.

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Japanese start-up seeks to commercialize dual-carbon battery technology; anion intercalation

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Source: Power Japan Plus. Start-up Power Japan Plus announced plans to commercialize a dual-carbon battery technology, which it calls the Ryden dual carbon battery. Capacity vs. cycle number. Click to enlarge.

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Nissan and Yamato Transport begin test drives of battery-powered refrigerator trucks

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The standard model of the ATLAS F24 Refrigerator Truck by Li-ion Battery is scheduled to go on sale in Japan in summer 2013. Nissan is working to develop and sell commercial electric vehicles (EVs), in addition to passenger EVs, such as the Nissan LEAF.

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Electric commercial vehicle company SEA Electric raises $42M; partnership with Exro

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The net proceeds from the investment will allow SEA Electric to solidify its position in the electrification of commercial vehicles while funding its backlog and facilitating more pilot programs with operators. SEA Electric Holdings Pty Ltd. SEA Ford F-59 EV with SEA-Drive 120b.

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DOE seeking stakeholder feedback on commercial readiness of fuel cell and hydrogen technologies for transportation applications

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a request for information (RFI) ( DE-FOA-0000655 ) seeking feedback from stakeholders for technology deployment activities aimed at verifying the commercial readiness of fuel cell and hydrogen technologies. Multiple fuel cell technologies (e.g., A relatively small quantity of fuel (i.e.,