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Volkswagen-backed EV maker rolls out first sodium-ion battery powered electric car

Electrek

JAC Group’s Yiwei, a new EV brand in China backed by Volkswagen , debuted the first sodium-ion battery-powered electric car. more… The post Volkswagen-backed EV maker rolls out first sodium-ion battery powered electric car appeared first on Electrek.

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Siemens and Fjellstrand partner on battery-electric car ferry

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Rendering of the battery-electric car ferry. Siemens, together with the Norwegian shipyard Fjellstrand, has developed a battery-electric car ferry, the miljøferge (environmental ferry) ZeroCat. The 80-meter vessel can carry up to 120 cars and 360 passengers. Click to enlarge.

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

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Mercedes-Benz is introducing the A-Class E-CELL, a compact five-seat battery-electric car with a range of more than 200 km (124 miles) (NEDC), targeted as a family EV for urban areas. The benefits include the efficient use of shared parts in all the brand’s electric vehicles. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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Battery-powered electric trains will soon bring cleaner air—especially in Europe

Green Car Reports

While electrical propulsion has been the preferred way to move trains for most of a century, the idea of moving them longer distances via battery is one that’s just now being realized. Like long-range electric cars, it’s a reality afforded by the energy density and longevity.

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Nissan LEAF helps power company’s NA facilities with V2G; Nissan Energy

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directional EV charging technology to partially power its North American headquarters in Franklin, TN, and its design center in San Diego, CA. This constant monitoring, called demand-charge management, could result in significant electricity savings and could offer the secondary benefit of reducing the burden of peak loads on local utilities.

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Electric Boats: As In Cars, Battery Power Offers Advantages On The Water

Green Car Reports

The world now has something around half a million plug-in electric cars on the roads, and electric propulsion is slowly spreading into other types of transportation. One of them is electric boats, which have been around for more than a century but are now seeing renewed interest.

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New 50-Tonne Battery-Powered Electric Crane

CleanTechnica EVs

Electric cars, electric trucks, electric SUVs — meh. How about electric cranes! I’m not an expert on cranes (believe it or not), but I know one thing — an electric crane must use a lot less energy and create a lot fewer emissions than a non-electric crane.