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(NFI), to supply ultra-high energy lithium-ion battery packs for its zero-emission, MCI D45 CRTe LE CHARGE long-distance motor coach. XALT offers NMC/G chemistries to cover a wide range of applications. In addition, each has designs for the power to energy ratio needed.
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signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with KAMAZ for the development of electrified power solutions for a new product line of KAMAZ battery-powered vehicles. Cummins has made strategic moves to bolster our Electrified Power Business. Cummins Inc. —Tom Linebarger, Chairman and CEO, Cummins Inc.
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