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Volvo Cars opens order books for new electric C40 Recharge

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The C40 Recharge will go into production this fall and will be built alongside the XC40 Recharge at the Volvo Cars manufacturing plant in Ghent, Belgium. That means it will continue to improve over time after it has left the factory.

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Order book opens for Swindon Powertrain’s High Power Density (HPD) EV system

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Enquiries to date have come from OEMs, low-volume manufacturers, classic car enthusiasts through to sports car and ATV recreational vehicle owners. Two inverter options, depending on battery voltage, are available though customers can also use their own.

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Rheinmetall books order for more than 500,000 hybrid vehicle engine blocks from SAIC

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The Materials and Trade division of the tech enterprise Rheinmetall has booked a new order to produce engine blocks for a hybrid vehicle. The order, worth a figure in the mid-double-digit million-euro range, encompasses more than 500,000 units.

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Kia India hits 1-million units produced milestone

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Kia India marked the milestone of producing one million vehicles from its manufacturing facility at Anantapur by rolling out the first unit of its newest innovation—the new Seltos. It is now available for pre-bookings in India.

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Lightning Systems lowers prices of electric powertrains while adding and enhancing features

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Commercial electric vehicle manufacturer Lightning Systems is lowering the prices of its 2021 battery and fuel cell electric vehicles by 10 to 50% for Class 3 to Class 8 vehicles. Lightning currently has production capacity available this calendar year for some models and is already partially booked for 2021 production.

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Daimler, partners building next-gen additive manufacturing process pilot production line for spare parts

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NextGenAM partners Premium AEROTEC, EOS and Daimler are building a pilot production line for a next-generation automated additive manufacturing (AM) process. Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, has become more interesting as a complementary or alternative process to conventional manufacturing techniques.

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Rosenbauer opens the order books on Panther 6×6 electric fire truck [video]

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Austrian emergency vehicle manufacturer Rosenbauer has officially opened the order books on its latest electric fire truck. Meet the Panther 6×6 electric aircraft rescue and fire fighter (ARFF).