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Ford is opening an E-Transit registration site today for commercial customers ahead of order banks opening by July. To date, more than 450 commercial customers in North America, including 200 top fleets and fleet management companies, have said they’re interested in purchasing the E-Transit.
Ford unveiled the all-electric 2022 F-150 Lightning Pro, a version of the electric F-150 Lightning ( earlier post ) targeted at commercial customers. More than 145 million miles of telematics data show that for the average F-150 commercial customer in the US, 95% of their daily travel is less than 174 miles.
kWh battery packs (118 lbs each); mobile charger connects to 120V & 240V outlets (24 lbs); Bluetooth-enabled throttle; connecting power cables, throttle cable and throttle mounting bracket; and Pure Watercraft’s standard prop (16?).
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Panasonic, in collaboration with electric utility vehicle maker Tropos Motors, revealed two multi-technology production-ready compact utility commercial vehicles at CES. All trucks would be equipped OneConnectSM analytics to provide battery / maintenance health as well as tampering and theft analytics.
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These electric commercial aircraft will enable the offering of flying services of people and packages in a way previously not possible. This allows a direct motor to propeller connection, eliminating the need for a heavy maintenance-prone gearbox. —Roei Ganzarski, CEO of magniX. Replaceable motor mounting points.
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Azure Dynamics Corporation announced 27 Ford Transit Connect Electric van sales, including a five-unit sale to returning customer FedEx Express, a four-unit sale to the City of Toronto, a three-unit sale to DTE Energy, one of Michigan’s largest energy suppliers, and 15 unit sales to various Ford commercial truck dealers.
to build the largest connected vehicles platform in China. TransWiseway teamed with IBM to design an Internet of Vehicles (IoV) platform to connect millions of trucks as well as tens of millions of devices and sensors from vehicles. The new IoV platform is expected to connect with 1.5
In collaboration with a range of partners, it is also planning to operate the vehicles in Woven City, a fully connected prototype city, while targeting commercial use in multiple areas and regions in the early 2020s.
Mining major Rio Tinto has secured a new commercial freight shipping service connecting Western Australia’s Pilbara region to the major international shipping hub of Singapore. Rio Tinto owns a world-class, integrated network of 16 iron ore mines in the Pilbara region. million kilometers.
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has inaugurated commercial operations at its Power-to-Gas (P2G) facility in Falkenhagen, Germany. Earlier post.) The plant uses wind power and Hydrogenics’ electrolysis equipment to transform water into hydrogen, which is then injected into the existing regional natural gas transmission system.
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The maintenance service goal will improve while the operating cost is reduced. Earlier this month, Deutsche Aircraft announced a Memorandum of Understanding with H2Fly to work together on the research and development of hydrogen fuel cell technology for commercial regional aircraft. Earlier post.)
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It is based on the mature MAN 35/44DF CR and MAN 32/44CR engines—well-proven in a multitude of applications over many years with millions of running hours—that form the basis for its operational safety and low maintenance requirements.
The XL3 system requires no special maintenance, charging infrastructure or driver training. Ford recently expanded its Qualified Vehicle Modifier (QVM) program to include companies that develop and install electrified powertrains for commercial vehicles, including trucks, vans and shuttles.
Volkswagen Truck & Bus is focusing on automated driving, connectivity, and alternative drive systems. —Andreas Renschler, CEO of Volkswagen Truck & Bus and Volkswagen AG Board Member responsible for commercial vehicles. Eckhard Scholz, CEO of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles. Alternative drive systems. The VW I.D.
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Groupe Renault has acquired the French company PVI (Power Vehicle Innovation), which specializes in the conversion of commercial vehicles to electricity or natural gas. to 7.5t (Renault Maxity commercial vehicle, Gépébus Oréos 2X minibus, the Aptinéo Vehixel minicoach, the DongFeng/Haide 7.5t Earlier post.). Master Z.E. Master Z.E.
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SAM will also benefit companies that wish to deploy fleets of commercial autonomous vehicles, including delivery companies, taxi services and transportation systems. Autonomy for commercial services. Connected cars: innovations in intelligent driving & integration. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Resilient Cities.
Regional aircraft are key to keeping smaller communities and regions connected and are also more able to exploit the new technologies on the horizon than larger aircraft and, therefore this is a logical place for this development to begin and we are proud to be a part of this innovative solution.
HeyCharge is the first company to enable EV-charging without internet connection, which is a key enabler to cover untapped white-spots. With HeyCharge’s technology, it becomes attractive to install chargers in locations that before would have not been commercially viable. —Kasper Sage, Managing Partner, BMW i Ventures.
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The products range from fleet management solutions to predictive maintenance applications and process automation based on the ZF Cloud. Whether in the passenger car sector or for commercial vehicles, ZF is well on the road toward Vision Zero. Smart transmissions through predictive maintenance.
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