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UCR researchers find commercial fast-charging damages EV batteries, propose new internal-resistance-based technique

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Commercial fast-charging stations subject electric car batteries to high temperatures and high resistance that can cause them to crack, leak, and lose their storage capacity, according to researchers at the University of California, Riverside (UCR) in a new open-access study published in the journal Energy Storage. Ozkan Lab/UCR).

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Lightning eMotors to deliver 126 electric commercial vehicles to Macnab EV Sales

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to deliver 126 vehicles to the Canadian commercial vehicle distributor by the end of 2023. Macnab has been a leader in the Canadian commercial transportation industry since 1935. Lightning eMotors signed a contract with Macnab EV Sales Corp. Deliveries of Lightning’s ZEV3 vans to Macnab have already begun.

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Proterra battery technology to power Lightning eMotors Electric Transit commercial van

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Proterra , a leading innovator in commercial vehicle electrification technology, and Lightning eMotors announced a new collaboration to power the Generation 4 Lightning Electric Transit commercial van using Proterra’s battery technology. Lightning eMotors anticipates annual production of up to 3,000 vehicles by 2023.

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Geely begins mass production of commercial satellites; support for future vehicles

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Eighteen months after start of construction of its intelligent satellite production and testing center in Taizhou, China, Geely Technology Group has begun mass production of commercial satellites. Geely’s entry into the commercial satellite business is part of the Group’s transformation into a global mobility technology enterprise.

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SSAB, Oshkosh partner to be first in US to use fossil-free steel in commercial vehicles

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Oshkosh Corporation and its brand McNeilus are working together on future research and development initiatives across multiple commercial vehicle product lines. SSAB aims to deliver fossil-free steel to the market in commercial scale during 2026 and delivered the first steel made of hydrogen-reduced iron in 2021. Earlier post.).

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Baidu granted China’s first permits for commercial fully driverless ride-hailing services

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a leading AI company with strong internet foundation, has secured the first permits in China to offer commercial fully driverless robotaxi services to the public on open roads. Fully driverless cars providing rides on open roads to paying customers means we have finally come to the moment that the industry has been longing for.

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Amprius Technologies ships first commercially available 450 Wh/kg, 1150 Wh/L batteries

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the developer of silicon anode Li-ion battery cells with its Si-Nanowire platform ( earlier post ), has shipped the first commercially available 450 Wh/kg, 1100 Wh/L lithium-ion battery cells to an industry leader of a new generation of High-Altitude Pseudo Satellites (HAPS). Amprius Technologies, Inc.,

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