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Volvo Trucks North America demonstrates pilot electric VNR models; Volvo LIGHTS

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Volvo Trucks North America offered a first look at its Class 8 battery-electric project trucks during an exclusive event at TEC Equipment dealership in Fontana, California. The Volvo LIGHTS project’s transformative impact on fleet operations is designed to be scalable and replicable to reduce emissions throughout the freight eco-system.

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Electrify America outlines new design vision for future EV charging stations

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Electrify America has described a new design vision for some of its future charging stations intended to exceed electric vehicle (EV) customer expectations. On-site security cameras and additional lighting. The next-generation charger will also feature: An all-new design that refines the look and reduces the footprint of the charger.

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Prague buying 20 Solaris bi-articulated Trollino 24 electric trolleybuses

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Traction batteries, used as a source of energy in the event of power supply failure, will be placed on the roof of the vehicle’s second section. Both the lighting in the passenger compartment and external lighting have been designed using LED technology. Each vehicle will feature four axles, including two drive axles.

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Carrier partners with ConMet to advance zero-emission transport refrigeration solutions

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Carrier is further expanding its electrification capabilities through a new alliance with ConMet , adding trailer wheel-based power generation that captures energy that otherwise would be wasted during braking events. The eHub is capable of generating up to 156 kW in a single braking event.

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ORNL-led team developing breakthrough high-temperature, high-strength Al alloy for advanced light-duty engines

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A team led by researchers from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is developing a lower-cost cast aluminum (Al) alloy capable of at least a 50 ˚C temperature increase over the current cylinder head alloys 319 and 356 for use in light duty engines. It sounds like a really long time, but that’s almost a factor of two less than is typical.

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Rice study finds Houston intersections with traffic lights 9x more likely to see fatal pedestrian- and bicyclist-automobile crashes

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A new report from Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research has found that intersections with traffic lights in Houston are nine times more likely to see fatal car crashes with pedestrians and bicyclists than expected by chance. fatalities are attracted to traffic light-controlled intersections). Global colocation.

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Volkswagen presents all-electric ID. XTREME off-road concept car

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The roof carrier with additional LED lights and the completely closed aluminum underbody also equip the fully electric all-wheel drive vehicle for excursions away from paved roads. Acoustically also, the ID. A no longer required test vehicle from production development and a used 82 kWh battery were taken as the basis for the concept vehicle.

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