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Stena Line introducing battery-electric operation to ferry; three stages up to 50 all-electric nautical miles

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In step two, a 20 MWh battery pack will be connected to the propellers; Stena Jutlandica will be able to be operated on electricity within around 10 nautical miles, equal to the distance between Göteborg and Vinga Lighthouse. The first phase of the project is supported and financed by half by the Swedish Transport Administration and the EU.

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President of Mexico nationalizes lithium

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Obrador’s decree also established 234,855 hectares (907 square miles) in Sonora as a mining zone known as Li-MX-1. Sonora hosts virtually all Mexico’s lithium resources—8.82Mt lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) or 1.66Mt lithium metal.

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Workhorse secures $200M in financing from institutional lenders

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a provider of cost-effective drone-integrated electric vehicles to the last-mile delivery sector, has entered into a note purchase agreement (NPA) under which it will sell $200 million aggregate principal amount of its 4.0% Workhorse Group Inc., Senior Secured Convertible Notes due 2024 to two institutional lenders.

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Pace purchases 20 Proterra ZX5 electric buses and EV fleet charging infrastructure

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With more than 800 vehicles on the road today, Proterra battery systems have been proven over 25 million service miles driven and selected by world-class commercial vehicle manufacturers to electrify delivery vehicles, construction equipment, school buses, coach buses, and more. Proterra 40' ZX5 Max.

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AYRO launches low-speed Electric Vaccine Vehicle

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a designer and manufacturer of light-duty, short-haul, and last-mile delivery electric vehicles (EVs), has launched the Electric Vaccine Vehicle (EVV). the world’s largest pure-play automotive fleet manager, will offer sales, financing solutions and vehicle management services throughout the vehicle lifecycle to EVV fleet operators.

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Ford to increase production of Mustang Mach-E in 2023, cut prices across the board

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Mustang Mach-E, with an available EPA-estimated 300+ mile range, is available with BlueCruise hands-free driving on more than 130,000 miles of highway and can be updated through over-the-air Ford Power-Up software updates. The Mustang Mach-E was the No. 2 US EV manufacturer as it continues to scale that part of the business.

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Ford re-opens order books for Mach-E; higher range, lower pricing; all standard range models with LFP packs

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Ford is re-opening its order banks for the all-electric Mustang Mach-E as completed plant upgrades support production ramp in the second half of 2023, with feature improvements including increased range for standard range battery models to a targeted EPA-estimated range of 250 miles for RWD and 226 miles for eAWD. Earlier post.)

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