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Who says heavy-duty EVs won’t work? 170-tonne, 620 kWh battery-electric truck hits the road in Australia

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It sports 620 kWh of battery capacity and a Volvo 12-speed gearbox. The EV will make use of a purpose-built charging and battery-swap station at Port Augusta, and is expected to get 200-400 km of range. The EV will make use of a purpose-built charging and battery-swap station at Port Augusta, and is expected to get 200-400 km of range.

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Li-ion battery pack prices rise for first time, to $151/kWh

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Lithium-ion battery prices have been dropping for so long that industry players and pundits tend to factor ever-cheaper cells into their predictions, and many have made (dubious) comparisons to Moore’s Law, one of the core tenets of the computer industry. The results from @BloombergNEF 's 2022 lithium-ion battery price survey are out.

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Recurrent’s new battery guides analyze range of pre-owned Tesla Model 3s and Chevy Bolts

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Recurrent , a Seattle-based startup that provides independent reports on the condition of used EV batteries, has released the first two in a planned series of EV battery guides for consumers. The two public guides offer an analysis of overall battery performance over time in the Tesla Model 3 and the Chevrolet Bolt.

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Daimler Truck announces dealer certification program for EVs

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To date, DTNA has deployed its heavy-duty Freightliner eCascadia and medium-duty Freightliner eM2 battery-electric trucks in over 50 fleets across the US, and these have logged some four million electric miles.

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A wood-burning EV charger?

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Then, it converts the residual heat energy into electric energy and stores it in a connected Battery Storage Module. The obvious application is for remote logging or land-clearing operations that use electric vehicles and/or machinery.

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Ford reveals F-150 Lightning trim levels, EV charging option

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CEO Jim Farley recently told Automotive News that demand for its new EVs has turned out to be two to three times what the company expected, adding that it has logged almost 200,000 reservations for the F-150 Lightning. The company has now announced that its e-pickup will be available with two battery sizes and four trim levels.

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First mobile charging solution for EV fleets launched

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The fleet services solution, part of the company’s Charging as a Service (CaaS), aims to enable wide-scale transition from gas-powered to Electric Vehicles (EVs). “SparkCharge was founded in part to expedite electric vehicle adoption and accessibility for everyone,” said Josh Aviv, founder and CEO of SparkCharge.