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Planzer and LOXO roll out urban pilot for autonomous vehicles in Switzerland

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A Volkswagen ID Buzz cargo van equipped with LOXO’s Digital Driver navigation software. Source: Planzer Planzer, a Swiss logistics company, is partnering with autonomous technology start-up LOXO to roll out their first joint project. At the center of the project is “Mathilde,” a Volkswagen ID Buzz cargo van.

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REE Automotive Announces Global Manufacturing Agreement with Leading Automotive Supplier Motherson Group Making Strategic Investment in a $45.35 Million Registered Direct Offering Led By M&G

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Pursuant to the agreement, Motherson will manage sourcing and supply chain of all production parts and support the assembly of the REEcornerĀ® and REE P7 electric trucks, the first full by-wire, software-driven certified medium duty electric truck available on the market today. About REE Automotive REE Automotive Ltd.

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Should You Add Linear Scales to Your Machine?

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Source: Getty Images Reader Question: Our shop is ramping up to buy new equipment before end of the year and we’ve narrowed our choice down to a single machine. The crane operator can surely make the big moves to get near the target, but the rigger on the ground is on the radio relaying the fine adjustments to put the cargo in place.

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Make it British: Supporting Sovereign UK Supply Chain for Connected and Automated Mobility

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Partners: AIM TECHNOLOGIES LTD (Lead), TRL LIMITED Grant funding : Ā£400,000 Autonomous Cargo: This project focuses on creating an autonomous dolly for airside cargo movements. cargo dolly. Partners: TITAN MOTORSPORT & AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING LTD (Lead), ALEXANDER DENNIS LIMITED, TRL LIMITED. Grant funding : Ā£1.5

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A National Rail Service Operator and an Automaker Find Synergies in Electric Vehicle (EV) Battery Second Life Use

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Kia will dispatch its old batteries via the DB logistics network – DB Schenker and DB Cargo – to energy storage startup, Encore. The process is simple and effective. Their likely use will be in providing a consistent, cost-effective supply of electricity to DBā€™s maintenance and staging depots.

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Electric Boat & Ship Markets Sail Past 1GWH in 2023, Reports IDTechEx

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The new IDTechEx report, “ Electric Boats & Ships 2024-2044 “, provides granular 20-year forecasts in unit sales, battery demand (GWh) & battery market value ($ bn) for electric ferry, electric cargo/container, electric Ro-Ro, electric cruise, electric OSV, electric tugboat and electric recreational boats by power class (25kW).

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Could Battery Quality Issues Derail the Prospects of Europeā€™s First Electric Commercial Vehicle Model Built on a Dedicated Electric Platform?

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

Buzz Cargo on July 4 at its Hanover (Germany) plant. The temporary shutdown was necessitated by defective batteries sourced from a new supplier. Source: Frost & Sullivan, 2022. Source: Frost & Sullivan, 2022. 5 use batteries sourced from other suppliers. Buzz, and its commercial counterpart, the ID.