Wolfgang Bernhard, Elon Musk, Bertrand Piccard.
“Nowadays costs, performance and charging times develop further so rapidly that now there is a trend reversal in the distribution sector: the time is ripe for the electric truck.”
Dr. Wolfgang Bernhard, responsible for Daimler Trucks & Buses at the Board of Management, said at the presentation of Daimler’s Urban eTruck that the manufacturer wants to work on electric driving “as systematically” as they are working on self- and connected driving technologies.
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“Nowadays costs, performance and charging times develop further so rapidly that now there is a trend reversal in the distribution sector: the time is ripe for the electric truck.”
Tesla CEO Elon Musk allowed journalists a first peak behind the scenes at the Gigafactory yesterday and used to occasion to announce other possible battery production sites across the globe.
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“Obviously long term it’s going to make sense to have a Gigafactory in Europe, one in China and probably one in India.”
Bertrand Piccard, pilot of the Solar Impulse 2, said that the technology used to fly around the world emission free should not only be implemented above the clouds, but also on the ground to reduce it emissions. The Solar Impulse teams has more than proven that it works.
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“This is not only a first in the history of aviation; it’s before all a first in the history of energy. I’m sure that within 10 years we’ll see electric airplanes transporting 50 passengers on short to medium haul flights.”
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