In Egypt, more than 100,000 internal combustion vehicles are to be converted to electric drives. As a local media news site has reported, the country’s Supreme Council for Vehicle Construction has approved initiatives by two national electric mobility companies.
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British EV conversion specialist Electrogenic has presented the first completed Jaguar E-Type Roadster fitted with its new ‘drop in’ EV conversion kit ‘E43’. The kit is compatible with Series 1 to 3 cars, in both Coupe and Roadster form.
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The Irish company Cool Planet Group will convert around 8,500 diesel-powered mining trucks into electric vehicles over the next three years. The order is reportedly worth around 50 million euros.
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Over the next five years, Sri Lanka plans to electrify half a million ‘tuk-tuk’ three-wheelers. This was announced by the Ministry of Transport and Highways and the Ministry of Power and Energy in cooperation with the UNDP.
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The German electric conversion company Pepper Motion has announced a readjustment of its sales strategy and a reorganisation of its leadership team. Whereas in the past, new bus and truck models were developed in advance, the company will, from now on, only do so after commissioning and an individual requirements analysis with the customer.
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Ghana’s Jospong Group, a major conglomerate, and US-based ZeroNox, which specializes in the electrification of commercial vehicles, have teamed up for a massive electrification project involving 1,000 rubbish trucks.
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British EV conversion specialist Electrogenic has revealed a ‘plug and play’ solution to easily electrify the classic Mini. Electrogenic’s Mini EV conversion kit has a target price of £15,000 + VAT and can be fitted by any qualified mechanic.
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Ballard Power Systems will supply 30 fuel cell modules with a total capacity of 3 megawatts to First Mode to convert diesel dump trucks to combined hydrogen-battery propulsion. The converted dump trucks will operate at First Mode’s test site in Centralia, Washington State.
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US company Universal Hydrogen has completed the first flight of a 40-seat regional aeroplane powered by hydrogen fuel cell power. The ATR 72 regional aircraft was converted to run on hydrogen.
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A German consortium led by Orten Fahrzeugbau is developing a fuel cell-based conversion kit in the ‘H2Kit’ project, which is intended to turn commercial vehicles with energy-intensive auxiliary consumers, such as refrigerated trucks, into more efficient electric vehicles.
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Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) is digging deeper to pave the way for the EV transition and has developed a new solution for mid-size range construction machinery. This time, it is a conversion of a 20-ton loader for a speedier market entry.
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The British vintage EV conversion company Lunaz Design made the Bentley S2 Continental into an electric car. According to Lunaz, this specific model is one of only four examples built in 1961 and has now been given a second life.
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Dutch fuel cell system developer and integrator zepp.solutions has confirmed the development of a hydrogen truck based on an existing diesel truck. The first examples of the H2 truck, called Europa, are expected to enter service in the fourth quarter of 2023.
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British company Kleanbus has announced the completion of the development of its first advanced modular electric platform, installing the pioneering system into its first prototype vehicle.
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Renault is taking its circular approach to electric vehicles further as it will offer to retrofit the classic Renault 4 and 5 as well as the first-generation Twingo cars. The kits come from R-FIT, a brand belonging to oldtimer specialist MCC Automotive.
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In Australia, commercial electric vehicle supplier SEA Electric and Mevco, a systems integrator specialising in light-duty EVs for the mining industry, have agreed to cooperate on the conversion of 8,500 Toyota off-road vehicles to electric drives.
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The Rouen municipality in northern France is having 49 Iveco Crossway diesel intercity buses converted to electric drives to operate as school buses. The project was awarded to a French consortium from which Greenmot will supply the retrofit kit.
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The Dutch supplier zepp.solutions is using its fuel cell systems in the construction machinery industry for the first time in two Liebherr excavators converted from diesel to hydrogen power.
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The German electric converter Pepper Motion has signed a supply contract for battery systems with Impact Clean Power Technology from Poland. ICPT will now manufacture complete battery systems for Pepper that can be used in electric buses and electric trucks.
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The car company Stellantis and the French technology company Qinomic are working on an electric conversion concept for light commercial vehicles. The development of the solution is to be completed in 2023 and the market launch started in 2024 – initially in France.
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The German truck maker and conversions specialist Quantron AG will soon be offering its zero-emission commercial vehicles and retrofit packages in North America. The company has founded an offshoot named Quantron US and appointed Richard Haas as its CEO. Focus will be accorded to fuel cell trucks.
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In the UK, public transport provider First Bus is partnering with conversion company Equipmake to retrofit 12 of the operators existing diesel buses with electric drives. The buses are to be converted and operated in the York region.
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The Australian electric truck manufacturer SEA Electric has doubled the size of its local assembly facility in the Melbourne suburb of Dandenong. The truck maker’s current plant was expanded to now cover 8,000 square metres on a total site of 15,000 square metres.
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SK E&S will supply 1,000 hydrogen buses to Busan to support the bid by South Korea’s second-largest city to host World Expo 2030. The energy company signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with city authorities and Hyundai.
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The German commercial vehicle conversion company Pepper Motion has announced that the electrified Mercedes-Benz Actros MP5 will be available in series production quality from 2023. The company has also concluded an important agreement in Eastern Europe with Skoda Group to convert diesel buses to electric.
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British company Kleanbus presents an advanced modular EV platform to quickly turn any bus from ICE to fully electric. Moreover, Kleanbus utilises motors free from permanent magnets, so these do not require rare earth materials.
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HAV Hydrogen has announced a containerised power system as a retrofit solution for ships. The self-contained and scalable power supply is based on 200 kW hydrogen fuel cell modules installed on deck.
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The Indonesian public transport operator Transjakarta has started a project to convert existing diesel buses to electric drive. For this purpose, the bus operator in the Indonesian capital Jakarta has signed an agreement with VKTR Teknologi Mobilitas and Equipmake. Initially, a number of buses will be converted as prototypes to be tested by Transjakarta.
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US bus maker Blue Bird will offer to retrofit some of its fuel-powered school buses to all-electric vehicles together with Lightning eMotors. Based in Colorado, Lightning will help BlueBird develop a “first-of-its-kind” repower EV system.
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British conversion company Everrati, which specialises in electric conversions of automotive icons, has launched a new business unit: The service unit will help B2B customers develop their specialist and luxury electric cars.
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