By Michelle Froese Acciona Energia has opened a new battery storage plant alongside a wind farm in Barasoain, located in the region of Navarra, Spain. It is the first battery storage facility incorporated into a grid-connected wind farm in the country. The aim of the battery system is to increase the generation of renewable energy…
By Ray Prince A Komatsu quarry mining truck in Switzerland is now the largest all-electric vehicle in the world. According to Green Matters, the Komatsu truck coined the “e-Dumper” weighs in at almost 50 tons with wheels 6.5 feet in diameter, capable of holding up to 65 tons of stone. Its 700-kWh battery pack weighs…
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By Steve Hanley Mercedes is expanding its investment in electric car and battery production facilities in the US and increasing its cooperation with BYD in China Mercedes To Bump Electric Car Investment In US By $1 Billion, Expand Partnership With BYD was originally published on CleanTechnica. To read more from CleanTechnica, join over 50,000 other…
By Evan Williams Mercedes is spending $1 billion on its U.S. factory to build EQ EVs and battery packs. The announcement was made yesterday, during the 20th anniversary of the Tuscaloosa, Ala., plant. The expansion will include a new battery plant, the company’s fifth battery production facility globally. The Tuscaloosa plant currently builds the GLE,…
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By [email protected] Mercedes is investing more than $1 billion to upgrade a U.S. plant for assembling batteries and electric SUVs — putting a big bet on the market for larger battery-powered vehicles. The German automaker, owned by Daimler, made the announcement Thursday at its Tuscaloosa, Alabama plant, which makes its SUV models GLE, GLS and…
By mmillikin Mercedes-Benz will set up electric vehicle production in the United States. The company plans to produce EQ-branded SUV models at MBUSI (Mercedes-Benz US International), its Tuscaloosa, Alabama facility. At the time being launched, the EQ models will feature the latest status of automated driving—always under the premise of safety and in compliance with…
By Editorial Staff Mercedes-Benz will invest $1 billion in its U.S. facility in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, expanding the 20-year-old site to build fully electric EQ-branded SUV models along with their battery packs. At the time being launched, the EQ models will feature the latest status of automated driving – always under the premise of safety and…
By [email protected] Drax, the U.K.’s largest power plant, this month applied to build a 200-megawatt battery system as part of a wider move away from coal. Plans for the battery — which would be the largest in the U.K. and more than double the country’s current level of electrical storage — followed a June proposal…
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By Editorial Staff Proterra, the leading innovator in heavy-duty electric transportation, and LG Chem, a global leader in lithium-ion batteries for automotive, stationary and consumer applications, announced co-development of a battery cell that has been optimized to meet the unique performance and safety demands of the heavy-duty vehicle market. The cell chemistry has been optimized…
By Kathie Zipp Duke Energy is planning a pair of large-scale battery installations at a total cost of $30 million. The two energy-storage projects are slated for the western portion of North Carolina. The company has other energy-storage projects around the nation, including one next to its Notrees wind farm in west Texas. (PRNewsfoto/Duke Energy)…