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  • Komatsu and Honda Plan To Jointly Develop Electric Excavator

    Komatsu has announced that it plans to develop an electric excavator in cooperation with Honda and bring the product to the market during FY2021. The two companies will also jointly develop electric excavators up to the 1-ton class and will also collaborate on services such as battery replacement for construction equipment.

    Source: The Nikkei

    PSR Analysis: As mentioned in the April issue of PowerTALK™ News, four Japanese motorcycle manufacturers, Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki and Kawasaki, have agreed to share…

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  • Rostselmash Starts Building Tractor Plant in Rostov-Don

    Maxim Sakov
    Maxim Sakov

    Russia’s largest maker of AG machines – Rostselmash Group of Companies – in July 2021 starts construction of a tractor plant located near Rostselmash’s main production site. Rostselmash plans to invest US$ 66 million (5 Bln Rubles).

    Construction must be completed within two years, and the plant will reach its annual production capacity of 3,000 units in 2023.

    The plant will consist of a production building of 62,000 sq. meters, and a building for engineering and commercial departments. Total territory of new plant will reach 14 hectares. Rostselmash plans to assemble five tractor models with rigid and articulated frame.

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  • Aurus Car Powered by Hydrogen Created in Russia

    NAMI (Automorive Research Institute) has developed a prototype Aurus car powered by hydrogen fuel, according to Russian Minister of Industry and Trade Manturov during the launch of mass production of the Aurus Senat model. According to the minister, this is the only project in the world in the premium car segment.

    The price of base Aurus car will be US$ 240,000 (18 million Rubles). Next year it’s planned to start mass production of Aurus Commendant SUV.

    Mass production just started in Elabuga. Production…

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  • Tonar Shows First Articulated Dump Truck

    The development of this truck was conducted with support of the Ministry of Industry and Trade. Ministry subsidized R&D expenses of US$ 800,000 (60 million Rubles).

    The model, called “Tonar-35” reflects the number of tons of cargo it can lift. It has an Cummins QSZ13 engine of 450hp/2100N.m. As an option, it’s possible to install a YAMZ-6585 of 420hp. It has an automatic transmission Allison 4500. Besides engines and some reductors, the T-35 is all assembled of Russian components.

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  • Second Wave COVID Will Have Limited Impact on India Ag Sector

    Aditya Kondejkar

    “COVID-19 cases started spreading in the rural areas with the beginning of the month of May, and agriculture activity in the month of May is bare minimal, particularly land-based activities,” says Niti Aayog Member (Agriculture) Ramesh Chand.

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    PSR Analysis: The second wave of COVID-19 started spreading in the rural areas in May 2021, but agriculture activities in May are minimal, and are mainly land-based activities. Agri activities peak in March or the middle of April, after which it drops significantly and again peaks with the arrival of monsoon.

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  • Taiwan Pushing into Next-Generation EV Battery Development

    Erik Martin
    Erik Martin

    TAIPEI. As electric vehicle (EV) development becomes a global effort, batteries that play a vital role to EVs’ cost-performance ratios are a focus to manufacturers with ambitions to expand in the EV market…

    Taiwan’s battery industry may not be backed by well-known brands and abundant natural resources. Nevertheless, a large part of Taiwan-based battery suppliers have been assembling battery modules for Taiwan’s ICT industry. For example, Simplo, Dynapack and Celxpert with a long-term focus on manufacturing battery modules for consumer electronics such as notebook only started to set foot in EV battery solutions in recent years…

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  • Rio de Janeiro Plans 100% Electric Buses by 2050

    Fabio Ferraresi
    Fabio Ferraresi

    The Mayor of Rio de Janeiro has announced a package of alternative power measures and goals with two important milestones for 2030 and 2050. Here are the main goals affecting the mobility and transportation industry:

    2030

    • Replace 20% of Public Service of Bus Transportation by Zero Emission Vehicles.
    • Reduce by 10% the average time of commuting by public transportation.
    • Increase by 400% the number of trips by bicycle.  
    • Reduce by 20% the emission of GHG.
    • Reach 100% of city regions with selective refuse collection.

    2050

    • Neutralize GHG emission
    • 100% of the Transit Bus Fleet is Electric.

    Source: Diario do Transporte    Read The Article

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  • Protests Affect Columbia Vehicles Market

    Sales of vehicles in Colombia were affected by protests and roadblocks in May. Because of the protest, dealers were closed and vehicles are blocked at the ports of Cartagena and Barranquilla. Even with the reduction from April to May, when 14,700 units were sold, below the 18,000 in April, the YTD result in 2021 is 50.2% better than 2020.

    Source: AutoData     Read The Article

    PSR Analysis: The recovery of the Colombia economy, seen in light of the vehicle market, is faster than expected, even with…

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  • Goods Transported in Brazil Increases in 2021

    From January to April, the amount of total of goods transported in Brazil was R$ 2.9 trillion, while in the same period of 2020 it was R$ 2.1 trillion, an increase of 39%. This metric is used as a baromometer for the Brazilian economy.

    Source: M&T     Read The Article

    PSR Analysis: This result is aligned with what we see in the sales of new trucks and trailers and confirms our increase in FY 2021 sales and production. Part of the increase is due to inflation in local currency, but part is due to…

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  • Mercedes Grows in EV Bus Market

    Emiliano Marzoli
    Emiliano Marzoli

    While smaller players are struggling to remain competitive in the EV bus space, Mercedes-Benz is targeting more clients and more volumes. 

    Mercedes-Benz has handed over one eCitaro G electric articulated bus with solid-state batteries each to Hamburger Hochbahn and Verkehrsbetriebe Hamburg-Holstein.  The two new electric articulated buses each have seven battery packs with solid electrolyte and an energy content of 441 kWh, allowing up to 200km range, depending on operational conditions. 

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