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Nov 1, 2015
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Liebherr-Transportation Systems was selected by Bombardier Transportation GmbH, Mannheim (Germany), to deliver a total of nine thermal conditioning units for lithium-ion batteries used in the innovative PRIMOVE® drive system. Electric buses from the Polish manufacturer Solaris operate with these batteries. The Urbino electric buses travel on route 204 in the Berlin city center
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Nov 1, 2015
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Hitachi Construction Machinery (HCM), a subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd., purchased the remaining portion of KCM on October 1, 2015. KCM, parent to KCMA, had been a JV partner with HCM. KCMA will continue to market wheel loaders in North America, said Gary Bell, KCMA’s VP/general manager, under the Kawasaki-KCM brand and through its existing distribution
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Oct 31, 2015
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Volvo Construction Equipment’s net sales decreased 6 percent in its fourth quarter, totaling $1.4 billion (SEK 11.884 billion) down from $1.5 billion (SEK 12.582 billion) in 2014. Growth is present in North America, at 4 percent, but the rate of growth is showing signs of slowing. During the year-to-date the European market is down 7
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Oct 29, 2015
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Amazon recently received final approval to begin construction of a 80 MegaWatt solar farm in Virginia’s Accomack County. The farm, called “Amazon Solar Farm US East,” will be owned and developed by EPC Community Energy, and Amazon will buy the power generated through a power purchase agreement. Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe revealed that the Virginia
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Oct 29, 2015
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwired – Oct 27, 2015) – The global construction equipment market size is projected to reach USD 208.36 billion by 2020, growing at a CAGR of over 5% from 2014 to 2020. Rapid infrastructural growth along with urbanization is expected to drive industry growth over the forecast period. Further, increasing investments from government
