Definition of electrification
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:an act or process of electrifying
2
:the state of being electrified
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Sherif Marakby, Ford’s vice president of autonomous vehicles and electrification, hinted at those plans in a blog post last week, noting that the company is exploring ways to carry both passengers and goods.
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Electrification is unlikely to replace diesel as the main propulsion technology for Daimler’s mainstay heavy trucks anytime soon.
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Samuelsson, who acknowledged that the company had been skeptical about electrification only two years ago, said things had changed.
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The major U.S. automakers are moving forward with their own electrification strategies, albeit on a much smaller scale than Tesla and now Volvo.
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The state Democratic leadership expressed public outrage and went into overdrive to protect the electrification project.
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The electrification project will cost nearly $2 billion and replace at least some of Caltrain’s diesel locomotives with electric trains that can accelerate faster, thereby reducing travel times.
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Bill Callahan Sunnyvale Caltrain parking capacity also needs upgrade Caltrain electrification (Editorial, May 23) is long overdue.
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In 1996, voters first approved $47 million for electrification of Caltrain, and another $100 million was passed by voters in 2000.
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