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Driftex has been designed with a similar functionality to existing personnel carriers

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Called the Driftex, it incorporates a 60 kilowatt hour intrinsically safe battery management system with a 20-30,000 cycle life, allowing for about 10 years of operation. Driftex has been designed with...

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