They could power electrically driven wheels, letting an aircraft taxi without using its main engines.

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The electrically driven avant-gardiste from Stuttgart was introduced in 18 markets.

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The passive feature means they rely less on electrically driven pumps and valves, for safety, and more on systems designed to shut down plants safely in emergencies and to prevent operator error.

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This means that smart has one of the largest fleets of electrically driven vehicles on the roads worldwide and a trove of customer experience and wishes that have been input in the third generation smart fortwo electric drive.

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