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Hubject connects eleven energy suppliers to create the largest Austrian charging network for EVs

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A partnership project between the eleven leading Austrian energy suppliers and Berlin-based Hubject GmbH ( earlier post ), which is supported by the Austrian climate and energy fund, will create a comprehensively accessible network of charging stations for drivers of electric vehicles across Austria, starting in April 2017.

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Shell opens its first hydrogen fueling forecourt station in UK

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Shell is in the process of assessing the potential of future projects in the United States, Canada, Switzerland, Austria, France, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. The site received more than a million customer visits in 2016.

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EEA finds only mixed progress for Europe’s transport sector in meeting environment, climate goals; GHG emissions up 25% since 1990

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Evolution of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the EU-28 from 1990 to 2016. The average CO 2 emissions of new passenger vans and cars in 2016 were below the respective target paths for 2020 and 2021, although considerable reductions still need to be made in the coming years for manufacturers to meet future targets. Source: EEA.

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Fisker adds to line up with 3 new EVS

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in 2016 as a purpose-built company to create the necessary change to a more sustainable way of making and using vehicles. The Fisker PEAR is an Agile City EV: the future of clean and affordable individual mobility for cities. Henrik and Dr. Geeta Gupta-Fisker founded Fisker Inc. Introducing the Pear, Ronin and Alaska.

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Global Bioenergies, Clariant and INEOS in €16.4M EU-funded project to demonstrate the production of isobutene derivatives from straw

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assessment of the sustainability and environmental benefits by the Energy Institute at the University of Linz (Austria). The larger scale demonstration will now prove technological and economic feasibility for commercial production in the future. —Markus Rarbach, Head of Biofuels & Derivatives of Clariant.

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EEA report: EVs are better for climate and air quality

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In future, with greater use of lower carbon electricity in the European mix the typical GHG emissions saving of BEVs relative to ICEVs will increase. So far, only two EU Member States (Austria and Sweden) have reached the 10% target. —“Electric vehicles from life cycle and circular economy perspectives”.

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MAN and Austria’s CNL partnering on medium- and heavy-duty electric trucks; trials this year, production 2018

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As part of its partnership with CNL—a group of fifteen of Austria’s largest companies in the retail, logistics and production sectors—MAN will be making test vehicles available to nine CNL member companies for practical trials from the end of 2017. A semitrailer combination also forms part of the scope of testing.

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