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Nel ASA awarded contract in Latvia for new dual hydrogen fueling solution for cars and buses

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Nel Hydrogen Solutions, a division of Nel ASA, has been awarded a contract by SIA Hydrogenis, a leading hydrogen project developer in Latvia, for the delivery of the new dual capability H2Station, which offers a combined hydrogen fueling solution for cars and buses in Riga. million and is planned for delivery in middle of 2017.

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JATO: European car registrations up 5.2% in November; SUVs post record market share

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year-on-year in November 2017 to 1,250,281 units, according to JATO Dynamics. Despite a turbulent 2017 for the industry as a whole, which has faced threats from the diesel crisis, new emissions targets and Brexit, results for the first eleven months of the year show an overall increase in registrations of 3.8%, with 14.43 respectively.

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European car market logs best year for alternative fueled vehicles, lowest diesel share since 2001

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million vehicles were registered—just 346 more than in 2017— according to JATO Dyanmics. Poland, Slovakia, Luxembourg and Lithuania all posted record levels of volume, while it was the best year since 2007 for Spain and Estonia, and the best year since 2008 for Romania, Hungary, Croatia and Latvia. million registrations.

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Ballard signs fuel cell supply agreement with Solaris; initial order of 10 modules as range extenders for electric trolley buses

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An initial order placed under the LTSA is for 10 FCveloCity-HD fuel cell modules, with deliveries planned to start in 2017. Solaris has signed a contract with Rigas Satiksme, the transport operator in the city of Riga, Latvia for 10 of the Trollino trolley buses.

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Euro car market has best H1 of century; diesels down 17%; AFVs up 31% for 5.4% of total; SUVs booming

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on H1 2017, the growth recorded in Germany, France and Spain allowed the overall market to keep growing. The Golf was the top-selling car in Germany, Austria, Luxembourg, Latvia and Belgium. The European car market recorded its best H1 performance of the century, with 8.6 Despite uncertainty in the UK, where the market was down 6.3%

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How Russia Sent Ukraine Racing Into the “Energy Eurozone”

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Synchronization with the European grid marked a hasty culmination of a process that began in 2017 and was expected to take at least another year. ius says the situation also has helped the Baltic states on Russia’s far western flank: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. It was almost heroic to come and save Ukraine in this way,” Jermalavi?ius

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Reports highlight ongoing advances in vehicle technology, consumer demand for fuel efficiency in US and Europe

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Thirty-two (24%) have a model that meets the 2017 standard and 12 models (9%) already meet the 2025 standard. Cars with the highest average emissions were sold in Latvia (152g CO 2 /km) and Estonia (150g CO 2 /km). New vehicle technology is becoming more efficient, which is an encouraging sign.

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