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First tests of non-Tesla Supercharger sessions in the Netherlands shared online

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Tesla officially opened its Supercharger Network to non-Tesla EV owners in the Netherlands on November 1st. Hyundai Ioniq owner Inse van houts shared his experience at a Tesla Supercharger station at Tilburg, the wool capital of the Netherlands, located in the southern province of North Brabant.

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Cross-border car2go rentals up 80% in Q1 2017 to 33,000 journeys

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In the first quarter of 2017, the number of cross-border rentals increased by 80% to 33,000 journeys. In addition, German customers are increasingly using the car2go service in European cities in Italy, Spain, the Netherlands and Austria. An increasing number of travelers are using free-floating carsharing from car2go.

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JRC: e-vehicle market in Europe is slowly gaining momentum, but breakthrough is needed

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A new European Joint Research Center (JRC) analysis on the deployment of electric vehicles (EV) in Europe concludes that although the sector evolved significantly between 2010 and 2017, progress is still small to be characterized as full-scale commercialization. Market share of M1 EV in Europe between 2010 and 2017.

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bp to explore potential for green hydrogen production in Egypt

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It is intended that high-potential locations across Egypt will be considered as part of the feasibility study, targeting best-in-class resources. In early 2017, bp acquired a 10% stake in the Shorouk Concession from Eni, which contains the Zohr gas field. Hydrogen is one of bp’s five energy transition growth engines.

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Connexxion orders 20 Solaris hydrogen buses for South Holland

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The operator Connexxion, providing transport services for South Holland province in The Netherlands, signed a contract for the delivery of 20 Solaris Urbino 12 hydrogen buses. South Holland (Dutch: Zuid-Holland) is the most populous province of The Netherlands, located in its western part, along the North Sea coast.

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New analysis suggests Uber adding significantly to pollution and traffic in European cities

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Source: “Europe’s giant ‘taxi’ company: is Uber part of the problem or the solution?”. million users in France in 2017. French government data from 2017 show that 90% of the registered private hire vehicles, which includes Uber, were diesel cars. This has made Uber one of the biggest taxi services in Europe, with 3.6

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Apollo Tyres celebrates Vredestein acquisition with new tulip variant | Autocar Professional

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Apollo Tyres has commissioned an all-new variant of tulip, a plant closely associated with the Netherlands, to mark the 15th anniversary of the company’s acquisition of Vredestein, as well as the recent 115th anniversary of the formation of the iconic Dutch premium tyre brand.