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Mercedes-Benz eActros electric trucks moving to Rotterdam and The Hague

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After about a year of intensive practical use by ten customers in Germany and Switzerland, eight of the purely battery-powered Mercedes-Benz eActros trucks are now successively going to new customers in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. The eActros is based on the chassis of the Mercedes-Benz Actros.

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Tesla celebrates 10,000 Superchargers in Europe

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EV chargers are necessary for the world to transition from fossil-fuel vehicles to all-electric battery-powered cars. It is currently available in France, The Netherlands, Norway, the United Kingdom, Spain, Sweden, Belgium, Austria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland, and Iceland. .

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UPS cargo eBike pilot in Seattle

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The UPS cargo eBike is equipped with a battery-powered electric motor that can travel longer distances than traditional bikes, carry substantial loads and navigate hills and other terrain. In Washington, UPS uses 10 electric and hybrid electric vehicles.

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UPS putting eBike into package delivery service in Ft. Lauderdale

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The eBike is equipped with battery-powered electric motors that makes it possible to cover longer distances than traditional bikes, carry substantial loads and navigate hills and other terrain. Maximum energy efficiency is achieved when combining battery power and human power simultaneously.

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UPS launches delivery eBike in Pittsburgh

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The deployment is part of UPS’s Cycle Solutions and the company’s Rolling Laboratory, which tests alternative fuels and advanced technology vehicles. The eBike is equipped with battery-powered electric motors that makes it possible to cover longer distances than traditional bikes, carry substantial loads and navigate hills and other terrain.

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This Dutch City Is Road-Testing Vehicle-to-Grid Tech

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Hundreds of charging stations for electric vehicles dot Utrecht’s urban landscape in the Netherlands like little electric mushrooms. Debates over the feasibility and value of such vehicle-to-grid technology go back decades. Debates over the feasibility and value of such vehicle-to-grid technology go back decades.

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Nissan Teams Up with LeasePlan to Bring Nissan LEAF to Europe

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LeasePlan will purchase more than 100 Nissan LEAF electric vehicles from Nissan and will offer them to its customers in thirteen countries in Europe, starting in early 2011 in line with Nissan’s launch plans in those markets. million vehicles globally. Deliveries of the Nissan LEAF begin in Europe in the first quarter of 2011.

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