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Flanders, Belgium transport operator to order 60 electric buses from Van Hool and VDL

Green Car Congress

The board of De Lijn, the public transport authority and operator in Flanders, Belgium, has approved the order of 60 electric buses from Van Hool and VDL. The board also approved the purchase of charging infrastructure for e-buses and e-hybrids with two suppliers, Spie-Ekoenergetyka and Heliox.

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Deloitte Survey finds only 4% of global consumers likely to be satisfied with current EVs despite increasing consideration and willingness to buy; higher ICE fuel economy reduces interest in EVs

Green Car Congress

Consumers’ expectations around the performance and purchase price of electric vehicles are so divergent from the actual offerings available today, that no more than 2–4% of consumers worldwide would have their expectations met, according to a new survey from Deloitte. range, convenience to charge and purchase price of the vehicle.

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Van Hool wins EU funding for 21 fuel cell buses; powered by Ballard FCvelocity-HD7 modules

Green Car Congress

Ballard anticipates receipt of purchase orders under the ESA that will lead to delivery of these fuel cell modules to Van Hool in 2015 and 2016. Van Hool is a Belgium-based independent bus, coach and industrial vehicle OEM. The module will also utilize fuel cell stacks manufactured through a high-volume, low-cost process.

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The Paris Olympics Promise to Be Stunning. The Prices Already Are.

Baua Electric

Seven months before the Olympic torch casts a glow in the City of Light this summer, the cost of getting into the most in-demand sports competitions, not to mention the price of accommodations and transportation, has risen — sometimes by Olympian proportions. The cost of a Paris Metro ticket is temporarily doubling.

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Blink’s 2023 Year in Review

Blink Charging

Finally, in the fall, we announced the rebrand of Blue Corner into Blink Charging Belgium. This summer, we completed our network integration of all North American SemaConnect EV drivers and hardware into Blink Charging US. Like the tax credit for new EVs, the used EV tax credit included an AGI cap and must be sold by a licensed dealer.

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Canoo Pickup, Kia EV6, Honda and Mini EV Plans: EV Week in Review – Mar 9-15

EV Adoption

The company recently executed a purchase and sales agreement on an engineering facility in Tunica , according to Yahoo! Austria, Belgium, Greece, Ireland, Lithuania, Luxembourg and Malta also signed up. That facility was previously used by electric car manufacturer Green Tech Automotive. – March 12, via Commercial Appeal.

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Creating the Commodore 64: The Engineers’ Story

Cars That Think

The cost of developing the Commodore 64: No one knows. The cost of developing the Commodore 64: No one knows. “I When the design of the Commodore 64 began, the overriding goals were simplicity and low cost. The initial production cost of the Commodore 64 was targeted at $130; it turned out to be $135.

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