Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Together with its customer Apple, DHL is piloting the heavy-duty vehicle, equipped with a fuel cell range extender from VDL, between Breda, the Netherlands, and Brussels, Belgium, as part of the Interreg NW Europe program H2-Share, coordinated by WaterstofNet. It transports deliveries of DHL Express’ customer Apple.

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Electric Cars Report

MARCH 18, 2024

With this latest order, DFDS has almost doubled its Volvo electric truck fleet to 225 trucks in total – the largest company fleet of heavy electric trucks in Europe. Volvo Trucks has received an order for 100 electric trucks from logistics company DFDS.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 28, 2021

DHL surveyed more than 600 selected service partners from Germany, Belgium, Spain, and the Netherlands on their sustainability performance, and according to the company, Girteka Logistics was one of the first companies to receive the certificate.

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Teslarati

JUNE 9, 2021

A recent video from the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium has provided a hint at Tesla’s plans to deliver as many vehicles as it can to customers in the European region this month. The minute-long video, which showed a good view of the port, featured a massive fleet of Tesla Model 3s that extended practically as far as the eye can see. .

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The inked agreement covers a full suite of solutions to operate the electric fleet including access to Ford Pro’s connected E-Telematics software and charging solutions in order to reduce costs and optimize efficiency as a part of the two organizations’ common zero emission goals.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2017

This collaboration is in line with the implementation of the DAFI Directive (Directive 2014/94 - Deployment of Alternative Fuels Infrastructures), with a particular focus on certain countries and regions, starting from Wallonia, Belgium.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2022

GVB, the public transport company of Amsterdam, is further expanding its electric fleet with 84 new generation VDL Citeas. For the expansion of the GVB fleet, VDL Bus & Coach is also responsible for implementing the charging infrastructure. With this order, the GVB fleet will eventually be entirely VDL.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2009

UK-based Elektromotive has appointed The PluginCompany to install networks of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations across Belgium and Luxembourg. Installations at other LeasePlan locations will follow in 2010, supporting the company’s commitment to increasing the availability of low- and zero-emissions vehicles within its European fleets.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Volvo has received an order for 11 electric hybrid buses and 2 ABB automated electric bus fast-chargers to the city of Namur in Belgium with public transport authority and operator TEC. This is the largest order to date for the company’s electric bus system. TEC is buying the bus system as a turn-key solution.

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Electric Vehicles India

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Hertz orders 100,000 Tesla Model 3 cars for its rental fleet . Tesla has announced that it has received a huge order for 100,000 Tesla Model 3 cars from Hertz Global Holdings Inc which is a huge first step toward electrifying its rental-car fleet and in the process mainstreaming EVs.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2023

The corridor is one of the busiest road freight routes in Europe connecting key North Sea ports in Belgium and the Netherlands with the Mediterranean port of Genoa in Italy connecting through a network of roads stretching in total 1,300km.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2021

De Lijn, the public transport operator (PTO) in the Flemish part of Belgium, is ordering 44 new articulated plug-in e-hybrid buses; further, the operator confirmed the upgrade of 280 if its current hybrid buses into e-hybrids. De Lijn introduced its first hybrid buses in its fleet in 2009, and currently operates 530 hybrid buses.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 30, 2023

They will evaluate how to improve the design of the equipment, as well as other factors that are necessary to scale up this new technology, including the supply and storage of hydrogen for an entire fleet. This next stage is supported by PIONEERS, a project funded by the EU and coordinated by the Port of Antwerp-Bruges.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Accordingly, in addition to electrification of the last mile and investment in alternative drives and fuels in its own fleet, another important lever is the scope of sustainable transport services provided by the Group's service partners. Ground transport accounts for 21 per cent of the Group’s total CO 2 e emissions.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 14, 2013

When deployed in revenue service, the 10-bus fleet to be operated in Aberdeen will be Europe’s largest hydrogen fuel cell bus fleet. These will be used in 5 buses to be deployed in San Remo, Italy; 5 buses to be deployed in Flanders, Belgium; as well as 4 of the buses to be deployed in Aberdeen. City program.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2020

REVIVE will place 15 fuel cell refuse vehicles to be tested in 8 different cities or regions in Europe: Breda, Helmond, Amsterdam, and Groningen (the Netherlands), Antwerp (Belgium), Bolzano and Merano (in South Tyrol, Italy) and Gothenburg (Sweden). REVIVE represents the second fuel-cell-powered refuse truck in the Renova vehicle fleet.

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Teslarati

APRIL 11, 2024

The Model 3 Long Range RWD was launched in the UK in April 2023 , but the all-electric sedan was only sold as a fleet vehicle for commercial customers. The vehicle is not offered in countries like the UK and the Netherlands as of writing.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2022

Van Hool is ready to provide a response to the ever-growing demand from public transport companies that are focusing on ‘greening’ their fleets. Our customers are focusing on greening their fleets and are pursuing zero emissions. The vast majority of units produced are destined for Europe and the US.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Ballard Power Systems announced a purchase order from Van Hool, a leading bus OEM and Ballard partner headquartered in Belgium, for 10 fuel cell modules to power Van Hool A330 buses to be deployed in Emmen, the Netherlands, under the JIVE2 funding program. Van Hool A330 Fuel Cell Buses powered by Ballard.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Each step along this ladder increases operators’ control over their fleets while improving the fleet’s efficiency and performance. The Group has carried out successful ATO tests in France, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and the UK. Train automation is based on five grades of automation, from GoA0 to GoA4.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 23, 2019

The high share of diesels in the PHV fleet can be also found in the traditional taxi market. It’s thought that other European cities where Uber operates have similar levels of diesels in their fleet. French government data from 2017 show that 90% of the registered private hire vehicles, which includes Uber, were diesel cars.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

Volvo Buses has secured its largest order yet for complete solutions for electric bus traffic. The Belgian cities of Charleroi and Namur have together ordered 90 Volvo 7900 Electric Hybrid buses as well as 12 charging stations. The buyer is public transport company TEC Group. The charging stations will be delivered by ABB.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2010

In recent years, Scania has also delivered ethanol buses for commercial service in Great Britain, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Norway and elsewhere. The company has delivered a total of about 700 ethanol buses, more than 600 of them to Swedish cities.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2019

RNG is a key part of UPS’ strategy to increase alternative fuel consumption to be 40% of total ground fuel purchases by 2025, supporting the logistics leader’s efforts to reduce the absolute greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of its ground fleet 12% by 2025. —Mike Casteel, UPS director of fleet procurement. UPS CNG tractor trailer.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2022

However, please expect significant delays as countries such as the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany are holding back vessels en route to Russia in search of restricted commodities, primarily dual-use items. MSC’s fleet can carry 4,308,612 TEUs to Maersk’s 4,293,689. Until recently, Maersk was the world’s largest container line.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 11, 2024

of Australia’s bus fleet is electric). EU member states are by no means on the same track when it comes to electrifying their bus fleets. In Germany, Austria and Belgium, by contrast, diesel buses still made up 75% of new bus sales. The news comes to us via the Australian EV news site The Driven.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2016

ENGIE, a global operator in electricity, natural gas and energy services markets, will invest nearly €100 million from now to 2020 to build Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) stations for filling up the European fleets of trucks with natural gas and biogas.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Ballard Power Systems announced a purchase order from Van Hool, a leading bus OEM and Ballard partner headquartered in Belgium, for 20 FCveloCity-HD 85kW fuel cell modules to power buses in Groningen, the Netherlands, under the JIVE2 funding program. Ballard plans to deliver the 20 FCveloCity-HD 85kW modules in 2020.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

Through its subsidiaries in Belgium (Elia) and the north and east of Germany (50Hertz), the company operates 19,192 km of high-voltage connections. This will also involve working on removing barriers that are preventing EV fleets and consumers from choosing their suppliers, smart charging service providers and aggregators at charging poles.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2020

Many customers would like to change their vehicle fleet over to sustainable drive concepts and, especially in urban zones, to operate their routes using battery-electric vans. Belgian food box provider HelloFresh has received seven Mercedes-Benz eVito refrigerated electric vans with a cooling upfit made by Kerstner.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2020

As part of its e-mobility roadmap, MAN Truck & Bus is sending a fleet of demo e-buses to customers in five European countries this year. The fleet comprises 15 test vehicles, which will be deployed as part of everyday operations. Sales of the 18-meter electric bus started in April.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 19, 2024

Market share grew fastest in established EV markets Finland, Denmark, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. According to data for 27 markets, EV registrations made by fleets and businesses rose by 51%, compared to a 4% rise for private buyers. to 6.8%) and Latvia (6.6%

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2019

At the end of March 2019, Hynamics teams have identified and are working on some 40 target projects, in France as well as other European countries including Belgium, Germany and the United Kingdom. These services constitute an additional asset for the Electric Mobility Plan announced by the Group in October 2018.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The number of EVs on the road versus internal combustion engine vehicles – EV fleet share. The top overall European countries in the HERE – SBD Automotive EV Index: (1) Norway (2) Netherlands (3) Luxembourg (4) Germany (5) Switzerland (6) Denmark (7) Czech Republic (8) Bulgaria (9) Sweden (10) Belgium.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 26, 2009

UK based Elektromotive is making headway in the electric vehicle recharging market after appointing ThePluginCompany to install networks of charging stations across Belgium and Luxembourg. Elektromotive has also exported its technology to the Netherlands, Iceland, Saudi Arabia, Ireland, Germany and Sweden.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 14, 2014

is an electrified vehicle that is used to transport DHL Express shipments at the moment in France as well as in Aruba, Belgium, Denmark and Germany. In addition to its fleet, the company invests in its network optimization, operations, and a sustainable use of energy in its buildings and business operations. The Kangoo Z.E.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2013

The station features a Hydrogenics HySTAT electrolysis system designed and built by Hydrogenics’ Belgium-based On-Site Generation division. The station will be used to fuel new prototypes of hydrogen buses and a small fleet of hydrogen powered garbage trucks.

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