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Converted hydrogen fuel cell refuse vehicle on trial in Ruhr region as part of HECTOR

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The Abfallentsorgungs-Gesellschaft Ruhrgebiet mbH ( AGR ), a waste management company in Herten, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, has put a converted DAF CF 340 hydrogen fuel cell truck into operation as part of the EU-funded HECTOR (Hydrogen Waste Collection Vehicles in North West Europe) project.

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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, IVECO and ENGIE collaborating to promote natural gas in Europe starting from Belgium

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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. FCA is pursuing the development of alternative fuel motors as a key pillar in its strategy.

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Scenario study suggests increased vehicle electrification in Europe increases demand for gas in power sector; limited ability for power-to-gas

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The study is based on a set of scenarios for 2050 of electrification in five European countries: Austria (AT), Belgium (BE), France (FR), Germany (DE) and the Netherlands (NL). The views expressed in this CERRE report are attributable only to the authors in a personal capacity and not to any institution with which they are associated.

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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

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Consumers in the United Kingdom and Belgium are the most sensitive to paying a price premium with 71% opposing. The survey also shows consumers in the United States continue to see high fuel prices as a motivating factor for purchasing an electric vehicle. —Craig Giffi.

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Northern Lights Energy and Reva Electric Car Company Sign Agreement to Develop the Electric Vehicle Market in Iceland

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The mission is to place Iceland in the forefront of countries that uses sustainable energy sources for its personal vehicle fleet, moving away from fossil fuels, saving billions of ISKs for the society and reducing the 680,000 tons of carbon dioxide that is annually being emitted by the personal vehicle fleet in Iceland.

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TomTom extends coverage of real-time traffic products for congestion reduction

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The other countries currently covered are Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. TomTom invented the new category of the PND (personal navigation device) as something being connected.

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Zeekr introduced access into Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Bahrain

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Particularly, personal vehicles and trucks isolated account for greater than 25% of worldwide oil intake, in line with the Global Power Company. It isn’t a twist of fate that Center Jap nations need to divest their funding in fossil fuels and into blank power. Moreover, previous in June, NIO gained a strategic funding of one.1