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Volvo sells 11 electric hybrid buses with 2 ABB automated fast-chargers to Namur, Belgium

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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. The fast-charging solutions are based on IEC 61851-23, the international standard for fast charging electric vehicles.

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Deutsche Post DHL Group introduces Green Carrier Certification as part of its sustainability roadmap

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To provide this, the DHL divisions Express, Freight and Supply Chain jointly developed a standardized program to access the green performance and award the various partners providing ground transport services to the divisions.

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Polestar unveils Polestar 2 electric fastback; targeting Tesla Model 3

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Polestar 2 will make its first public appearance at the Geneva International Motor Show next week. In the future, Polestar 3 will join the portfolio as a fully electric performance SUV. Initial launch markets include China, the United States, Canada, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the UK.

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Toyota Motor Europe to supply fuel cell modules for train project as member of FCH2RAIL consortium

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The EU project FCH2RAIL (Fuel Cell Hybrid Power Pack for Rail Applications) consortium—with partners from Belgium, Germany, Spain and Portugal—is developing and testing a new zero-emission train prototype. The international project team still has a number of technological challenges to solve.

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Inaugural meeting of Volkswagen Sustainability Council; Group makes €20M available for projects

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Yves Leterme – former OECD Deputy Secretary-General and former Prime Minister of Belgium. Oge led the EPA’s first national greenhouse gas emission standards for cars and heavy-duty trucks to double fuel efficiency by 2025 and reduce GHG emissions by 50%.

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ABB launches automated fast charging system for electric buses; inverted pantograph

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ABB’s automatic DC charging system is based on IEC 61851-23 , the international standard for fast charging electric vehicles. ABB will show its fast charging system to the public for the first time in Kortrijk, Belgium at the Busworld 2015 show, where ABB will showcase multiple innovative technologies for public transport.

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ICCT analysis finds real-world vehicle fuel consumption gap in Europe at all-time high of 42%

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The average gap between official fuel consumption figures and actual fuel use for new cars in the EU has reached 42%, according to the latest update by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) to its on-going research into vehicle fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions. com (Spain); and the car club TCS (Switzerland).

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