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MAN Lion’s City 18 E articulated electric bus to begin practical testing in Barcelona and Cologne later this year

Green Car Congress

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. This year, another 13 demo vehicles will be deployed in practice as part of the e-mobility roadmap.

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Opel expanding and enhancing its LPG offerings; new 1.4L LPG Turbo EcoFlex for Astra and Meriva

Green Car Congress

LPG is part of Opel’s portfolio of alternative propulsion systems that also includes CNG models (Compressed Natural Gas: Zafira 1.6 Tire repair kits are offered as standard on board all LPG vehicles. Italy has more than 2,800 stations; France more than 1,800; the Netherlands more than 1,400; and Belgium more than five hundred.

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Fantastic 5: 2024 Renault 5 teased in production form ahead of its launch at the Geneva motor show

EV Central

To keep costs low the new platform shares 70 per cent of parts from the CMF-B combustion platform that’s used for cars like the current Renault Clio. Expect the Alpine-branded A290 baby hot hatch, which will go head-to-head with the new Abarth 500e, to also bag sports suspension and a more aggressive body kit.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

As for warranties , there is legal precedent that original auto warranties cannot be voided completely by modifications — only the part(s) affected by retrofit will have their warranties affected. For Germany, Netherlands, Belgium and other Northern European countries, contact SP Innovation.

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