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Ford Pro and Deutsche Post DHL Group collaborate on electrification of last-mile delivery; > 2,000 electric vans by end of 2023

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Underscoring the planned collaboration, Ford Pro will equip Deutsche Post DHL Group with more than 2,000 E-Transit electric delivery vans worldwide by the end of 2023 to enhance its leading position in using electric vans for last mile delivery worldwide.

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Honda targets new Guinness World Records title for fuel efficiency with 8,500-mile diesel drive across Europe

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Honda aims to win a new Guinness World Records title for fuel efficiency in an 8,500-mile (13,679 km) drive across all 24 contiguous EU countries in a 1.6 l/100 km) on the European combined cycle, a range of 817 miles on one tank of fuel and CO 2 emissions of 99 g/km. i-DTEC diesel engined Honda Civic Tourer.

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UK’s Fast Despatch Logistics launches its services in India with 680 EVs 

Electric Vehicles India

UK’s one of the major last-mile delivery service providers, Fast Despatch Logistics is all set to launch its services in India with 680 electric vehicles. At the moment, Fast Despatch Logistics has marked its footsteps and made its presence in countries such as Bulgaria, France, Germany, and Romania alongside the UK.

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FBI taps Tesla Sentry Mode footage to help catch man behind alleged hate crimes

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The suspect behind the incident, 44-year-old Maine resident Dushko Vulchev, is a naturalized United States citizen from Bulgaria. On the same day, a vehicle had its tires slashed two miles away from the church. miles away from the MLK church and a Tesla parked less than a mile away from the church had their tires slashed.

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BYD and Bulmineral set up electric bus joint venture in Europe

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China-based BYD and Bulgaria-based Bulmineral Ltd signed an agreement to create a 50:50 joint venture company, named Auto Group Motors, to produce electric buses in Europe. BYD, the world’s largest electric bus manufacturer, will work together with Bulmineral Ltd, to manufacture pure electric buses in Breznik, Bulgaria.

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Drone Startup to Fly Pallets Without Pilots

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But these and similar attempts to solve the last-mile problem—the mile leading to the customer—have largely been disappointing. In 2022, Dronamics , a company based in London and Sofia, Bulgaria, will test-fly a drone in Europe that will carry far more than a mere burrito and over far longer distances.

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