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Europe’s sightseeing buses are graduating from vegetable oil fuel to electric and solar power

Baua Electric

Tootbus describes itself as the world’s first clean energy sightseeing bus company, specializing in hop-on hop-off tours around Europe, including Bath, London, Paris, and Brussels. In 2021, Tootbus converted its fleet to HVO fuel, which reduces CO2 emissions by 90% compared to traditional combustion.

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DHL locks in 44 EV truck order from Volvo for regional hauling

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The use of the all-electric trucks will result in nearly 600 tons of CO2 saved annually, along with 225,000 liters of fuel for Deutsche Post DHL Group, a press release from AB Volvo said. “As a logistics service provider, the conversion of our vehicle fleet is an important lever to help us avoid CO2 emissions on the road as well.

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London’s taxi fleet could cut 4, 000 tonnes of CO2

Green Cars News

London could save four thousand tonnes of CO2 emissions every week if all of the capital’s black cabs were fully electric, new research commissioned by the UK low carbon motor, EcoVelocity reveals.

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Great Western Railway’s fully-electric train breaks UK record, paving way for cleaner travel

Baua Electric

It was founded in 1833 and is credited with linking London to other regions of England and Wales. This spring, the railways says it will trial the battery-electric train in a real-world environment, using its acquired FastCharge technology to replenish for a mere 3.5 Great Western Railway is a British mainstay in train travel.

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BMW eDrive Zones for PHEVs now available in 138 European cities

Green Car Congress

As electric mobility gathers pace, the BMW Group has consciously opted for fully electric models and plug-in hybrid technology. Positive overall CO2 balance for BMW plug-in hybrids. These are equivalent to around 2.9 gigawatt hours of charging power.

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BYD sold 68,018 battery-electric buses worldwide 

Electric Vehicles India

BYD battery-electric buses. As part of the collaboration, BYD will implement Levo’s technology and capital to offer fully financed medium and heavy-duty BYD commercial EVs. BYD was expanding its footprint in the US with a fully electric school bus capable of bidirectional charging.

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EV special III / Opinion / Hybrid & Electric / Themes / Welcome - Minds in Motion

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Peripheral circumstances are different everywhere, says TNT CO2 manager Mr Bjorn Sawilla. In London we have congestion charge, plus a customer dense network. Together with Electric Mobility Netherlands (Elmonet) Urgenda tries to stimulate large-scale introduction of (non-converted) EVs on the Dutch roads.

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