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Alexander Dennis adds in-house integrated electric buses; new small bus and double-decker

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one of the world’s leading independent global bus manufacturers, is expanding its zero-emission bus portfolio with the addition of new electric bus products fully designed and integrated in-house using its own expertise. Buses for the United Kingdom and Ireland will be fully built in Britain.

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New report finds global CO2 vehicle emission reduction measures falter; dropping diesels, increasing SUVs

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Vehicle fuel economy improvements have slowed globally, according to the latest report from the Global Fuel Economy Initiative (GFEI): Fuel Economy In Major Car Markets: Technology And Policy Drivers 2005-2017. Overall, global fuel economy has improved by an average of 1.7% in the past two years. per year between 2015 and 2017.

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15 countries agree to work toward 100% ZEV truck and bus sales by 2040

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Fifteen countries have agreed to work together toward 100% zero-emission new truck and bus sales by 2040. Participants in this coordinated global effort agree that zero-emission trucks and buses are essential to reducing transport emissions, mitigating climate change, improving air quality, reducing the use of fossil fuels and energy costs.

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AstraZeneca electrifying global vehicle fleet

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The Climate Group announced that global pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca will join its business leadership initiative on electric vehicles, EV100 ( earlier post ); AstraZeneca will switch its 16,000-vehicle fleet to electric by 2030. million employees in total are now committed to electrifying transport through the initiative.

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ExxonMobil acquires 49.9% stake in Biojet AS

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stake in Biojet AS , a Norwegian biofuels company that plans to convert forestry and wood-based construction waste into lower-emissions biofuels and biofuel components. The agreement with Biojet AS advances ExxonMobil’s efforts to provide lower-emissions products for the transportation sector. ExxonMobil is acquiring a 49.9%

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Ørsted takes final investment decision on green hydrogen project H2RES

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The facility will produce up to around 1,000 kg of renewable hydrogen daily, which will be used to fuel road transport in Greater Copenhagen and on Zealand. Ørsted has over the past 18 months partnered with different consortia in seven renewable hydrogen projects in Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.

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Dimeta and Enerkem collaborate on large scale waste-to-DME projects in Europe and US

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DME is a clean-burning fuel that can support decarbonization of the off-grid energy sector, including heating, cooking, transport and industrial applications. Subsequent plants are in development in Europe and the United States.

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