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Yutong Bus to deliver 100 electric buses to Chile

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Having sent more than 20,000 vehicles to Latin America over the past 15 years, Yutong has become the leading Chinese bus supplier on the continent. The model comes with a 150 kW DC charge, making it easier and faster for the vehicles to charge. Zhengzhou Yutong Bus Co., will deliver 100 full electric buses to Chile.

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JRC: e-vehicle market in Europe is slowly gaining momentum, but breakthrough is needed

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A new European Joint Research Center (JRC) analysis on the deployment of electric vehicles (EV) in Europe concludes that although the sector evolved significantly between 2010 and 2017, progress is still small to be characterized as full-scale commercialization. In 2010, electric vehicles still represented a niche market.

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Lightning Systems using predictive analytics to calculate vehicle fleet fuel consumption and tailpipe emissions

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Engineers from Colorado-based Lightning Systems are using artificial neural networks to predict accurately the fuel economy and tailpipe emissions of fleet vehicles. LightningAnalytics is a predictive analytics system that helps fleets monitor vehicle maintenance and track routes, thereby decreasing fuel usage and emissions.

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UPS to invest $130M in > 700 natural gas vehicles and infrastructure; > $1B invested in alt fuels since 2008

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UPS plans to build an additional five compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations and add more than 700 new CNG vehicles including 400 semi-tractors and 330 terminal trucks. UPS will have invested more than $1 billion in alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles and fueling stations from 2008 through 2018.

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With gas phase-out in view, Europe could lose $160 billion in fuel taxes

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In the United Kingdom, gas and diesel duties are predicted to amount to £24.3 Many of these taxes go toward important societal needs such as hospitals, schools, and road maintenance, highlighting the need for the income to continue, even as electric vehicles (EVs) take over the market in the coming years.

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Yadea launches Z3 electric scooter with connectivity app

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Self-diagnosed results are available as a 3D image and recommended maintenance shops will be displayed on the mobile phone. Yadea Group Holdings Limited was founded in Wuxi, China in 2001 and designs and manufactures two-wheeled e-vehicles. Yadea possesses 488 nationally patented technologies.

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Groupe Renault creating first European factory dedicated to the circular economy of mobility in Flins

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The implementation of this industrial and commercial ecosystem will take place gradually between 2021 and 2024, replacing the production of new vehicles. based on the integration of the company’s areas of technical expertise (reconditioning of second-hand vehicles, remanufacturing, recycling, batteries).

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