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Solaris delivers electric school bus; Kangaroo program

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boszów in Poland. iGW (the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management) as part of the “Kangaroo: A Safe and Environmentally Friendly Way to School” program. This is the second vehicle of that type in Poland and one of very few e-buses of that class to be seen on European roads.

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The Portrait Artist

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It’s a rite of passage, a vital part of the process of being selected by IEEE as a Medal of Honor recipient. Perry prefers to meet in person in order to develop a human connection. That rapport lets her subjects open up, giving readers a glimpse of their personalities, motivations, and attitudes. Education: B.A.,

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Mercedes introducing EQB compact electric SUV in Shanghai

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These batteries are manufactured at the Daimler plants in Kamenz (Germany) and Jawor (Poland). It is also able to react dynamically to changes, for instance in the traffic situation or personal driving style. The usable capacity of the batteries in Europe is 66.5 A particularly long-range version is also planned.

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Big, Smoggy Bangkok Gets a Badly Needed Breath of Fresh Air

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A 2022 report found that the city was falling short of the World Health Organization’s minimum standard of nine square meters (about 97 square feet) of green space per person in urban areas. All four have been opened to the outside, with parts of their walls and roofs removed — a novel approach that Ms.

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Why EVs Aren't a Climate Change Panacea

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There are two major reasons for this: first, EVs are not going to reach the numbers required by 2050 to hit their needed contribution to net zero goals , and even if they did, a host of other personal, social and economic activities must be modified to reach the total net zero mark. For example, researchers at University of Oxford in the U.K.

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A Young Professional on the Power of Mentorship

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Mentoring the next generation of engineers When Zakrzewska was growing up in Poland, she and her family often listened to the radio. The views expressed in this interview are Anna Zakrzewska’s personal opinions and do not necessarily reflect the views of any organization mentioned. I couldn’t see myself as a lecturer,” she says.

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TomTom extends coverage of real-time traffic products for congestion reduction

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TomTom, the leading supplier of in-car location and navigation products and services, has extended its HD Traffic portfolio of real-time (updates every 2 minutes) traffic products for congestion reduction with the addition of Australia, Canada, Luxembourg and Poland, bringing the total count of countries covered to 18.