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Romania orders 123 Solaris electric buses

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All the Urbino 12 electric buses will be designed for both pantograph and plug-in recharging. This will encompass a total of 123 40 kW plug-in chargers and 36 300 kW pantograph chargers. Solaris is already very well-known in Romania. rilor Publice, Dezvolt?rii i Administra?iei), The partnership with the country began in 2002.

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Craiova, Romania orders 16 Solaris articulated electric buses

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Throughout the day the Urbino electric buses will recharge their batteries by means of 4 pantograph chargers, whereas at night the recharging will be conducted using sixteen plug connectors. The articulated vehicles will make it to Craiova in the first half of 2021. All the electric buses will be delivered in July 2021 at the latest.

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4Q 2019: EU diesel demand continues to drop while gasoline gains; plug-ins up 80.5% y-o-y

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digit gains were also seen in Belgium (+17.7%), Slovenia (+18.2%), Hungary (+18.4%), Sweden (+30.5%) and Romania (+31.1%). electric segment (BEV) and plug?in Germany stood out as demand more than doubled (+101.9%) during the fourth quarter, driven by sales of both plug? Gasoline cars accounted for 57.3% Source: ACEA.

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Ford reveals E-Transit Courier

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Plug and Charge enables E-Transit Courier owners to simply plug in and walk away when using compatible BlueOval Charge Network chargers. All models will be built in Craiova, Romania, by Ford Otosan, the manufacturer of the best-selling Transit Custom and segment-leading E-Transit.

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Ford to invest £230M to transform UK Halewood transmission operations to build EV power units

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It strengthens further our ability to deliver 100 percent of Ford passenger vehicles in Europe being all-electric and two-thirds of our commercial vehicle sales being all-electric or plug-in hybrid by 2030. Halewood will be Ford’s first electric vehicle component in-house assembly site in Europe with production beginning in 2024.

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Romania doubles electric-car subsidies, adds 'cash for clunkers' program

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In recent years, governments have increasingly worked to encourage the sales of plug-in electric vehicles. Incentive programs for the purchase of a low-emission vehicle have been adopted across the world. The amounts granted and the mechanisms vary according to the individual program, but the goal is the same: reduce emissions.

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HELLA introduces top-end UP5.0 electric vacuum pump for brake systems; increased fuel efficiency

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hybrid vehicles, downsizing, plug-ins)—or under some specific operating conditions (e.g. HELLA manufactures fuel pumps in Germany, Romania, the US, Mexico and China. The majority of brake boosters have until recently used the vacuum generated by the internal combustion engine’s intake section. miles per gallon.

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