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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. Solaris is already very well-known in Romania. he detailed delivery schedules vary for different locations, however all orders are to be completed by the end of 2022. 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.

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Bucharest orders 100 Solaris electric trolleybuses

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The traction batteries will be recharged both en route (via in-motion charging technology) and overnight at the depot. Bucharest is one of 8 cities in Romania with Solaris’ zero-emission vehicles—trolleybuses and electric buses. All Trollinos will be equipped with efficient air-conditioning of the passenger area.

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GM electric-car goals, EPA test worries, 5-minute battery recharge, Google vs Uber: Today's Car News

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Today, uncertainty over EPA emission testing, GM's electric-car goal, concern over the fate of more capable start-stop systems, and a 5-minute battery recharge? Romania has doubled its electric-car purchase incentives; they're now more than $10,000 for a new car. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

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A chemist and government researcher, Wang raised some $300,000 from relatives, rented about 2,000 square meters of space, and set out to manufacture rechargeable batteries to compete with imports from Sony and Sanyo. Today BYD employs 130,000 people in 11 factories, eight in China and one each in India, Hungary, and Romania.

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