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Number of electric buses in Europe has increased from around 200 to 2,200 in 5 years

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The Van Hool factory in Macedonia is building 900 buses this year; the factory is designed for an annual capacity of 1,000 buses. In 2020, MAN, in cooperation with transport partners from five European countries, will have 15 MAN Lion City E-city buses tested in a day-to-day operation. Volvo has now upgraded its hybrid buses.

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Rystad Energy expects strong growth in hydrogen pipelines through 2035

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—Lein Mann Bergsmark, senior analyst, hydrogen Hydrogen is a key pillar in the EU’s decarbonization as laid out in its hydrogen strategy in 2020, and its deployment received a boost with the ‘Fit for 55’ package. The West Macedonia pipeline is a new natural gas pipeline that started construction in Greece earlier this year.

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American and European Standards organizations agree to strengthen transatlantic cooperation on standards for electric vehicles

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Jean reported that the Commission has adopted a CARS 2020 European strategy paper for the automotive industry and will propose a legislative measure in 2013 for the EV recharging plug if industry is not able to agree which standardized option should be applied for plug and socket outlets for dedicated charging stations. 29 of UN-ECE).

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