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First full-electric Volta Zero rolls off assembly line in Steyr, Austria

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Electric truck startup Volta Trucks has confirmed that the first Volta Zero vehicle has been completed at the company’s contract manufacturing facility in Steyr, Austria. The landmark vehicle, the first of a series of second-generation ‘Production Verification’ prototypes, will form part of a Pilot Fleet of trucks.

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Volkswagen presents all-electric ID. XTREME off-road concept car

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XTREME off-road concept car. The fully electric concept car with all-wheel drive system is based on the ID.4 A high-performance drive on the rear axle and software adaptations in the drive control unit increase the system power of the concept car by 65 kW to 285 kW compared with the ID.4 At the international ID. by about 30%.

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Volvo Cars trucks-to-trains swap significantly cuts emissions in logistics network

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Volvo Cars is significantly cutting CO 2 emissions in its logistics operations by switching transports between its manufacturing plants and new car depots from trucks to trains. On another route, from Ghent to a second depot in Austria, emissions were cut by almost half since switching to rail transports.

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Stellantis to finish gearbox manufacturing at Vienna plant

Baua Electric

PARIS — Stellantis has knowledgeable unions and native officers of its plans to finish operations at its handbook gearbox manufacturing website online in Vienna-Aspern in Austria then 40 years, an organization spokesperson stated. It shorten about 10 p.c of the personnel in neighboring Slovakia and has laid off hundreds in Italy.

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Stadler wins contracts for up to 120 battery-powered trains, 25 hydrogen trains

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This will make Stadler the first train manufacturer in the world to supply narrow-gauge trains with hydrogen propulsion. They are intended for use in the eastern region in Austria, where they will replace the current diesel fleet. In addition, Stadler is also manufacturing six FLIRT Akku for the Lithuanian rail operator LTG Link.

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ACEA study finds 100-fold increase in zero-emission trucks needed in EU fleet in 10 years to meet goals

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A new study by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has found that there are currently 6.2 European truck manufacturers are committed to bringing zero-emission trucks to the market, and will be rapidly increasing their range of zero-emission vehicle offerings over the next few years. the EU fleet, with only 0.6%

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BMW Group creates closed-loop material cycle for tungsten production tools

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The BMW Group has created a closed-loop material cycle for tungsten used in drill and milling bits for industrial machinery used in producing cars; the company is collecting old drill and milling bits at its plants in Germany and Austria for recycling. About half of this comes from the BMW Group plant in Steyr, Austria.

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