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Volkswagen’s Elli launches pan-European charging solution for electric fleets

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Volkswagen Group brand Elli is launching an intelligent solution across Europe for electric vehicle fleets. With Elli Fleet Charging, companies in Germany, Italy, Spain, and Austria are now able to manage and cost-optimize their fleet charging.

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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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Just some 2,300—or 0.04% of the total fleet—are zero-emission trucks. This includes establishing CO 2 -based road charges, energy taxation based on the carbon and energy content of fuels, a sound CO 2 emissions pricing system and, most importantly, a dense network of charging and refueling infrastructure suitable for trucks.

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DB Schenker expands its electric fleet with 36 new FUSO eCanter vehicles

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Europe’s leading land transport provider is thus strengthening its sustainability strategy and further expanding the use of electric vehicles in its mixed fleets. With these latest vehicles, DB Schenker will become FUSO’s largest electric fleet customer with a total of 41 eCanter vehicles in daily operations.

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bp invests €7.5M in EV charging service provider Service4Charger as part of a €10M Series A

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million in the Service4Charger GmbH, a Berlin-based provider for the planning, installation, operation and maintenance of EV charging infrastructure. The investment into Service4Charger brings bp a collaboration that can enable rapid and reliable installation and servicing of EV charge points in Germany. bp ventures has invested €7.5

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Swiss Post, Austrian Post to move to fully electric fleets by 2030

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National postal companies Swiss Post and Austrian Post have committed to electrify their delivery fleets by 2030. Austrian Post is the largest logistics business in Austria. The company already operates the largest electric vehicle fleet in the country and will switch more than 9,000 vehicles to electric as part of EV100.

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

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The FLIRT Akku vehicles are designed to replace the current diesel fleet and will enable sustainable operation on lines that are only partially electrified. They are intended for use in the eastern region in Austria, where they will replace the current diesel fleet. The vehicle has an operating range of around 100 kilometers.

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Vienna transit operator orders 60 Mercedes-Benz e-Citaro electric buses

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The Wiener Linien transport company in Vienna, Austria has ordered 60 Mercedes-Benz eCitaro vehicles. Pantographs also enable rapid charging at up to 300 kW and in this way increase the range and operating times. The buses will be charged, maintained and repaired there. Extensive tests were conducted before the order was placed.

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