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Volta Trucks secures European Whole Vehicle Type Approval for the all-electric Volta Zero

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Volta Trucks has received European Whole Vehicle Type Approval for its 16-tonne all-electric Volta Zero truck. The European Community Whole Vehicle Type Approval (ECWVTA) certification allows Volta Trucks to produce and sell the all-electric Volta Zero in volume. Earlier post.)

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Electric Vehicle Arteries (EVA+) fast charging: Enel, Verbund, Renault, Nissan, BMW & Volkswagen partner in Italy & Austria

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Enel, as coordinator, and Austria’s main utility Verbund are collaborating on a fast-recharging network project in Italy and Austria, alongside some of the world’s largest EV carmakers including Renault, Nissan, BMW and Volkswagen Group Italia (represented by Volkswagen and Audi). A grant agreement worth a maximum of €4.2

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OMV opens the first public hydrogen filling station in Austria

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Austria-based oil and gas company OMV opened the first public hydrogen filling station in Vienna, Austria. OMV has been researching the alternative drive concept for vehicles with hydrogen and fuel cells for several years. The prototype on Shuttleworthstraße provides OMV with an test laboratory for further “green stations”.

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Fisker Ocean production capacity ramping to 300 units per day in Q4; 3,123 customer vehicles built

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The expected ramp will go from approximately 180 vehicles per day to approximately 300 per day in Q4 2023, with Fisker working with suppliers to achieve this run rate in October. More than 1,500 additional vehicles are arriving by ship in the US, beginning this weekend.

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Solaris begins delivery of 12 hydrogen buses to Bolzano

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Solaris Bus & Coach has begun the delivery of vehicles under a deal signed in May 2019. Orders for hydrogen technology-based Solaris buses are gathering pace—the group of clients commissioning the hydrogen model has been recently joined by carriers from Germany, Austria, the Netherlands and Sweden.

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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. The FLIRT Akku vehicles are the battery-powered version of Stadler’s best-selling FLIRT model, which has already sold over 2,500 units worldwide.

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Volkswagen to start fitting vehicles with pWLAN technology as standard from 2019 on for V2X communication

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From 2019, Volkswagen will start fitting its first models with pWLAN as standard in order to serve as an additional communication technology for the exchange of selected information relevant to traffic between cars made by different manufacturers. —Johannes Neft, Head of Vehicle Body Development for the Volkswagen brand.

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