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Stellantis to trial battery swap technology, starting with a fleet of Fiat 500e EVs

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Auto giant Stellantis to trial battery-swap technology, starting with a fleet of 100 Fiat 500e electric hatchbacks in Spain. The post Stellantis to trial battery swap technology, starting with a fleet of Fiat 500e EVs appeared first on The Driven.

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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. ACEA’s new report also reveals the following facts about the fleet of commercial vehicles (trucks, vans and buses) operating in Europe today: At almost 1.2 With 6 million vehicles, France has by far the largest van fleet. the EU fleet, with only 0.6%

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Spain To Subsidize Electric Vehicle Sales With €800 Million To 2023

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Spain’s Energy Ministry made the announcement last week. Authorities in small towns, as well as companies purchasing fleets to use them as […]. The Spanish government will spend up to €800 million (~$950 million) until 2023 to push electric car sales, Reuters reports.

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EV range roundup, Fiat 500e battery swapping, Morgan 3-wheel electric sports car: Today’s Car News

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And Ample’s battery swapping tech is getting put to the test on a car-sharing fleet of Fiat EVs in Spain. Stellantis is testing EV battery. Britain’s Morgan splits the difference between a vintage sports car and an Aptera with its latest prototype. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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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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Volkswagen’s WeShare electric car-charing expands in Europe, fleet to increase to 8,400 EVs

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In all these cities, WeShare will be offering an all-electric fleet with a total of about 8,400 electric vehicles. In the other major cities in Germany, France, Spain and Italy, WeShare vehicles on offer will include Volkswagen’s e-Golf and e-up! One of the major challenges faced by WeShare in Berlin is battery charging.

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AstraZeneca electrifying global vehicle fleet

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The Climate Group announced that global pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca will join its business leadership initiative on electric vehicles, EV100 ( earlier post ); AstraZeneca will switch its 16,000-vehicle fleet to electric by 2030. By the end of 2019, AstraZeneca will operate: 120 EVs in the UK (23% of UK fleet).

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