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ABB delivers OppCharge fast charger for electric hybrid buses to Bertrange, Luxembourg

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ABB has inaugurated the first OppCharge fast-charging station for electric buses in Benelux, in the commuter belt town of Bertrange, Luxembourg. buses from other manufactures can also be charged. buses from other manufactures can also be charged. ABB’s fast chargers are based on the open Interface OppCharge—i.e.,

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ABB installs two OppCharge fast chargers for electric hybrid buses in Luxembourg City

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ABB has installed two fast-chargers for electric hybrid buses at Luxembourg City’s central station. The chargers are based on OppCharge, an open interface for the automated charging of electric buses from any manufacturer ( earlier post ), and use a pantograph on the infrastructure to connect the bus to the charging point.

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Coca-Cola will now make local deliveries in Belgium with 30 electric Renault Trucks vehicles

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Each truck has an on-site charging station to recharge the battery fully overnight. These charging stations are powered by 100% green energy generated at the site. —An Vermeulen, VP & Country Director of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners for Belgium and Luxembourg. Renault Trucks is part of the Volvo Group.

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Luxembourg bus operator orders five Volvo 7900 plug-in hybrid buses; ABB fast chargers

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Volvo has received an order for 5 Volvo 7900 plug-in hybrid electric buses ( earlier post ) from bus operator AVL (Autobus de la ville de Luxembourg). The five buses and chargers will be delivered towards the end of this year; one of the bus chargers will be placed at the central station in Luxembourg.

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bp pulse and APCOA to build EV hubs across Europe

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bp pulse, one of the leading rapid and ultra-fast public EV charging networks in the UK and APCOA Parking Group, the UK’s leading provider of tailored parking solutions with an established presence in Europe, have signed a strategic pan-European frame agreement to open more than 100 EV fast charging hubs across Europe.

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GEM commits to invest up to $100M in Skyworks Aeronautics; commercialization of eVTOL gyroplanes

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announced a $100-million investment commitment from GEM Global Yield LLC SCS, a Luxembourg-based private alternative investment group. Mobius.energy developed an advanced battery module architecture optimized for electric aircraft. Mobius’ battery module architecture is cell type agnostic and platform independent.

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Electric trucks and buses show massive sales growth in Europe – Charged EVs

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In 2023, battery-electric transit buses made up 100% of purchases in Luxembourg, Ireland and Denmark, and 98% in the Netherlands. Source: International Council on Clean Transportation via The Driven The post Electric trucks and buses show massive sales growth in Europe – Charged EVs appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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