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First electric school bus in Poland; Solaris Urbino 12 electric

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The first electric school bus in Poland will carry children to classes in Godzianów near ?ód?. iGW (the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management) a part of which saw towns in Poland receive subsidies for the purchase of battery-powered school buses.

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Mercedes-Benz Cars to build battery factory in Jawor, Poland; ninth in its global network

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Mercedes-Benz Cars will build a battery factory at the site in Jawor, Poland, and thus extend its global battery production network to nine factories. We will produce batteries on our own, what we consider a significant success factor in the era of electric mobility. Global battery production network.

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Solaris delivers electric school bus; Kangaroo program

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boszów in Poland. This is the second vehicle of that type in Poland and one of very few e-buses of that class to be seen on European roads. Orange beacon lights, which turn on automatically when the bus doors open, are mounted on the roof, on the rear section. The purchase of the eco-friendly vehicle was subsidized by the NFO?iGW

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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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million trucks, Poland has the largest truck fleet, followed closely by Germany (1,010,742) and Italy (946,393). The average age of light commercial vehicles in the EU is 11.6 Diesel-powered light commercial vehicles are dominant in all EU countries except for Greece. of vans in the EU are battery electric.

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Stellantis and Toyota Europe expand partnership with new large-size commercial van including electric version

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TME) announced the expansion of their existing partnership with an agreement for a new large-size commercial van, including a battery electric version. The new vehicle will be produced at Stellantis’ plants in Gliwice, Poland and Atessa, Italy. Stellantis N.V. and Toyota Motor Europe N.V. —Carlos Tavares, Stellantis CEO.

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MPK Pozna? orders 21 Solaris electric buses; ~$18.5M

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Poland and Solaris Bus & Coach signed a contract for the delivery of 21 electric buses: 15 articulated and 6 standard length. based carrier will be fitted with Solaris High Power batteries. In the case of the 12-meter Urbinos, the batteries will feature a capacity of 116 kWh; the articulated units, 174 kWh. oty (US$18.5

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Ford sources battery capacity and raw materials for 600K EV annual run rate by late 2023, 2M by end of 2026; adding LFP

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Ford announced a series of initiatives for sourcing battery capacity and raw materials that light a clear path to reach its targeted annual run rate of 600,000 electric vehicles by late 2023 and more than 2 million by the end of 2026. To support its joint ventures, Ford is direct-sourcing battery cell raw materials as well.

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