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Solaris secures order for 200 hybrid buses in Belgium; BAE Systems drive, ultracap energy storage

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Solaris—one of the leading bus manufacturers in Europe—has secured an order for more than 200 hybrid buses from Société Régionale Wallonne du Transport, the primary bus operator in Wallonia, Belgium. —Ian Wilson, Global Business Development director for BAE Systems.

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Daimler Truck and TotalEnergies partner to develop hydrogen ecosystem for transportation in Europe

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In particular, TotalEnergies has the ambition by 2030 to operate directly or indirectly up to 150 hydrogen refueling stations in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg and France. The truck manufacturer will support its customers to ensure easy operability and highly competitive uptime.

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JRC: e-vehicle market in Europe is slowly gaining momentum, but breakthrough is needed

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A European Commission study from 2017 estimated the global electric bus stock to count 173,000 buses, with 98% of the global stock being situated in China. Consumers also tend to be worried about the cost of electric vehicles, issues linked to the driving range and high maintenance costs.

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Deloitte Survey finds only 4% of global consumers likely to be satisfied with current EVs despite increasing consideration and willingness to buy; higher ICE fuel economy reduces interest in EVs

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The Deloitte survey found global consumer interest in EVs is high. However, most global consumers, including those in the United States, would base their final decision on the greatest challenges associated with electric vehicles in the market today.: Click to enlarge. range, convenience to charge and purchase price of the vehicle.

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Blink’s 2023 Year in Review

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Vice President of Global Marketing, joined our esteemed executive team. Finally, in the fall, we announced the rebrand of Blue Corner into Blink Charging Belgium. Following this Miko de Haan , the Managing Director overseeing European operations, ascended to the role of President for Blink Europe and Emerging Markets.

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VTT Launches European NEMO Project for Cellulosic Ethanol

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Total cost of the project will be €8.2 Different technologies are being globally developed for pre-processing the raw material. The NEMO project, which has received funding of €5.9 million (US$8.4 million (US$11.7

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Joint IEA-NEA report details plunge in costs of renewable electricity; nuclear competitive with other baseload power sources

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The cost of producing electricity from renewable sources such as wind and solar has been falling for several years. The report calculates the cost of producing electricity from different types of new power plants. 2010 and 2015 LCOE ranges for solar and wind technologies. Source: IEA/NEA. Click to enlarge. Source: IEA/NEA.

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