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Converted hydrogen fuel cell refuse vehicle on trial in Ruhr region as part of HECTOR

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Before the demo vehicle—a DAF CF 340 front loader with a Millennium XXL 40 body from Terberg HS—could be used to collect commercial waste, a conversion from standard diesel propulsion to hydrogen was required. In order to convert the diesel truck to hydrogen propulsion, the vehicle had to be completely gutted.

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Volvo sells 11 electric hybrid buses with 2 ABB automated fast-chargers to Namur, Belgium

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Volvo has received an order for 11 electric hybrid buses and 2 ABB automated electric bus fast-chargers to the city of Namur in Belgium with public transport authority and operator TEC. Volvo’s 7900 Electric Hybrid ( earlier post ) features an all-electric range of approximately seven kilometers (4.35 ABB bus chargers.

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In Europe, Ford introduces Mondeo hybrid wagon, 2.0L EcoBlue diesel for Mondeo

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Ford revealed the enhanced Mondeo—including a new Hybrid Wagon variant for the first time—at the Brussels Motor Show in Belgium. The top-of-the-range Mondeo Hybrid Vignale is also now offered in both wagon and four-door body styles. EcoBlue diesel. The new wagon body style provides 403 liters (14.23

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Euro car market has best H1 of century; diesels down 17%; AFVs up 31% for 5.4% of total; SUVs booming

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Car makers continue to update and modernise their traditional models, while the range of SUVs on offer continues to grow and appeal to all kinds of budgets and needs. The diesel crisis certainly affected the speed of growth in the market, but consumers are overcoming this by turning to more attractive gasoline and AFV solutions.

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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. At the same time, more hydrogen can be carried, which significantly increases the trucks’ range.

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Neste Jacobs to build SunPine’s Tall Oil Rosin production facility; feedstock for renewable diesel

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When the new rosin plant is up and running, SunPine will be producing three different products: Raw tall diesel, a feedstock used in the production of renewable diesel; rosin, a raw material used in the production of derivatives, including printing ink and adhesives; and tall oil pitch, an energy product used in the paper industry.

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Flemish public transport operator orders 44 new articulated plug-in e-hybrid buses, upgrades 280 hybrids into e-hybrids

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De Lijn, the public transport operator (PTO) in the Flemish part of Belgium, is ordering 44 new articulated plug-in e-hybrid buses; further, the operator confirmed the upgrade of 280 if its current hybrid buses into e-hybrids. —Lydia Peeters. The main reason for depot charging is that De Lijn strictly purchases green electricity only.

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