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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, IVECO and ENGIE collaborating to promote natural gas in Europe starting from Belgium

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This collaboration is in line with the implementation of the DAFI Directive (Directive 2014/94 - Deployment of Alternative Fuels Infrastructures), with a particular focus on certain countries and regions, starting from Wallonia, Belgium.

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Alstom demonstrates fully autonomous driving of a shunting locomotive in the Netherlands

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Each step along this ladder increases operators’ control over their fleets while improving the fleet’s efficiency and performance. The Group has carried out successful ATO tests in France, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and the UK. Train automation is based on five grades of automation, from GoA0 to GoA4.

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Northern Lights Energy and Reva Electric Car Company Sign Agreement to Develop the Electric Vehicle Market in Iceland

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In addition to importing new EV models to Iceland, NLE is also working on developing systems to convert the current internal combustion engine (ICE) car fleet into electric cars. This is what the Project 2012 is all about. —Sighvatur Lárusson, the Chief Operating Officer of NLE.

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The Paris Olympics Promise to Be Stunning. The Prices Already Are.

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The options include €8,660 per person in a three-star hotel for eight nights and tickets only to rock climbing competitions, or €21,105 for a deluxe five-day package at the Waldorf Astoria in Versailles that includes the opening ceremony and equestrian events. Once in Paris, brace yourself for getting around.

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TomTom extends coverage of real-time traffic products for congestion reduction

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The other countries currently covered are Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. TomTom invented the new category of the PND (personal navigation device) as something being connected.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

We Promote PHEV Conversion Programs: First CalCars in 2004, then a number of aftermarket companies, have converted over 200 cars — at first most were for fleets, but more and more are going to individual owners. For Germany, Netherlands, Belgium and other Northern European countries, contact SP Innovation.

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Kia EV9 and Volvo EX30: Are they 2024’s most important EVs?

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In October, though, Volvo announced that, due to positive public reaction and high demand, it would add production of the EX30 to its factory in Ghent, Belgium, where the current XC40 Recharge and C40 EVs are built. Kia and Volvo provided airfare, lodging, and meals to enable Charged to bring you this first-person report.

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