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Romania orders 123 Solaris electric buses

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All the Urbino 12 electric buses will be designed for both pantograph and plug-in recharging. Together with the vehicles, Solaris will deliver the infrastructure for slow- and fast-charging to every location. Solaris is already very well-known in Romania. The partnership with the country began in 2002.

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Superchargers in Ireland, Romania and Hungary open to non-Tesla EVs

Teslarati

Tesla has opened select Superchargers to non-Tesla electric vehicles (EVs) in Ireland, Romania and Hungary, as announced earlier this month. A couple of weeks ago, the Tesla Charging account on X posted the news, saying that select Superchargers in each of the countries were opening to non-Tesla EVs. million kilograms of CO2.”

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Ford unveils battery-electric E?Tourneo Courier

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E-Tourneo Courier is a five-seat multi-activity vehicle with an SUV-inspired design. The vehicle offers both 11 kW AC and 100 kW DC charging options, and charge management is made easier with Ford’s end-to-end home charging solution, app, and scheduling capability to take advantage of cheaper energy tariffs where available.

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Marelli wins contract from a major carmaker to supply battery thermal solutions for EVs – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

Production will be located in China, Mexico and Romania. To achieve this, Marelli’s Battery Thermal Plate uses a Dot Dimples design, which guarantees an optimized heat exchange and provides excellent temperature uniformity, according to the company.

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Petrobras awards Technip/DOF Subsea JV ~$3.5bn in contracts for four new pipelay support vessels; ultra-deep water capabilities

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Vard Holdings Limited, one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of offshore and specialized vessels, will be in charge of the design and construction of the four PLSVs. Two of the vessels, of VARD 3 05 design, will be delivered in 2Q 2016 and 3Q 2016 respectively. billion (NOK 6.5

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HELLA introduces top-end UP5.0 electric vacuum pump for brake systems; increased fuel efficiency

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High-efficiency gasoline engines, diesels and turbo- and super-charged engines, as well as hybrid or full electric powertrains, are examples of where HELLA’s new electric vacuum pump is designed to provide on-demand brake-system vacuum. HELLA manufactures fuel pumps in Germany, Romania, the US, Mexico and China.

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Ford launches the 1.5L EcoBoost engine; first in Mondeo, Fusion following; computer-controlled clutch on water pump

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A water-cooled charge air cooler is added to offer a more efficient feed of air into the engine. liter EcoBoost—the fifth member of the EcoBoost family—will commence initially at Ford’s facility in Craiova, Romania, later this month. The new 4-cylinder 1.5-liter liter engine is a key strategic entry for Ford.

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