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

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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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Craiova, Romania orders 16 Solaris articulated electric buses

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The purchase marks the first use of electric buses in the city; therefore under the contract Solaris will also deliver charging devices, both for overnight and fast pantograph charging. The driveline in the articulated electric buses will consist of a 240 kW central motor. The contract value amounts to about €12 million.

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Ford unveils battery-electric E?Tourneo Courier

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E-Tourneo Courier is fitted with a 100 kW (136 PS) e‑motor, further enhanced using a selectable one-pedal driving mode. A typical overnight AC charge from 10-100% takes 5.7 Ford software and the BlueOval Charge Network, which is one of the largest in Europe and set to include 500,000 chargers by 2024, also facilitate public charging.

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Bucharest orders 100 Solaris electric trolleybuses

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The 12-meter trolleybuses will be powered by a 160 kW traction motor. The traction batteries will be recharged both en route (via in-motion charging technology) and overnight at the depot. Bucharest is one of 8 cities in Romania with Solaris’ zero-emission vehicles—trolleybuses and electric buses.

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Ford reveals E-Transit Courier

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Extending Ford Pro’s line-up of electrified and connected cargo vans, the new E‑Transit Courier is fully integrated with Ford Pro’s platform of software and connected services for efficient operation including end-to-end charging solutions and management tools from Ford Pro Software.

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Ford investing £150M in Halewood plant to scale up EV portfolio

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The power unit, comprising e-drive motor and gearbox, replaces the engine and transmission of a conventional engine vehicle by propelling an EV using battery energy. billion (US$2.6 billion) annually.

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Tesla launches its 2nd-cheapest, longest-range Model Y in select European countries

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Tesla announced the launch of the new Model Y Long Range Rear Wheel Drive (RWD) motor in a post from its Tesla Europe & Middle East account on social media platform X. For context, the Model Y Long Range Dual Motor AWD and the Model Y Performance start at 54,990 euros ($59,000) and 59,990 euros ($64,300), respectively.

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