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Volvo Trucks and Bucher collaborate to electrify sewer cleaner trucks

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Volvo Trucks and Bucher Municipal have now entered into a collaboration to electrify sewer cleaner trucks. By the end of 2023, Bucher Municipal expects to deliver up to 80 fully electric sewer cleaner trucks to cities in Europe. The largest markets for Volvo’s electric trucks in Europe currently are Norway, Sweden and Germany.

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Aftermarket arm of Lumax Auto Tech partners with Bluechem Group for car care products – ET Auto

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New Delhi: Lumax Auto Technologies Limited (LATL), a leading Tier-1 diversified automotive systems and components manufacturer, through its aftermarket division has entered into a strategic partnership with Bluechem Group of Germany, one of the world leaders in innovative automotive car care solutions.

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UNEP and partners launch Global Initiative for Resource-Efficient Cities; role of public transport

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Launched at the Rio+20 summit in Brazil, the Global Initiative for Resource-Efficient Cities is intended to work with local and national governments, the private sector and civil society groups to promote energy efficient buildings, efficient water use, sustainable waste management and other activities.

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Ford reveals production version of Transit Custom PHEV at IAA Commercial Vehicles

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Ford revealed the production version of the new Transit Custom plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) at IAA Commercial Vehicle show in Hannover, Germany. The Transit Custom PHEV targets an all-electric driving range of 50 kilometers (31 miles), and uses the multi-award-winning Ford 1.0-liter

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Freudenberg-NOK study points to need for validated elastomers to support off-road biodiesel use

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Joseph Walker, global director, Advanced Materials Development for Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies, will present the technical findings of the study at the SAE 2014 Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress (COMVEC) in Rosemont, Ill., in Germany and NOK Corp. —Joseph Walker.

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Brazil to Increase Mandatory Biodiesel Blend to 5% in 2010; Mandatory Emissions Testing for Vehicles

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Meeting the higher mandate will move Brazil to being the second-largest producer of biodiesel in the world, only behind Germany, according to Brazil’s Secretariat of Social Communication of the Republic. Currently, Brazil is fourth, with Germany, the US and France in the number 1, 2 and 3 positions respectively. Emissions testing.

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How EV Owners Can Navigate Through Coronavirus Period Safely

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In general, EV charging stations are “cleaner” than using gas pump carriers because of the simple fact that fewer people are using them. Always read the owner’s manual first for specific battery maintenance information. We’re facing a truly unprecedented, global epidemic that has essentially put the entire commercial world on pause.

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