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Van Hool ships first CX45E electric coach to the US; 10 more to follow in 1H 2021; Proterra batteries, Siemens traction system

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After an intense period of development and testing, the CX45E is now being commercially launched by Van Hool’s North American exclusive distributor ABC Bus Companies Inc. The 100% electrically driven vehicle has a range of up to 500 km (310 miles), depending on the climate conditions and the route’s topography. Earlier post.)

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Rystad Energy expects strong growth in hydrogen pipelines through 2035

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This means that among options, hydrogen pipelines will be far better than vessels at moving hydrogen over short to medium range distances, Rystad says. The West Macedonia pipeline is a new natural gas pipeline that started construction in Greece earlier this year.

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UNECE Adopts Type Approval for Electric and Hybrid Vehicles’ Electric Safety Requirements; Applies in 41 Countries

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The new version of the regulation offers car manufacturers the legal instrument to put into the market passenger and commercial vehicles with greener standards, reducing the costs and delays associated with multiple approvals in various countries. 100—currently 41 countries. The new version of UNECE Regulation No.

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American and European Standards organizations agree to strengthen transatlantic cooperation on standards for electric vehicles

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While one global standard is always the preferred objective, intellectual property, copyright, and commercial issues sometimes result in more than one standards organization working on the same or similar issues. Regulatory and/or infrastructure differences between regions can also result in variations.

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