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AUGUST 9, 2021

—George Rubin, Chief Commercial Officer of Loop Energy. Loop Energy is a leading designer and manufacturer of fuel cell systems targeted for the electrification of commercial vehicles, including light commercial vehicles, transit buses and medium- and heavy-duty trucks.

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OCTOBER 23, 2020

As part of the partnership, Snam will have the opportunity to gain relevant technical skills in the sector, with the entry of its representatives in two committees (Strategic Advisory Committee and Technology Management Committee) that support the board of ITM Power in key decisions on commercial activities and research & development.

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MAY 30, 2022

On Monday, May 30, Stellantis and Toyota Motor Europe (TME) announced the launch of a large-sized light commercial van (LCV) for Europe. The companies teamed up again in 2019 when Stellantis started making a compact LCV in Vigo, Spain. Stellantis will build the large LCV, and it will be sold in Europe using the Toyota badge.

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AUGUST 4, 2021

Spain-based global energy company Repsol and Talgo, a manufacturer of intercity, standard, and high speed passenger trains, will promote a renewable-hydrogen-powered train, fostering emission-free rail transport in the Iberian Peninsula.

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APRIL 10, 2018

Germany-based Akasol is manufacturing lithium-ion battery systems for Daimler subsidiary EvoBus. The leading European bus manufacturer plans to launch its new electric Citaro bus ( earlier post ) at the IAA Commercial Vehicles event in September. Series manufacturing of the Citaro electric bus starts this year.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2021

A new study by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has found that there are currently 6.2 million medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles on the EU’s roads, the average age of which is 13 years. The average age of light commercial vehicles in the EU is 11.6 years), followed closely by Italy (12.6

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2013

In December, new commercial vehicle registrations continued the downward trend which prevailed throughout 2012, amounting to 125,825 units, according to the European Association of Automobile Manufacturers (ACEA). From January to December, a total of 1,695,173 new commercial vehicles were registered in the EU, or 12.4%

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FEBRUARY 7, 2020

IVECO and FPT Industrial, the commercial vehicle and powertrain brands of CNH Industrial N.V., and Nikola Motor Company will manufacture , through their European joint venture, the Nikola TRE in Ulm, Germany, at the IVECO manufacturing facility. —Gerrit Marx, President Commercial and Speciality Vehicles, CNH Industrial.

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JANUARY 20, 2016

As of 2018, Audi Brussels will produce exclusively the commercial version of Audi’s e-tron quattro battery-electric SUV ( earlier post ). Audi will transfer production of the Audi A1 from Brussels to Martorell in Spain; in 2014, Audi Brussels produced 115,378 Audi A1 models. The plant will also produce its own battery packs.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Ford revealed the production version of the new Transit Custom plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) at IAA Commercial Vehicle show in Hannover, Germany. Ford is the first volume manufacturer to offer PHEV technology in this segment of the van market.

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APRIL 16, 2015

PSA Peugeot Citroën (PSA) and General Motors (GM) announced that as part of their existing alliance agreement ( earlier post ), the next generation small light commercial vehicles (B-LCV) from both companies will be built in the PSA plant in Vigo, Spain. They will be developed on PSA’s latest LCV architecture.

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APRIL 27, 2012

In March, new commercial vehicle registrations dropped by 11.8%, totaling 184,235 units in the EU, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA). in Spain and -45.4% in Spain and 36.1% In total, the EU recorded 451,244 new commercial vehicles. New Light Commercial Vehicles up to 3.5t.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Globally Ford is investing more than $50 billion in EVs through 2026; this includes various European manufacturing announcements made in 2022: In December 2022, Ford announced a further £125 million investment into the Halewood Plant, UK, taking total investment to almost £380 million.

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DECEMBER 20, 2011

Demand for new commercial vehicles in November was up 8.4% in the EU, with 171,670 new registrations, according to figures from the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA). Spain was the only major market to face a downturn (-14.6%). Spain, on the other hand, experienced a double-digit decline.

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OCTOBER 13, 2021

—a leader in the design, manufacture, and maintenance of high-speed light-rail trains, headquartered in Madrid, Spain—for trials of its Talgo Vittal-One commuter and regional passenger train. Talgo plans to conduct its demonstration in early 2022 in Spain, with expected commercialization in 2023.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2020

For European shipments, Volkswagen Group Logistics continuously charters two vessels which carry up to 3,500 vehicles on a route from Emden via Dublin (Ireland), Santander (Spain) and Setubal (Portugal) back to Emden about 50 times per year.

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APRIL 10, 2011

Mitsubishi and PSA Peugeot Citroën have a cooperative agreement on electric vehicles, currently ranging from the European Peugeot iOn and Citroën C-ZERO models based on the i-MiEV ( earlier post ) to the development of an electric version of Peugeot Partner and Citroën Berlingo LCVs built at the PSA Vigo plant in Spain. and Mitsubishi Corp.

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APRIL 11, 2023

According to Rystad Energy research, Spain, France, and Germany are among the countries committed or considering cross border pipelines to facilitate energy flows, while the UK with its extensive gas grid finds itself in a strong position to switch from natural gas to hydrogen. France, Spain, and Germany.

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EV Obssesion

APRIL 5, 2021

Volta Trucks, the leading full-electric commercial vehicle manufacturer, has confirmed that the Volta Zero will make its Spanish debut as it continues its tour of important, sustainability-focused European cities.

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MARCH 3, 2011

has entered into a contract manufacturing agreement with Antibióticos, S.A. Under this arrangement, Antibióticos will work with Amyris to produce farnesene at its facilities in León, Spain; the produced farnesene will be owned and distributed by Amyris. Amyris, Inc. —John Melo, CEO of Amyris.

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AUGUST 1, 2011

Succinic acid is a chemical building block used in the manufacture of polymers, resins, food and pharmaceuticals among other products. Their complementary strengths in fermentation and downstream processing led to the development of a sustainable and efficient manufacturing process based on a proprietary microorganism. butanediol.

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JANUARY 8, 2022

Mercedes-Benz Vans: Sales of Commercial Vans increased in 2021. Sales of commercial vans rose 2.6% In Europe, Spain emerged as a strong market with deliveries up 23.2% Deliveries of commercial vans fell 12.9% respectively. last year. In China though, sales rose 10.1% compared with the prior-year quarter.

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APRIL 8, 2019

—is establishing a Marine Center of Excellence (Marine CoE) dedicated to fuel cell marine applications at the company’s engineering, manufacturing and service facility in Hobro, Denmark. The Marine CoE will design and manufacture heavy duty fuel cell modules to address zero-emission powertrain requirements for the marine industry.

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JULY 13, 2011

The hybrid bus received the “red dot award: product design 2011” for high quality design earlier this month, and in February was voted ”Bus of the Year 2011” in Spain. The new Center of Competence will concentrate on hybrid technology from research right up to series production in the various product segments.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2012

The vehicle will be unveiled to the general public for the first time at the IAA Commercial Vehicle Show in Hanover in September. Due to its large number of variants, the new urban delivery van will be suited for a broad range of commercial applications, the company said. An electric drive version is also being planned.

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DECEMBER 7, 2021

The automotive manufacturing sector is responsible for more than 5% of the overall manufacturing employment in 13 EU Member States, with more than 60% of these workers employed by automotive suppliers.

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OCTOBER 22, 2014

This is now in the final stages of development and will be launched as a commercial product by the end of 2014; S2 will be produced within the power range of 5-25 kW. Partners in the project are: IDIADA, Spain. Triphase, Belgium. Hexagon Studio, Turkey. E-Trucks Europe, Belgium.

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JANUARY 19, 2016

The 10,000 th Dürr painting robot is being deployed to Opel in Spain. Dürr will deliver two primer stations with 16 painting robots and three stations for rocker panel coating to the automobile manufacturer. As 8- or 9-axis swing-arm robots, they also paint the cargo spaces of commercial vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2011

GM also signed commercial agreements with Sunlogics for the installation of solar charging canopies at Chevrolet dealerships and GM facilities, as well as a power purchase agreement to install large-scale solar arrays at GM facilities and purchase the energy produced by these arrays. —Jon Lauckner, President of GM Ventures.

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AUGUST 7, 2013

In 2012, one of every two new diesel vehicles in the world (passenger cars and commercial vehicles) was registered in Europe. The European countries with the highest sales of diesel vehicles are Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and the UK. In 2013,US manufacturers started to offer diesel versions of their own vehicles again.

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APRIL 7, 2015

The pickup will feature a double cab and will be targeted both at personal-use and commercial customers. The three trucks will also be built in the Nissan plant in Barcelona, Spain, for other markets, excluding North America. A high parts localization rate is expected to expand the supply bases in Spain and Argentina significantly.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

PSA Peugeot Citroën and General Electric last week signed a technology and commercial cooperation agreement to collaborate towards establishing reliable business models for Electrical Mobility (EV), which includes both Fixed Battery Electrical Vehicles (FBEV) and Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV). Click to enlarge. million globally.

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MARCH 22, 2011

has entered into a manufacturing agreement with Paraíso Bioenergia S.A., Amyris expects to begin contract manufacturing production this year in Brazil at Biomin GMBH; in the US with Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas, Inc., an affiliate of Tate & Lyle PLC; and in Spain with Antibióticos. Renewable hydrocarbons company Amyris, Inc.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2010

Results were cushioned for similar reasons in Italy (-0.2%), the UK (-6.4%) and Spain (-17.9%). Commercial vehicle production dropped to even lower levels. fewer in Spain and 20.6% Among the smaller countries in terms of manufacturing, production was down more than 58% in Austria and Sweden. in Spain, 17.0%

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MARCH 16, 2021

With this in mind, cooperations have been agreed in Europe with the energy companies BP (Great Britain), Iberdrola (Spain) and Enel (Italy). In cooperation with Iberdrola, Volkswagen will cover main traffic routes in Spain. Volkswagen intends to integrate the electric car in private, commercial and public energy systems in the future.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has published new data demonstrating the correlation between the market uptake of electrically-chargeable vehicles (ECVs) and both GDP and customer incentives. By contrast, almost half of all EU member states have an ECV market share of 0.5% ECV Units sold. GDP per capita.

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AUGUST 25, 2010

Balqon Corporation, a developer and manufacturer of zero emissions, heavy-duty electric vehicles and drive systems ( earlier post ), has received a $490,000 order for electric drive systems under a new dealer agreement with DynaProTech, a leading composite automotive parts manufacturer in the People’s Republic of China. Verde in Spain.

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