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Wroclaw, Poland orders 11 Mercedes-Benz eCitaro-G articulated electric buses

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Following Gdynia, the city of Wroclaw, Poland has ordered 11 fully electric Mercedes-Benz eCitaro G articulated buses. The heating and air conditioning system is based on a CO 2 heat pump connected to a water circuit. In addition, the eCitaro buses are equipped with a fire alarm system in the drive compartment as standard.

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Standards Certification Testing: Bringing Order to the Internet of Things

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In the world of electronic communications, standards certification makes sure that everybody knows the rules and plays by them. Comarch —the $500-million IT company with headquarters in Krakow, Poland, and offices in 100 countries—is playing a leading role in developing automated standards certification systems.

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Jeep’s first BEV, Avenger, debuts in Paris; joined by Avenger 4x4 Concept

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Produced in the Stellantis plant in Tychy, Poland, the new Avenger is equipped with standard Selec-Terrain and Hill Descent Control. With a 11 kW Mode 3 cable for alternating current connected to a Wallbox or public station, it is possible to ‘fill up’ (from 0% to 100%) in 5.5

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Volkswagen Truck & Bus outlines roadmap for automated driving, connectivity, and alternative drive systems

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Volkswagen Truck & Bus is focusing on automated driving, connectivity, and alternative drive systems. In this respect, the concept of platooning describes a convoy of connected trucks that partly run autonomously, with the driver of the lead vehicle determining the route and the speed. —Andreas Renschler. Earlier post.)

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City of Gdynia orders 30 Solaris Trollino trolleybuses with Li-ion battery packs for off-wire driving

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The city of Gdynia in Poland has signed a contract with Solaris for the delivery of 30 trolleybuses worth more than 95 million PLN (US$28 million) in total. This will support a zero-emission ride of around 15-20 kilometers without connection to traction. Apart from featuring traditional trolleybus drivelines—i.e.,

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Volkswagen Group to add 15 more plants to Industrial Cloud this year

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All in all, the Group expects cost savings totaling several billion euros when the data of all 124 plants can be evaluated in a standardized way. In 2019, the Volkswagen Group initially started with the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand’s Chemnitz, Wolfsburg and Polkowice (Poland) plants, in line with its plans.

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CLEPA study: EV-only approach would lead to the loss of half a million supplier jobs in the EU

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The study therefore provides a much-needed European-wide assessment and further identifies the risks and opportunities in seven major production countries for automotive components (Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Czechia, Poland, and Romania). —Henning Rennert, Partner at PwC Strategy& Germany. CLEPA’s policy recommendations.

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