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Romania orders 123 Solaris electric buses

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All the Urbino 12 electric buses will be designed for both pantograph and plug-in recharging. Solaris is already very well-known in Romania. he detailed delivery schedules vary for different locations, however all orders are to be completed by the end of 2022. The partnership with the country began in 2002.

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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. Superchargers are designed and built by Tesla, charging up to 275km in 15 minutes rather than hours. million kilograms of CO2.” What are your thoughts?

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NuScale Power receives US NRC design approval for small modular reactor

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The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed the Phase 6 review—the last and final phase—of the Design Certification Application (DCA) for NuScale Power’s small modular reactor (SMR) and issued the Final Safety Evaluation Report (FSER). —NuScale Chairman and CEO John Hopkins. 462d2e7525572b918499ca7991022944. -->.

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Rock Tech Lithium signs MoU with Romanian Government for second lithium hydroxide plant

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Canada-based Rock Tech Lithium has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) with the Government of Romania. The converters are designed to process all available forms of material: freshly minded raw material, intermediate products, and secondary (recycled) raw material. Rock Tech owns its own mine in Canada.

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Ford unveils battery-electric E?Tourneo Courier

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E-Tourneo Courier is a five-seat multi-activity vehicle with an SUV-inspired design. E-Tourneo Courier will be produced in Craiova, Romania, from the second half of 2024 alongside the Puma crossover—Ford’s best-selling passenger car in Europe, set to offer an EV variant by 2024. The all-new Tourneo Courier with a 125 PS 1.0-liter

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Ford eliminating 3800 jobs in Europe; driven by transition to fully electric powertrains

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Ford will maintain an engineering organization of approximately 3,400 roles in Europe, focused on vehicle design and development, as well as the creation of connected services. In July 2022, Ford Otosan took over ownership of Ford’s manufacturing operations in Craiova, Romania, boosting electric and commercial vehicle capacity.

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SFC Energy starts production of hydrogen and methanol fuel cells in India

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In this role, FCT will be responsible for the design, development, installation and integration of custom fuel cell solutions, as well as the development of other key peripheral system components for such solutions and after-sales service. In the future, SFC’s subsidiary SFC Energy India Ltd.

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