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Coca-Cola will now make local deliveries in Belgium with 30 electric Renault Trucks vehicles

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The company will also reduce its CO 2 emissions by 75% compared to diesel trucks. Each truck has an on-site charging station to recharge the battery fully overnight. —An Vermeulen, VP & Country Director of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners for Belgium and Luxembourg. Renault Trucks is part of the Volvo Group.

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ABB delivers OppCharge fast charger for electric hybrid buses to Bertrange, Luxembourg

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ABB has inaugurated the first OppCharge fast-charging station for electric buses in Benelux, in the commuter belt town of Bertrange, Luxembourg. Bus operator Sales-Lentz will use the charger to recharge electric hybrid buses from Volvo. —François Bausch, Minister for Sustainable Development and Infrastructure in Luxembourg.

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Volvo to deliver plug-in hybrid buses w/ fast overhead recharging to Hamburger Hochbahn as part of development partnership

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The new buses are diesel-electric hybrid buses that can travel up to 10 km using only electricity. Charging stations at the respective termini of the routes provide for the necessary recharging. sbaar pantograph for ultra-fast recharging. In Gothenburg, Volvo has been working with Opbrid’s B?sbaar Earlier post.).

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Field test shows Volvo Buses’ plug-in hybrid reduces fuel consumption by 81% and energy consumption by 61%; 21 mpg

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Field tests being conducted in Gothenburg show that Volvo Buses’ plug-in hybrid reduces fuel consumption by 81% and total energy consumption (diesel plus electricity) by 61% compared to a comparable Euro 5 diesel bus. The plug-in hybrids have been further developed, and enable rapid recharging from electricity grids via the Opbrid B?sbaar

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Volvo Buses officially launches the all-new plug-in Electric Hybrid bus

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The plug-in hybrid drive reduces diesel fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions by up to 75%, compared to a conventional diesel bus. Recharging takes approximately 6 minutes at end stations. Diesel engine. The diesel engine and electric motor then propel the vehicle together. Electric motor/generator (I-SAM).

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