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7 series-hybrid Solaris buses to Z?bkowice ?l?skie; supercaps for energy storage

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skie, Poland by 31 July 2020. The seven 12-meter buses feature a series-hybrid drive consisting of a 120 kW electric motor and a 151 kW diesel engine meeting the highly restrictive Euro 6 standards. This will allow to cut down fuel consumption and pollutant emissions (compared to conventional drive vehicles).

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Solaris ebuses will be powered by LFP-CTP batteries from CATL

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Based in Poland and part of the Spanish CAF Group, Solaris was in 2021 the leading electric bus manufacturer in Europe with 11,9 % of the market share. Nonetheless, unfortunately diesel still has a huge market share in Europe. Fuel types of new buses in Europe (2021): Diesel : 68,8 %. Electric : 10,6 %. Hybrid : 10,1 %.

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California ARB fines two shipping companies $53K each for violating low-sulfur fuel regulation

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As part of their settlements with ARB, Switzerland-based Mediterranean Shipping and Poland-based Chipolbrok each agreed to pay $53,000 to the California Air Pollution Control Fund (CAPCF) to support air quality research. They must also follow all fuel switchover requirements, and maintain accurate records.

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Yet another study shows plug-in hybrids aren’t as clean as we thought

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Multiple recent studies have shown that in the real world, plug-in hybrids pollute much more than their labels would indicate – though still less than pure-fossil vehicles – both because they overstate their capabilities in electric-only mode and because people simply don’t plug them in. Gaps fell between 176% (Finland), up to 287% (Poland).

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Nuclear Energy Brinkmanship in Ukraine

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In a simulated fallout map produced by Ukraine’s national weather service and posted Sunday, a radiation plume spreads northwest and reaches Poland and Lithuania within 72 hours. Batteries and diesel backup generators are designed to power the plant’s cooling systems for 10 days.

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Tata AutoComp’s ‘Make in India’ push for EVs | Autocar Professional

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“E-Mobility is an irreversible megatrend and an imperative to address pollution and generate job opportunities in India,” the chairman of the group had said back then. Tesla was rapidly expanding its reach and portfolio, and the Volkswagen Group — hurt from the ‘diesel gate’ scandal — had committed huge resources to pivot to electric cars.

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EC awards €1.2B from NER300 “Robin Hood” mechanism for 23 renewable energy projects; 5 advanced biofuel projects targeted for €516.8M

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The NER300 program is in effect a “Robin Hood” mechanism that makes polluters pay for large-scale demonstration of new low-carbon technologies. billion of grants—paid by the polluters—will leverage a further €2 billion [US$2.66 winowice project in Poland will receive a maximum of €30.9 The CEG Plant Go?winowice

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