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Groundbreaking in Frankfurt for hydrogen refueling station for trains

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Representatives from the State of Hesse, RMV (Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund), Alstom and Infraserv broke ground for a hydrogen filling station on the site of the Höchst industrial park in Frankfurt that will supply a fleet of 27 passenger fuel cell trains—currently, the world’s largest such. (from left): Dr. Joachim Kreysing, Managing Director of the industrial park operating company Infraserv Höchst, Dr.

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Report: 50 years ago, GM and Ford understood climate change was an issue

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General Motors and Ford knew about the possible impact of climate change as far back as 50 years ago, according to a new report from E&E News. Based on more than two dozen interviews with former employees, academics, and environmentalists, as well as examination of corporate documents, the report reveals that GM and Ford were "deeply and.

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Daimler Buses using high fresh air content, fast exchange and filtration to counter COVID

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In its fight against COVID-19 and for the protection of bus occupants, Daimler Buses is relying on a high fresh air content, a fast exchange of air and anti-viral high-performance particle filters in its vehicles. The effectiveness of these protective measures has been confirmed by a research report issued by the Hermann Rietschel Institute at the Technical University of Berlin.

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2021 Toyota Sienna first drive: 36 mpg and design flair make the minivan relevant again

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If Toyota’s minivan goes hybrid and sips fuel at 36 miles per gallon, is the era of the “swagger wagon” over? After spending a couple of days with the 2021 Toyota Sienna, I’ll roll my eyes to swagger but give a solid nod to the newfound interior design sensibilities of this 7- or 8-passenger van. Toyota went in strong with.

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How serious is Norway about climate change? So much that its streetlights self-dim

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ROUSH CleanTech enters EV market with Class 6 electric vehicles

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ROUSH CleanTech, known for its advanced clean transportation solutions, is entering the electric truck market. ROUSH is providing Penske Truck Leasing with all-new Ford F-650 battery electric vehicles later this year for deployment across Southern California. Penske has been expanding its battery electric fleet for the past several years. We are working with our customers to evaluate ROUSH CleanTech-powered BEVs across various real-world applications.

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Detroit’s climate-science legacy, Lordstown stock, Toyota Sienna first drive: Today’s Car News

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Lordstown goes public. A new report underscores that Ford and GM knew about climate change a half-century ago. And we drive Toyota’s hybrid minivan. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. A report that reaches back to former executives and the archives of GM and Ford finds that the two Detroit automakers “were deeply and actively.

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Plug-in Car Grant would be wiped out by 'no deal' Brexit

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The SMMT has warned that EVs built in the EU will cost an average of £2800 more if the UK exits the EU without a deal. As well as effectively wiping out the current plug-in car grant, UK-built EVs would cost around £2000 more in the EU, likely reducing the number sold to our closest export market.

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SEAT rolls out its first mobility platform developed by SEAT:CODE

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SEAT has created its first multimodal mobility platform as a service through its SEAT:CODE software development center. This platform is the first software product developed and marketed by the company in order to operate and manage vehicle fleets 100% digitally. SEAT MÓ has been the first operator to use this new mobility platform for its motosharing service, launched in the city of Barcelona last August with more than 600 eScooters.

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The Tuatara Is The World's Fastest Production Car

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The key was the lapidary engine, together with a passel of sensors and diagnostics.

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US per capita transportation sector energy consumption has been relatively flat since 1974

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On a per capita basis, the transportation sector energy consumption in 2019 was 86 million Btu—a 54% increase from 1950 and about the same level as in 1974. The industrial sector, which had the highest energy consumption, decreased 7% from 1950 to 2019 and decreased 36% from its highest point in 1973. The residential and commercial sectors rose 64% and 116%, respectively, from 1950 to 2019.

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Faurecia and Accenture partner on products and services for connected and autonomous vehicles

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Lordstown Motors becomes publicly traded, before delivering its electric trucks

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Lordstown Motors hasn't delivered a single vehicle yet, but it is now a publicly-traded company. The electric-truck firm began trading on the NASDAQ Monday, under the ticker symbol "RIDE." Lordstown went public by merging with DiamondPeak Holdings, a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC). These are essentially shell companies created.

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Fisker establishing European HQ in Munich; Ocean SUV program advancing towards first gateway

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Fisker Inc. has selected Munich as the location for its European headquarters. Munich offers convenient access to key European EV markets and close proximity to Magna’s Graz facility in Austria. Earlier this month, Fisker revealed details surrounding its new global HQ, which is to be located within Continental Park at 1888 Rosecrans Avenue in the city of Manhattan Beach, California.

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Bay Area, Central Coast CCAs launch $65M in EV-charging infrastructure deployment programs to support California’s transportation shift

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Four California Community Choice Aggregators (CCAs) from the San Francisco Bay Area and Central Coast of California are funding—in total, with state financial contributions—$65 million in infrastructure to support the rising number of electric vehicles (EV) in the state. This funding will support thousands of new EV chargers. The four CCAs—San José Clean Energy, Silicon Valley Clean Energy, Peninsula Clean Energy, and Central Coast Community Energy—provide competitively p