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Berlin receives 90 electric Solaris buses; BVG Solaris electric fleet totals 123

Green Car Congress

Solaris has completed the delivery of 90 Urbino 12 electric buses for Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG). This was one of the biggest contracts for battery-powered buses in Europe and the largest one for the manufacturer in Germany so far. Berlin now has a total of 123 electric Solaris buses in its fleet. In June 2019, the public transport operator from Berlin ordered 90 12-meter Urbino 12 buses.

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With electric trucks and SUVs coming, is it time to reevaluate what a green car means?

Green Car Reports

Over the past ten years, the green-car landscape has made progress in fits and starts. Since the 2011 Nissan Leaf that we named our original Best Car To Buy—rated at just 73 miles—electric cars have evolved rapidly. In 2020, Tesla rolled out range boosts for all of its models—including a 402-mile Model S. Lucid announced a model.

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PNNL TranSEC tool uses UBER data to track and potentially alleviate urban traffic congestion

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Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have developed a new machine-learning-based tool to help urban transportation analysts relieve bottlenecks and chokepoints that routinely snarl city traffic. The tool—Transportation State Estimation Capability (TranSEC)—was developed to help urban traffic engineers get access to actionable information about traffic patterns in their cities.

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Ford Mustang Mach-E, efficiency and tech, electric trucks and SUVs: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

The Ford Mustang Mach-E is a nominee for Green Car Reports' Best Car To Buy 2021 award. We delved into efficiency paired with leading-edge technology. Electric trucks and SUVs are coming, but what does that mean? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. It's a new era. A Ford Mustang is a finalist for Green Car Reports' Best Car To Buy 2021.

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

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Volkswagen significantly expanding charging infrastructure at German sites; first High Power Charging stations with up to 300 kW

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The Volkswagen brand is significantly expanding the charging infrastructure at its German sites. Some 750 new charging points are planned for next year, including the first High Power Charging stations with up to 300 kW power. Some 2,000 charging points in total are expected to be in operation by the end of 2021—more than 50% more than at present.

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Global Top 20 November 2020

EV Sales

Models: Small EVs shine in Record month After a rough start of the year, the second half of 2020 has become a records fest, after a record September, last month brought another record score, with over 400.000 units, and expect December to perform yet another record, maybe above 500,000 registrations. With plugin registrations going up 133%, the highest monthly growth rate in over 8 years, with both technologies running hot, with BEVs jumping 125%, to 289.000 units, while PHEVs jumped 155%, to a

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Mach-E Delivers Everything but the Mustang

The Truth About Cars

The first Mach-E delivery took place yesterday, according to macheclub.com. Sam Pack’s Five Star Ford in Dallas, Texas was the dealership, and the vehicle was a California Route 1 Mach-E in white. Alongside the Mach-E was a Wimbledon white ’65 Mustang convertible, and a 2015 California Special GT, all belonging to Stephen Engro. As noted […].

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NIST awards nearly $4M to support metals-based additive manufacturing

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The US Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded nearly $4 million in grants to help accelerate the adoption of new measurement methods and standards to advance US competitiveness in metals-based additive manufacturing (AM). Additive manufacturing typically creates parts and components by building them layer by layer, based on a 3D computer model that is virtually sliced into many thin layers.

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Tesla Full-Self Driving Option Comes Up Empty

The Truth About Cars

Elon Musk said in a tweet, “All Tesla cars delivered in the final three days of the year will get three months of the Full Self-Driving option for free. Delivery & docs must be fully complete by midnight Dec 31st.” Tesla touts its vehicles as the safest cars in the world with passive and active […]. The post Tesla Full-Self Driving Option Comes Up Empty appeared first on The Truth About Cars.

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2020 Electric Vehicle Industry Report Card and trends for the new year

Plug In India

By Kamlesh Mallick 2020. What a year! The world is happy to see the year leave, all our lives. The Indian electric vehicle industry too suffered a setback during the first six months of the year. Yet, by the end of the year, there is a huge wave of optimism in the industry for the coming year. This report logs the highs and lows of the Indian EV industry for 2020.

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

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