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First electric school bus in Poland; Solaris Urbino 12 electric

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The first electric school bus in Poland will carry children to classes in Godzianów near ?ód?. The purchase of the electric school bus was subsidized by NFO?iGW Solaris will supply the electric bus to the Municipality of Godzianów in October this year.

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Impact Clean Power Technology unveils visualization of GigafactoryX; 4 GWh/year by 2027

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Poland-based battery systems maker Impact Clean Power Technology unveiled a visualization of GigafactoryX—a large-scale battery factory for electric vehicles and energy storage which will be launched in the city of Pruszków, near Warsaw. Its construction will increase Impact’s production capacity to 1.2

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Solaris completes delivery of 20 more electric buses for MPK Kraków

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Solaris has fulfilled another contract for the delivery of electric buses to MPK Kraków, Poland, comprising 20 units of the Urbino electric, including 13 twelve-meter vehicles, and 7 articulated vehicles. The total value of the contract concluded as a result of a tender, stands at almost €16 million.

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LG Chem partners with Umicore for the supply of NMC cathode materials

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Umicore and LG Chem have concluded a multi-year strategic supply agreement for NMC (Nickel Manganese Cobalt) cathode materials to serve LG Chem’s needs out of Umicore plants in Poland, Korea and China. Most of the volumes covered by this agreement will be supplied from Umicore’s greenfield facility in Poland.

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Do EV Conferences Matter? The Good Ones Do.

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Poland was not officially part of the rEVolution at that time, but a number of EV aficionados and cleantech lovers convinced CleanTechnica to hold one of the events in Wrocław (as well as Berlin and Leipzig in Germany). Back in 2016, CleanTechnica produced on a series of events called the Cleantech Revolution Tour. Being one […]

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Chinese battery company takes 22% stake in Valmet Automotive; strategic partnership for EVs

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China-based Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited (CATL), a leading global provider of battery and energy storage solutions, has taken a 22% stake in Finland-based Valmet Automotive as part of a new strategic partnership in electric automotive solutions. At the end of 2016, CATL employed more than 10,000 employees worldwide.

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Germany launches R&D facility for industrial-scale Li-ion cell manufacturing; €500M in funding

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The ramp-up of cell production comes on the back of significant orders in the e-transport sector including e-buses, 2-3 wheelers, and electric vehicles in India and Europe, and major breakthroughs in the marine sector with orders exceeding 45 MWh. Leclanché recently achieved the milestone of 100 MWh of projects around the world.

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