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Fleet of Hyundai XCIENT Fuel Cell trucks pass 1M-kilometer mark in Switzerland

Green Car Congress

Hyundai Hydrogen Mobility’s fleet of XCIENT Fuel Cell trucks has collectively exceeded 1 million kilometers of driving in 11 months of service in Switzerland. —Jörg Ackermann, Chairman of the H2 Mobility Switzerland Association. A total of 140 units of the 2021 model will be shipped to Switzerland by the end of this year.

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Switzerland pulls the plug on tax breaks for electric vehicles

Electrek

In a controversial move, Switzerland has decided to tax electric cars in the same way it does for gas guzzlers, saying that special tax exemptions are no longer necessary. more… The post Switzerland pulls the plug on tax breaks for electric vehicles appeared first on Electrek.

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Ford F-150 Lightning Is Heading To Switzerland

Electric Cars Report

The Ford F-150 Lightning, an electric extension of America’s best-selling F-Series pickup truck line, is coming to Switzerland in limited numbers this year, the automaker announced Tuesday. It’s the second European market for the truck following the April announcement that F-150 Lightning is coming to Norway.

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Volvo receives order for up to 1,000 electric trucks from Holcim

Green Car Congress

Volvo Trucks has signed a letter of intent to sell 1,000 electric trucks between now and 2030 to Holcim, one of the world’s largest building solution providers. The deal is the largest commercial order to date for Volvo electric trucks; the first 130 trucks will be delivered in 2023 and 2024.

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Teslas & Other Electric Cars Take Switzerland By Storm

CleanTechnica EVs

In Switzerland, German and French brands dominate, and many models that are mainstays in the States are rare birds or non-existent here. Originally posted on EVANNEX. By Charles Morris Whenever I travel from the US to Europe, I’m struck by the very different mix of cars on the road. Pickup trucks are rarely seen, except in the […].

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Hyundai XCIENT fuel cell fleet in Switzerland logged 5M km in 2 years

Green Car Congress

Hyundai Motor Company announced that its fleet of XCIENT Fuel Cell heavy-duty trucks in Switzerland has accumulated more than 5 million km in two years. Hyundai Motor will leverage insights from these public-private partnerships to further drive commercial vehicle decarbonization through hydrogen fuel cell electric technology advancement.

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Switzerland crowned best country to own an electric vehicle as UK languishes in 11th place

Electric Cars Report

million electric vehicles have been sold worldwide, and that number is set to grow due to the phasing-out of the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from as soon as 2025 (Norway), with the UK targeting 2030 and the 27 EU member states EU aiming for 2035. More than 6.5