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IVECO BUS wins a tender for 120 electric buses in Italy

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IVECO BUS is poised to produce low-to-zero emission buses in a new site soon to be inaugurated in Foggia, Italy. The vehicles will be deployed in the various areas served by Autoguidovie, with deliveries beginning in the second half of 2023.

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Stellantis Opens “Circular Economy Hub” in Turin, Italy

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Transitioning to electric vehicles can save a lot of emissions compared to ICE, but it’s just one of many things. continued] The post Stellantis Opens “Circular Economy Hub” in Turin, Italy appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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T&E: Denmark, Luxembourg, Netherlands lead deployments of zero-emission buses in Europe

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Denmark leads the way when it comes to putting zero-emission urban buses on the streets in Europe, with 78% of new vehicles being electric, according to the latest data from green NGO Transport & Environment. In Luxembourg and the Netherlands about two-thirds of new buses were zero-emissions.

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ACEA study finds 100-fold increase in zero-emission trucks needed in EU fleet in 10 years to meet goals

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Just some 2,300—or 0.04% of the total fleet—are zero-emission trucks. European truck makers estimate that around 200,000 zero-emission trucks will have to be in operation by 2030 in order to meet the CO 2 targets for heavy-duty trucks. years), followed closely by Italy (12.6 of vans in the EU are battery electric.

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Iveco Group inaugurates its new zero- and low-emission bus plant in Foggia

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inaugurated its new Foggia plant dedicated to the production of zero- and low-emission buses. The production volume of the plant will be 1,000 vehicles per year: high-tech buses with zero-emission propulsion (battery-electric and hydrogen-electric) and low-emission propulsion (methane/biomethane, traditional fuels and biofuels).

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Toyota Motor Europe starts transporting vehicles by cross-channel rail freight to reduce emissions

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The pan-European rail network will expand with additional logistics routes to Italy, Spain and Turkey. Following the completion of this phase, the company anticipates it will save more than 7 million truck haulage kilometers per year, providing both emissions benefits and reducing road usage.

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Satellite data show resurgence in NO2 emissions over China

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Data from the ESA’s Tropomi (TROPOspheric Monitoring) instrument on board the Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite shows the variation of nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ) emissions over China from December to March. The drop in emissions also coincided with Lunar New Year celebrations, which usually sees a similar drop in emissions each year.

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