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Germany awarding €600M to transport companies for zero- and low-emission buses

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Germany is awarding some €600 million to transport companies for the purchase of climate friendly buses. The associated maintenance and charging infrastructure is also supported. Around 1,400 are battery-electric; 150 fuel cell; 50 overhead line; and 100 gas buses. Stadtwerke München GmbH: 71 battery buses. Funds of around €1.25

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bp invests €7.5M in EV charging service provider Service4Charger as part of a €10M Series A

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million in the Service4Charger GmbH, a Berlin-based provider for the planning, installation, operation and maintenance of EV charging infrastructure. million in the Service4Charger GmbH, a Berlin-based provider for the planning, installation, operation and maintenance of EV charging infrastructure. bp ventures has invested €7.5

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Hylane GmbH buys 18 Hyzon fuel-cell-electric trucks

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Hylane GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of DEVK Versicherung, one of Germany’s largest motor insurers, has purchased 18 fuel-cell-electric trucks from Hyzon Motors, with deliveries expected to begin in late 2022. Germany is expected to be one of the major global markets for zero-emission commercial vehicle technologies in the coming years.

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VinFast expands aftersales service in Europe

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Vietnamese automaker VinFast expanded its aftersales services in Europe by partnering with a local automotive repair and maintenance brand. Vinfast signed a cooperation agreement with Mobivia to improve their customers’ access to aftersales services in France and Germany. Mobivia has 1,200 service centers in France and Germany.

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Bus operators in Germany, Italy to procure 63 fuel cell buses; larger refueling stations

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Bus operators from Germany and South Tyrol, Italy are partnering to procure 63 fuel cell buses for their public transport systems as part of the EU-funded JIVE project (€106 million total cost, with €32 million coming from the EU). The project is also testing new hydrogen refueling stations capable of serving fleets of more than 20 buses.

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GoFor and ODIN partner to launch last-mile commercial EV delivery platform in N America

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The partnership gives GoFor a turnkey solution for electric deliveries and secures preferred access to the rapidly filling production capacity for ODIN’s electric light commercial vehicles (eLCVs), which have been in scale production in Germany for more than 7 years.

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GP JOULE to order 100 Nikola Tre Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles

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The Nikola Tre FCEVs in the European 6x2 variant will be manufactured by the joint venture between Nikola and Iveco Group at the site created in Ulm, Germany. IVECO will provide the essential maintenance and service functions. Thirty of the initial 100 Nikola Tre FCEVs are expected to be delivered to GP JOULE within 2024.