Green Car Congress
JANUARY 30, 2009
Late last year, the government of Ireland set a target of 10% of all vehicles in the transport fleet to be powered by electricity by 2020. A €1 million project by Sustainable Energy Ireland to research, develop and demonstrate of vehicles nationally. This will represent some 250,000 cars on Irish roads over the next 12 years.
Green Car Congress
JULY 24, 2019
Ballard Power Systems announced a purchase order from Wrightbus, a leading bus OEM and Ballard partner headquartered in Northern Ireland, for 15 FCveloCity-HD 85-kilowatt fuel cell modules to power buses for deployment in Aberdeen, Scotland under the Joint Initiative For Hydrogen Vehicles Across Europe (“JIVE”) funding program.
Baua Electric
APRIL 11, 2024
of Australia’s bus fleet is electric). EU member states are by no means on the same track when it comes to electrifying their bus fleets. In 2023, battery-electric transit buses made up 100% of purchases in Luxembourg, Ireland and Denmark, and 98% in the Netherlands.
Teslarati
SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
British Police Forces in the United Kingdom are examining the advantages of adding electric cars to their fleets. The Mach-E present at the event was outfitted with the typical yellow and blue emergency vehicle design, and Metro Police Forces in London are requesting a unit for evaluation, as it could be added to the fleet.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 25, 2012
This will create the largest fleet of hybrid buses in Europe, according to TfL. The 600 buses represent a 200% increase in the current hybrid bus fleet which is set to grow by a further 180 vehicles already on order. Earlier post.) The buses also deliver better than twice the fuel economy of a standard diesel bus.
Wallbox
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
Drivers in Ireland can get a €600 grant today to help cover the cost of installing a home charger. There has been an increase in the purchase of EVs in Ireland so far this year, with 21% of new cars licenced being electric or plug-in hybrid electric vehicles compared with 14% at this time last year. Claim today.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 25, 2009
Founded in 1989, and headquartered in Austin, Texas, Valence has facilities in Nevada, China and Northern Ireland. Valence maintains a team of seven application engineers on the ground in Ireland. “ After four years they’ll be cost neutral; these guys understand the cost of their fleets down to the pence per mile. ”.
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