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Nissan Chile delivers fleet of 25 LEAFs to Enel, the country’s largest electricity group

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Nissan Chile delivered a fleet of 25 LEAF electric vehicles to employees of Enel, Chile’s largest electricity group in terms of installed capacity. The initiative is part of the first electric vehicle sales program exclusively for fleet customers in Chile. —Nicola Cotugno, general manager of Enel Chile.

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Israel MoEP enforcing vehicle exclusion rules in Haifa Bay Low Emission Zone; $2.8M to retrofit 700 diesel trucks with DPFs

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As part the Israeli Ministry of Environmental Protection’s (MoEP’s) action plan to reduce pollution in Haifa Bay in Israel, Israel Police are actively enforcing exclusion rules that bar heavy vehicles in downtown Haifa Bay at certain times of the day. Supporting the operation of 500 electric taxis through financial incentives.

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Yandex, Uber spin off self-driving vehicles business from joint venture

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Yandex will also purchase a portion of Uber’s stake in Yandex SDG. As of today, Yandex’s autonomous vehicle fleet has 130 cars, which have driven over four million autonomous miles on public roads in various weather and road conditions in three countries: Russia, Israel and the United States.

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Drive Electric Submission on the Emissions Reduction Plan Discussion Document

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Do you support the target to make 30 per cent of the light vehicle fleet zero-emissions vehicles by 2035, and the associated actions? . The New Zealand light vehicle fleet, including light commercial vans and trucks, makes up 80 per cent of our transport emissions. . There are 3.5 million passenger vehicles in New Zealand.

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Renault and Better Place partner in Australia to launch Fluence Z.E. with switchable battery in 2012

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is targeting both private motorists and fleet operators who are looking for a vehicle that is both economical to run and more respectful of the environment. Customers will be able to purchase Fluence Z.E. It will be sold everywhere in Europe and together with Better Place, in Israel and Denmark. Fluence Z.E.

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Renault Unveils Finalized Designs of Fluence Z.E. and Kangoo Express Z.E.; Opens Pre-Reservations

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which is due to go on sale in Israel, Denmark and the rest of Europe from 2011, at motorists and fleet operators who are looking for a “status-enhancing vehicle” that is both economical to run and respectful of the environment. Batteries will initially be purchased from the Nissan-NEC joint venture AESC and imported from Japan.

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BYD wins first major ebus contract in Israel

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BYD has secured its first major pure electric bus order in Israel. A fleet of 17 single-deck 12m buses will service the northern port city of Haifa, Israel’s third-largest city. The buses will be operated by Egged, Israel’s largest bus operator with almost 3,000 buses.

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