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Daimler Buses to deliver 35 fully electric, articulated Mercedes-Benz eCitaro buses to the Netherlands

Electric Cars Report

Daimler Buses is making an important contribution to the electrification of local public transportation in the Netherlands. QBuzz and OV-bureau Groningen Drenthe local public transportation companies have decided to purchase 35 Mercedes-Benz eCitaro G articulated buses with fully electric drive.

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

Green Car Congress

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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21% of Automobiles Sold in Netherlands in September Were Fully Electric!

CleanTechnica EVs

32% Plugin Vehicle Market Share in the Netherlands in September.

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Cargill partners with Kotug to launch first electric pusher tug and barge

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Cargill has partnered with Kotug International to deploy Kotug’s zero emission E-Pusher Type M and E-Barges—the world’s first fully electric pusher boat and barges—to transport cocoa beans from the Port of Amsterdam, the largest cocoa import port in the world, to Cargill’s cocoa factory in Zaandam, the Netherlands.

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Daimler Buses delivers at least 95 eCitaro buses and e-infrastructure as a complete turnkey system to The Hague

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Daimler Buses will deliver at least 95 battery-electric solo and articulated Mercedes-Benz eCitaro and eCitaro G city buses to the city of The Hague together with the e-infrastructure required for operation by 2024. Mercedes-Benz low-floor electric buses are charged at HTM via pantographs.

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European Charging Infrastructure A Long Way From Great

CleanTechnica EVs

I live in the Netherlands. Norway has the most fully electric cars, but charging electric cars is least problematic for the Dutch. Looking at the charging infrastructure in Europe is not something that makes me happy. A new website shows just how bad the situation is. That is the world’s charging paradise.

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First DAF CF Electric refuse collection truck delivered to ROVA

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As part of a field test comprising four comparable vehicles, the first DAF CF Electric 6x2 refuse collection truck has entered operations with Dutch public waste disposal firm ROVA. The vehicle features a zero-emission VDL electric powertrain alongside a fully electric VDL refuse collection superstructure. Earlier post.).

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