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Amazon orders more than 1,800 EVs from Mercedes-Benz Vans

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kWh/100km), electric passenger transport has also grown to meet electric mobility requirements: as a hotel shuttle, as a large taxi or vehicle for ride sharing services. The load capacity of 11 m³ can be used without restriction because the batteries are installed under the loading floor. eSprinter for Amazon.

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Nissan will begin sales of battery-electric e-NV200 commercial vehicle in Japan during FY2014

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Production of the e-NV200 model will begin at Nissan’s plant in Barcelona, Spain in mid-2014. Measures to utilize the e-NV200 are evolving in Barcelona, Spain, which is involved in a mutually cooperative arrangement with Yokohama city in the formation and development of smart cities. Nissan Motor Co.,

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Nissan lands world’s largest electric taxi fleet deal; 110 new LEAF 30 kWh units to Madrid

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Nissan and La Ciudad del Taxi have announced the world’s largest 100% electric taxi fleet deal that will see 110 Nissan LEAF 30 kWh vehicles providing taxi services in Madrid. The electric taxi market in Europe is growing quickly as taxi operators switch on the benefits of zero emission mobility. Uniformed drivers.

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Perspective: Europeans in the lead with range extenders for hybrid vehicles; 2nd vs. 3rd generation

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For example, the new IDTechEx report, “Electric Buses and Taxis 2011-2021” forecasts more than 91,000 hybrid electric buses being made in 2021. One example of this is that the engine can now be installed at any angle between vertical or horizontal.

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London taxis to be fueled by UK’s first network of hydrogen stations

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Funded by the Fuel Cells & Hydrogen Joint Undertaking, the HyTEC project (Hydrogen Transport for European Cities), which is part funded by the Fuel Cells & Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU), will also see the installation of an Air Products hydrogen fueling station in London. MATGAS 2000 AIE , Spain. Element Energy Ltd , UK.

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Nissan introduces the e-NV2000 electric van

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More than 1,000 public CHAdeMO quick chargers are now installed across Europe; in addition, a number of companies have installed their own dedicated quick charging facilities at their home depots or offices. dCi-powered NV200, with final figures to be confirmed later this year. Electric (Battery) Plug-ins'

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