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Ford extends Transit Plug-In Hybrid Van trial to Cologne

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Funded by Ford, the trial will initially run for 12 months, in cooperation with municipal fleets serving the public sector, complementing testing in London, UK and Valencia, Spain with larger fleets and small-to-medium fleets respectively. Ford recognizes Cologne as a city of strategic importance regarding future mobility.

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Akasol manufacturing Li-ion systems for Daimler Citaro electric bus; Samsung cells

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Akasol’s battery systems in the electric Citaro are able to charge rapidly, meet the demands on operating range and also supply additional units such as air conditioning and electrical systems. Electric buses equipped with Akasol’s bat-tery technology operate successfully in London, Berlin, Braunschweig and Cologne among other places.

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Ford reveals production version of Transit Custom PHEV at IAA Commercial Vehicles

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Using the charge port located within the front bumper, the Transit Custom PHEV can be charged using a domestic 240 volt 10 amp power supply, achieving full charge in five hours, or a commercial 240 volt 16 amp or 32 amp supply, which can bring the pack to full charge in three hours.

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Volkswagen Group creates European company for its battery business

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Kai Alexander Müller of Barclays Investment Bank, London, will likewise make the switch to Salzgitter, where he will contribute his financial experience in the capital market and in equity research. There are plans to build additional gigafactories at sites in Spain and Eastern Europe.

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Cooperation between Daimler and Renault-Nissan Alliance deepening in 2016

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Production of the Mercedes-Benz pickup truck will take place at the Renault plant in Cordoba, Argentina, and at Nissan’s Barcelona plant in Spain, where the Nissan NP300 Frontier and the Renault Alaskan will also be produced. The Nissan Decherd plant has become an important pillar of Daimler’s flexible, global production network (i.e.

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Irizar lands contracts for 15 12m electric buses in Madrid, 4 18m artic electric buses in Barcelona

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These buses, Irizar’s first 18-meter articulated buses in Spain, will enter into service in June 2018 and will join the two 12-meter buses which have been operating in the city since 18 August 2014 and which are part of the European Commission’s ZeEus project.

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Solar and Battery Companies Rattle Utility Powerhouses

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A decade ago it became possible to get your electricity in the UK from a department store chain (though with the actual power supplied first by a Scottish utility and— as of 2018 —arranged and managed by Octopus Energy). Newer entrants, potential energy powerhouses, are on the rise in Italy, Spain and Denmark.

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