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Romania orders 123 Solaris electric buses

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Solaris is already very well-known in Romania. ov and 11 Trollino 12s for Târgu Jiu) are currently being manufactured. The vehicles will be air-conditioned and equipped with a comprehensive passenger information system, tailored to the individual requirements and needs of each city. The partnership with the country began in 2002.

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Ford to invest £230M to transform UK Halewood transmission operations to build EV power units

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This is an important step, marking Ford’s first in-house investment in all-electric vehicle component manufacturing in Europe. It strengthens further our ability to deliver 100 percent of Ford passenger vehicles in Europe being all-electric and two-thirds of our commercial vehicle sales being all-electric or plug-in hybrid by 2030.

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SFC Energy starts production of hydrogen and methanol fuel cells in India

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SFC Energy AG, a supplier of hydrogen and methanol fuel cells for stationary and mobile hybrid power solutions, has launched the manufacturing of hydrogen and methanol fuel cells at its New Delhi/Gurgaon site in India. SFC Energy distributes its products worldwide and has sold more than 60,000 fuel cells to date.

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EU formally approves sales ban of combustion engine cars by 2035

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The EU formally approved a law that would ban the sale of combustion engine vehicles by 2035 in an attempt to accelerate consumers’ choice of electric powertrains. Proposed in July 2021, Italy, Portugal, Bulgaria, Slovakia, and Romania all pushed to delay the sales ban in mid-2022. I’d love to hear from you!

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Brasov orders 25 Solaris Trollino 18 articulated trolleybuses

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Brasov, Romania has ordered 25 Solaris Trollino 18 trolleybuses. Brasov is one of 5 cities in Romania that has emission-free Solaris buses: trolleybuses and electric buses. Solaris will supply the articulated, low-floor and zero-emission trolleybuses to the customer within 12 months.

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Ford eliminating 3800 jobs in Europe; driven by transition to fully electric powertrains

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Additionally, a leaner cost structure will be created for Ford’s administrative, marketing, sales and distribution functions in Europe, which includes the elimination of approximately 1,000 positions.

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4Q 2019: EU diesel demand continues to drop while gasoline gains; plug-ins up 80.5% y-o-y

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of new-car registrations, according to data from ACEA, the European Automobile Manufacturers Association. of total new car sales across the region from October to December last year. digit gains were also seen in Belgium (+17.7%), Slovenia (+18.2%), Hungary (+18.4%), Sweden (+30.5%) and Romania (+31.1%). All alternatively?powered

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