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Incat Tasmania selects Wärtsilä solutions for battery-electric lightweight Ro-Pax ferry

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Technology group Wärtsilä will power the biggest battery electric ship yet built with its battery-electric propulsion system and waterjets. The uniquely designed vessel will be fully battery powered, with e-motor driven Wärtsilä waterjets as the main propulsors. The vessel will operate between Argentina and Uruguay.

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Bogotá orders 379 electric buses from BYD

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It will also be 60% cheaper to operate these buses, compared to traditional diesel-powered buses. BYD’s zero-emission transportation solutions have gained ground in Latin America, and now successfully service markets in many other countries across the region, including Ecuador, Chile, Brazil, Peru, Panama, Uruguay and Argentina.

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BYD lands contract for 35 electric buses at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport

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These 35 BYD buses will enter service in July of 2014 and will replace an aging fleet of conventionally powered buses. This allowed the company to start selling buses in the European markets. Orders have been awarded in China, the Netherlands, Finland, Denmark, Uruguay, North and South America. BYD Company, Ltd.

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Eaton signs long-term agreement with Argentine bus manufacturer TATSA to design and supply hybrid systems

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with a hybrid electric power system for use in buses in Argentina and throughout South America. The hybrid system combines a Cummins diesel engine with an electric motor that has a peak power output of 44 kW. TATSA), a company wholly owned by Consorcio Metropolitano de Transporte S.A.,

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Pike forecasts 26.4% CAGR for electric-drive buses to 2018; hybrid, battery-electric and fuel cell

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Pike Research forecasts that the global market for all electric-drive buses—including hybrid, battery electric, and fuel cell buses—grow steadily over the next. The Latin American market will be driven largely by uptake in Brazil, but other countries will also spur adoption, notably Uruguay which recently indicated it.

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More than 50 percent of MoUs signed in Vibrant Gujarat are green | Autocar Professional

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Toshihiro Suzuki, President of Suzuki Motor Corp, who was present at the Vibrant Gujarat Summit, said that the Indian automotive market has been expanding steadily to become the third largest automobile market. Some of the other major investments in green energy in the state include that of power company NTPC.

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COP26 declaration on accelerating the transition to 100% zero emission cars and vans

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Governments in emerging markets and developing economies: Dominican Republic; Ghana; India – two-wheelers and three-wheelers constitute more than 70% of global sales and more than 80% in India. The declaration is not legally binding and is focused on a global level. Financial institutions: Aviva; NatWest.