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Craiova, Romania orders 16 Solaris articulated electric buses

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The purchase marks the first use of electric buses in the city; therefore under the contract Solaris will also deliver charging devices, both for overnight and fast pantograph charging. A large part of that money will come from European funds. The articulated vehicles will make it to Craiova in the first half of 2021.

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New Car Registrations in UK fall 30.9% in January; Industry Urges UK Government to Provide Scrappage Incentives to Boost Demand

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Alternatively fuelled vehicle (AFV) demand showed a particularly sharp decline, down 47.4%, in part reflecting strong growth in 2008. 1,500 to purchase a new car with Euro 4 as minimum engine specification. 1,000-2,000 to purchase a new car which is less than 160 g/km or an LCV. 1,000 to purchase a car. Vehicle Criteria.

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The EU’s 2035 petrol ban receives pushback from five countries

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Several European countries, including Italy, Portugal, Slovakia, Bulgaria, and Romania are pushing to delay the EU’s potential ban on combustion engine powertrains in 2035. No comment has yet been made by the Social Democratic Party, which represents the final part of the government as well as a majority of the current coalition.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The company went on to design and manufacture mobile-phone handsets and parts for Motorola ( MOT , Fortune 500 ), Nokia ( NOK ), Sony Ericsson, and Samsung. Today BYD employs 130,000 people in 11 factories, eight in China and one each in India, Hungary, and Romania. Department of Energy has purchased an F3DM to take the battery apart.

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