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Contrasting Experiences of Driving Electric in Portugal

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This story is about using an EV in Portugal on a daily basis. The EV driving experience is not uniform across European countries that have electric vehicle charging infrastructure. When traveling to another country, it is therefore important to know your options and ensure your journey goes as planned.

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Toyota co-brands zero-emission buses with CaetanoBus; battery-electric and fuel-cell electric

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The Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB), the main public transport operator in Barcelona’s metropolitan area, recently awarded CaetanoBus the delivery of eight 12m hydrogen buses by the end of 2021. CaetanoBus, part of Toyota Caetano Portugal and Mitsui & Co, is a bus and chassis manufacturer in Portugal.

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Next Generation FUSO eCanter sparks positive reaction at Road Transport Expo

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The all-electric Next Generation FUSO eCanter light truck made its debut at this week’s Road Transport Expo event at Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, just a month after production started at the brand’s factory in Portugal.

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Toyota, Air Liquide and CaetanoBus partner to accelerate the development of hydrogen mobility in Europe

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The partnership reflects the shared ambition of the three partners to contribute to decarbonizing transport and to accelerate the development of local hydrogen ecosystems for multiple mobility applications. CaetanoBus, part of Toyota Caetano Portugal and Mitsui & Co, is a bus and chassis manufacturer in Portugal.

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Iberdrola and bp to collaborate to accelerate EV fast charging infrastructure and green hydrogen production; up to €1B investment in charging

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Iberdrola and bp intend to form a strategic collaboration to expand fast EV public charging infrastructure significantly as well as to develop large-scale green hydrogen production hubs in Spain, Portugal and the UK. Accelerating EV fast charging. Integrated large scale green hydrogen production.

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1-year customer field trials of FUSO electric Canter in Portugal show 64% lower costs, 37% reduction in CO2 given local power mix

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Daimler has concluded customer field trials with eight pre-production Fuso Canter E-Cell electric trucks ( earlier post ) in Portugal. All eight vehicles travelled the roads of Portugal and were permanently monitored and analyzed during the one-year field trial. The Canter E-Cell trucks were equipped with platforms and box bodies.

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EEA: small increase in EU’s total greenhouse gas emissions in 2017, with transport emissions up for the fourth consecutive year

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Less coal was used to produce heat and electricity but this was offset by higher industrial and transport emissions, the latter increasing for the fourth consecutive year. In Poland, the increase was mainly due to higher emissions from road transportation. Total greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union (EU) increased by 0.7%

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