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Smith Electric Vehicles Providing 10 Electric Vans to Ford of Europe for German Trials

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Smith Electric Vehicles is providing 10 Edison electric vans to Ford of Europe, which is a partner in the colognE-mobil project in Cologne ( earlier post ), which launched today. Ford is one of four partners in the colognE-mobil project. Tags: Brief.

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ColognE-Mobil 2-Year EV Field Trial to Launch in January; 25 Ford BEVs

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The ColognE-Mobil large-scale battery electric vehicle (BEV) field trial in Germany will launch on 4 January 2010, bringing together four partners—the Ford-Werke GmbH, RheinEnergie AG, the city of Cologne and the University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE)—in a project to test electrical mobility in all its aspects under everyday conditions.

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Poland-based Romet Introduces Low-Cost NEV Prototype

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Polish firm Romet presented at Intermot 2010 in Cologne a prototype of small neighborhood electric car (NEV) named 4E (Electric, Economic, Ecologic, Easy). Tags: Brief. The 4E may go into production in 2011, mainly for Western European markets. The Romet 4E. Click to enlarge. Original report here.).

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Citaro FuelCELL Hybrid buses to enter service next year in the CHIC project

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Mercedes-Benz Citaro FuelCELL hybrid buses ( earlier post ) will be entering service next year in the CHIC (Clean Hydrogen in European Cities) project, which got underway in Cologne, Germany on 4 November. Tags: Fuel Cells Heavy-duty Hybrids Hydrogen. The vehicles will go into service in Aarau, Bolzano, Milan, London and Oslo.

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Ford Extends Global Electric Vehicles Plan to Europe; Five Models to Launch by 2013

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In Germany, Ford has recently announced its participation in the colognE-mobil project. Ford is one of four partners in the colognE-mobil project and will provide an early fleet of next-generation Focus Electric vehicles in late 2011. Tags: Electric (Battery) Europe Hybrids Plug-ins. Earlier post.)

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RWE, BASF and Linde Report New Solvents for CO2 Capture Reduce Energy Input by 20%

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RWE, Linde and BASF report that tests in a pilot plant at RWE’s Niederaussem power station near Cologne of new chemical solvents for capturing carbon dioxide from flue gas reduce the required energy input by about 20%. Tags: Brief. Earlier post.) The practical tests met all of the expectations we had after lab-testing the new solvent.

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Ford Starts EV Test Drives

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The 25 vehicles will be driven under normal traffic conditions in Cologne, where Ford’s European division is based, said Ferdinand Dudenhoeffer, director of the Center for Automotive Research at Germany’s University of Duisburg-Essen, which is overseeing the 15 million-euro ($22 million) study. . “Ford Motor Co. 4 as the U.S.

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