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ABB to provide charging infrastructure for ASKO electric truck fleet

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ABB has entered into an agreement with Norway’s largest grocery wholesaler ASKO, and its owner NorgesGruppen, to supply charging infrastructure for its growing fleet of electric trucks. Currently, ASKO has 600 trucks on the road each day and has a goal to achieve zero emissions distribution of groceries by 2026.

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Average CO2 emissions from new cars in the EU dropped by 3.7% last year

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The European Environment Agency today published provisional data on average CO 2 emissions from new passenger cars sold in the EU in 2010, showing a 3.7% Last year’s improvements bring the average CO 2 emissions of cars registered in the EU to 140 grams per km. drop compared to last year.

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GM, SJTU wrap up EN-V 2.0 vehicle sharing pilot program; learnings to be shared with Maven

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The fleet of 16 EN-V 2.0 is the second generation of the Electric Networked-Vehicle (EN-V) that GM demonstrated at Expo 2010 in Shanghai. It supports GM’s vision of sustainable transportation in the year 2030—a future free from petroleum, free from emissions, free from congestion and free from accidents.

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ADB Transport Forum: shift to greener transport in Asia key to global sustainability; investment of $2.5T needed by 2020

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Asia must scale up sustainable transport development or face a bleak future of congested roads, pollution, ill health and economic damage, which could have ripple effects around the world, the third ADB (Asian Development Bank) transport forum heard earlier this month in Manila.

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Enterprise Rent-A-Car brings EVs to 11th SoCal location; introduces EV owners discount program

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Enterprise and the SBCCOG have a history of working together on sustainable transportation initiatives, including the SBCCOG’s Local Use Vehicle (LUV) project. So, it’s important to invest in and integrate alternatives into our fleet. —Lee Broughton, head of corporate sustainability for Enterprise Holdings.

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GM and SAIC Promote Fuel Cell Propulsion Technology

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The zero-emission high-tech vehicles will join the Equinox Fuel Cell as part of a fleet of both GM and SAIC vehicles to shuttle VIPs at World Expo 2010 Shanghai. This follows the government’s call for the creation of a sustainable transportation system. Earlier post.).

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EC Releases Communication on European Strategy for Clean and Energy-efficient Vehicles; Special Focus on EVs

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Currently, transport is responsible for about a quarter of EU CO 2 emissions and also contributes significantly to reduced air quality (particulate matter, NO x , HC and CO) and related health problems, in particular in urban areas. The global car fleet is predicted to grow from 800 million to 1.6 Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.

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