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Albert Heijn and Eneco—a producer and supplier of natural gas, electricity and heat—will be working together on the installation of rapid charging stations at Albert Heijn stores in the Netherlands and Belgium. Customers charge with 100% green electricity with Eneco HollandseWind.
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of the EU bus market in 2019, with electrically-chargeable vehicles (ECV) making up 4.0% Last year, registrations of new electric buses in the EU increased by 170.5% Electrically-chargeable vehicles (ECV) accounted for 4.0% These hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) held a market share of 4.8%. Last year, 85.0% Source: ACEA.
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The station features a Hydrogenics HySTAT electrolysis system designed and built by Hydrogenics’ Belgium-based On-Site Generation division. VDL is also working with a long-range battery-electric bus with a range of 100-150 km, as well as a fast-charging electric bus with a range of 20-30 km.)
of the EU market, while electrically?chargeable of new passenger cars in the EU were electrically?chargeable digit gains were also seen in Belgium (+17.7%), Slovenia (+18.2%), Hungary (+18.4%), Sweden (+30.5%) and Romania (+31.1%). Electrically?chargeable electric segment (BEV) and plug?in All alternatively?powered
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company, announced that one of its latest generation PureMotion Model 120 fuel cell powerplants for hybrid-electric transit buses has surpassed 5,000 operating hours in real-world service with its original cell stacks and no cell replacements. Source: UTC. Click to enlarge. UTC Power, a United Technologies Corp. Earlier post.).
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Opel is expanding and enhancing its Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) offer. LPG is part of Opel’s portfolio of alternative propulsion systems that also includes CNG models (Compressed Natural Gas: Zafira 1.6 CNG Turbo) as well as electric vehicles such as the Opel Ampera with range extender. Click to enlarge. CNG Turbo and Combo 1.4
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The electrically-assisted tricycle will help reduce carbon emissions in addition to traffic, noise and air quality challenges in Pittsburgh. The eBike is equipped with battery-powered electric motors that makes it possible to cover longer distances than traditional bikes, carry substantial loads and navigate hills and other terrain.
The cost of producing electricity from renewable sources such as wind and solar has been falling for several years. The report calculates the cost of producing electricity from different types of new power plants. 2010 and 2015 LCOE ranges for solar and wind technologies. Source: IEA/NEA. Click to enlarge. Source: IEA/NEA.
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Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) produce the highest efficiencies of any electrical generation, above combustion engines, gas turbines or other fuel cells. Companies and research organisations from Estonia, Finland, Italy, Sweden, Belgium, Germany and the UK were involved. NELLHI received €1.6 million (US$1.9 million).
Among its numerous debuts at Busworld Europe in Belgium, Daimler Buses took the wraps off the new Citaro hybrid urban bus. The hybrid powertrain is optionally available for a large number of model variants of the best-selling urban bus, even for the natural-gas-engined Citaro NGT.
Yves Leterme – former OECD Deputy Secretary-General and former Prime Minister of Belgium. Oge led the EPA’s first national greenhouse gas emission standards for cars and heavy-duty trucks to double fuel efficiency by 2025 and reduce GHG emissions by 50%.
The integrated lead frame activates the horn when the driver presses the airbag cover in the centre of the steering wheel, completing an electric circuit. The overmolding process is carried out fully automatically in a purpose-built manufacturing cell at the main QCMS plant in Tielt, Belgium.
German automaker Volkswagen has reported its full-year 2023 delivery numbers, featuring more deliveries of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) than ever before. the United Kingdom, Sweden, France, Norway and Belgium. Worldwide, Volkswagen fell behind many BEV makers, while it still outpaced some traditional gas car manufacturers.
Elsewhere, Portugal fell 9.5%, alongside Belgium (down 7.3%), the Netherlands (down 6.2%), Ireland (down 6%), Sweden (down 5.6%) and Greece (down 1.4%). On the other hand, Sweden (down 5.9%), the Netherlands (down 3.6%), Belgium (down 1.2%) and Ireland (down 0.3%) have had a poor 2024 so far. million deliveries. to 273,003 units.
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