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Yutong Bus to deliver 100 electric buses to Chile

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It has become the world-leading new-energy bus maker with international recognitions, successfully entering the markets in the United Kingdom, France, Chile, Bulgaria, Iceland and Macao in China. Zhengzhou Yutong Bus’ annual sales volume reaches 67,568 units, with more than 100,000 new energy buses sold to date.

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BYD and Bulmineral set up electric bus joint venture in Europe

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China-based BYD and Bulgaria-based Bulmineral Ltd signed an agreement to create a 50:50 joint venture company, named Auto Group Motors, to produce electric buses in Europe. BYD, the world’s largest electric bus manufacturer, will work together with Bulmineral Ltd, to manufacture pure electric buses in Breznik, Bulgaria.

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New passenger car registrations in Europe in 2010 down 5.5% from 2009

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The EU market for new passenger cars declined by 5.5% The French market remained stable (-0.7%) while the German expanded by 6.9%. From January to December, the situation varied across the major markets, leading to an overall 5.5% The Italian (-9.2%) and the French (-2.2%) markets also contracted. year-on-year.

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EU investing €1.8B in 17 large-scale clean tech projects

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Grants will be disbursed from the Innovation Fund to help bring technologies to the market in energy-intensive industries, hydrogen, renewable energy, carbon capture and storage infrastructure, and manufacturing of key components for energy storage and renewables.

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EU passenger car registrations drop 16.6% in October

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In October, all major markets faced a double-digit downturn, ranging from -18.5% From January to October, the UK (+4.8%) and Spain (+9.4%) saw their markets expand, while France (-1.4%), Italy (-7.0%) and Germany (-26.8%) performed less well than over the same period last year. contraction compared to October 2009. in Germany, -22.2%

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Europe Passenger Car Registrations Down 7.4% in April

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in April compared to the same month last year, according to figures from the ACEA, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association.Over the first four months of 2010 the market expanded by 4.8% The steepest decline was noted in Bulgaria (-50.8%). Most of the larger markets increased registrations, ranging from +7.5%

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ABB delivers Bulgaria’s nationwide fast charging network

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Fast-charging stations from ABB can now be found on key roads across Bulgaria with plans underway to further extend the network to include all major roads and highways by the end of Q1 2018.

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