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The city of Moscow, Russia is halting the purchase of diesel buses for its passenger transport fleet. Starting this year, by the decision of the Mayor of Moscow, we will not buy diesel buses, except for transportation in a special mode. By 2023, 372 more charging stations for electric buses will be installed in Moscow; in just 2.5
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