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Gemilang International to deliver 140 electric school buses to California

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Gemilang International Limited (GML) will deliver 140 units of fully-electric school buses to California in 2022. billion to buy electric school buses for districts around the US. Based in Johor, Malaysia, GML has designed and manufactured coaches and assembled buses for more than 30 years.

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Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport adds two BYD electric buses

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Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) has aded two BYD battery-electric buses. The K9M 40-foot buses are part of the airport’s fleet of “terminal-to- terminal” shuttles used to transport passengers between the international and domestic terminals, and from the international terminal to the Rental Car Center.

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Mercedes-Benz receives world’s first internationally valid system approval for Level 3 conditionally automated driving

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As a result, the first customers will be able to buy an S-Class with DRIVE PILOT the first half of 2022, enabling them to drive in conditionally automated mode at speeds of up to 60 km/h (37 mph) in heavy traffic or congested situations on suitable stretches of highway in Germany.

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Charlotte Douglas International Airport to buy 5 Proterra electric buses; 9th airport

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Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) has agreed to purchase five 35-foot Proterra Catalyst E2 electric buses and five 125 kW Proterra plug-in charging systems. Kennedy International Airport (JFK); Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR); LaGuardia Airport (LGA); Sacramento International Airport (SMF); Silicon Valley’s Norman Y.

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Würzburg buys two Solaris electric buses

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The electric buses for Würzburg will contain a monitoring system, internal LED lighting, a passenger information system, air-conditioning, USB chargers and an electric heating system. Special ramps placed next to the doors will ease the entry and exit of wheelchair-bound passengers.

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Amazon buys 11 Boeing 767-300s for cargo network

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Last year, Amazon launched its first air hub at Leipzig/Halle Airport in Germany and new regional air operations at Lakeland Linder International Airport, John F.

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Amazon will buy 1,800 Mercedes electric vans for Europe

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Amazon will buy more than 1,800 Mercedes-Benz electric vans for use in Europe, the two companies announced Friday. Both models are electric versions of existing internal-combustion vans (which Amazon has also bought). The order includes 600 medium-size eVito vans and more than 1,200 larger eSprinter vans, Mercedes said.

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