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Vienna testing Solaris hydrogen bus

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Wiener Linien, one of the biggest public transport operators in Europe, has added a hydrogen Solaris bus ( earlier post ) to its fleet for testing until 12 June. The bus is also fitted with a Solaris High Power battery acting as an additional electric power storage facility.

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RATP beginning tests of Solaris Urbino 12 hydrogen bus in Paris

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The bus is also fitted with a Solaris High Power battery acting as an additional electric power storage facility. Importantly, the carrier has decided to completely transform its fleet of 4,700 buses to low-emission vehicles by 2025. The hydrogen is stored on the roof in five tanks. LE electric buses.

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Solaris to supply two hydrogen buses to Transdev in Sweden

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The Urbino 12 hydrogen buses are fueled with power generated by a 70 kW fuel cell. Besides that, the ordered vehicles will be fitted with Solaris High Power battery acting as an additional electric power storage facility. They will be driven by an axle with electric motors.

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Dr. Richard Group testing Solaris hydrogen bus

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The bus is also fitted with a Solaris High Power battery acting as an additional electric power storage facility. The Dr. Richard Group is the biggest family-run carrier in Austria with a fleet of nearly 1000 buses, including the vehicles made by Solaris. The cooperation of the two firms started back in 2010.

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Lightning Hybrids releases initial emissions testing results for medium-duty hydraulic hybrids

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Lightning Hybrids’ system functions like other hybrids that add a secondary power source to an existing engine. Lightning also outlined a diesel replacement scenario being considered by the rental car shuttle fleet. Fleets Hybrids Hydraulic Hybrid'

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Corvus Energy’s marine lithium polymer battery pack used in Europe’s first hybrid tugboat

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Corvus’ lithium polymer batteries last up to 10 times longer and have up to 10 times more power and energy storage than lead acid batteries. Completed on 6 March, the converted RT Adriaan, now renamed E-KOTUG RT Adriaan, has rejoined the KOTUG fleet. Earlier post.) Earlier post.) Earlier post.). Based in Richmond, B.C.

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Shell acquiring EV charging company Greenlots

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The companies will offer software and services that enable large-scale deployment of smart charging infrastructure and integrate efficiently with advanced energy resources such as solar, wind and power storage. —Mark Gainsborough, Executive Vice President, New Energies for Shell.

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