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20 Solaris Trolleybuses for Ploie?ti

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ti in 1997 is the newest of all networks in Romania. By placing the order, the nearly 250,000-strong city will replace about half of its fleet. ti, but not the first ones in Romania. According to the contract worth PLN 36 million (US$9.6 million), the vehicles will have been delivered within two years from the signing date.

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Brasov orders 25 Solaris Trollino 18 articulated trolleybuses

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Brasov, Romania has ordered 25 Solaris Trollino 18 trolleybuses. The investment in modern and environmentally friendly Solaris vehicles will allow the operator from Brasov to exchange the whole—and significantly expand—the trolleybus fleet currently in use. The value of the contract amounts to about €19 million.

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Growing Number of EU Countries Levying CO2 Taxes on Cars and Incentivizing Plug-ins

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The seventeen EU countries that levy passenger car taxes partially or totally based on the car’s carbon dioxide emissions and/or fuel consumption are: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

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Can a New Power Link Boost the EU’s Energy Independence?

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There, d elegations from Azerbaijan, Georgia, Hungary, and Romania finalized an ambitious plan: to generate up to 6 gigawatts of clean energy in the Caucasus region, run the electricity through a cable along the bottom of the Black Sea, and deliver it to Europe. That wasnt the only incident of sabotage. billion ($2.5 billion) for the cable.

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New Car Registrations in Europe Down 18.3% in February

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The downturn of the French market was cushioned by fleet renewal incentives as well. Other major markets were down with 7.7% (Czech Republic), 46.4% (Hungary) and 66.5% (Romania). Germany stood out with a 21.5% Except for Luxembourg (+0.3%), all other countries faced a downturn, varying from -83.6% in Iceland to -13.2%

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Six mobility start-ups launching Volkswagen’s incubator program at Transparent Factory

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Over the course of eight hours, 14 entrepreneurial companies from Romania, Spain and Germany presented themselves in 30‑minute sessions in front of eight judges. There they will be able to develop their ideas for the market with support from Volkswagen experts and financial support from the state capital, Dresden.

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DAF Putting LF Hybrid Truck Into Production; Eaton Hybrid System

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DAF is the market leader in the Netherlands, Belgium, the UK, Poland, the Czech Republic, Romania and Hungary. Tags: Fleets Heavy-duty Hybrids. Despite being the smallest in terms of volume of the seven truck producers in Europe as recently as less than ten years ago, DAF has achieved a market share of 16.3% for the first half of 2010.

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