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Israel MoEP enforcing vehicle exclusion rules in Haifa Bay Low Emission Zone; $2.8M to retrofit 700 diesel trucks with DPFs

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As part the Israeli Ministry of Environmental Protection’s (MoEP’s) action plan to reduce pollution in Haifa Bay in Israel, Israel Police are actively enforcing exclusion rules that bar heavy vehicles in downtown Haifa Bay at certain times of the day. Supporting the operation of 500 electric taxis through financial incentives.

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Low-Emission Zone now operational in downtown Haifa; Israel’s first; initially targeting heavy diesels

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Israel’s Ministry of Environmental Protection (MoEP) and Haifa Municipality have begun operating a low-emission zone (LEZ). These buses and trucks must install a particulate filter in order to enter the restricted area. Enforcement during this stage will be carried out by city inspectors and the Israel Police. Click to enlarge.

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Better Place Secures $350M Series B Round led by HSBC Group

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The announcement comes almost two years after Better Place announced its first car partnership and its first country deployment in Israel. Currently, Agassi said, the first full-fledged battery switch station is built and in operation and testing in a hanger in Israel.

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TaxiBot: Ricardo Engineered Robotic Vehicle Concept To Reduce Aircraft Fuel Consumption and Noise on the Ground

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Taxiing to and from the airport terminal gate and runway is a major source of CO 2 emissions. Ricardo has successfully engineered and delivered a demonstrator robotic, pilot-controlled towing vehicle known as ‘TaxiBot’ for Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). Click to enlarge. —Eric White, Ricardo chief engineer for TaxiBot.

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ENFICA-FC Fuel Cell Inter-City Aircraft Ready for Flight Testing

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The first high speed taxiing tests were successfully carried out on the Rapid 200-FC aircraft between 10 to 18 December of last year. At the same time, more theoretical type studies have been carried out (in collaboration with the Israel Aircraft Industry, Université Libre de Bruxelles and Evektor (CZ) partners). Earlier post.).

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Renault Unveils Four Concept EVs and Quickdrop Battery Switch System; Commits to 100,000 EVs with Better Place

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Renault and Better Place also announced an expansion of their current agreement by committing to a volume of at least 100,000 electric cars in Israel and Denmark by 2016. . The first will be the electric version of Fluence ( earlier post ) which will initially be available in Israel and Europe. Characteristic components of an EV.

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First wireless charging road in the U.S. completed in Michigan

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After the state of Michigan pledged in 2021 to complete a wireless charging road by this year , Israeli startup Electreon has finished installing the EV charging road, according to a press release shared by the company last week. This will be our own proving ground in the city of Detroit.”

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