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17 Solaris e-buses to join public transport fleet in Grudzi?dz, Poland; 25% of fleet electric

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dz, Poland signed a contract for the delivery of 17 Solaris electric buses. The city will have at its disposal 9 depot chargers and 5 chargers with an inverted pantograph installed at the charging station and lowered onto the bus. Poland is an extremely important market for the bus maker when it comes to sales of its electric buses.

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Impact Clean Power to build gigafactory in Poland

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Poland-based Impact Clean Power Technology S.A. The production process will be powered by photovoltaic installation stabilized by energy storage built from recycled battery systems previously used in public transport. The investment will boost the company’s production capacity to up to 5 GWh per year, up from its current 1 MWh per day.

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GM to invest $341M in plant in Poland for new mid-size diesel engine

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General Motors will build its new generation midsize diesel engine family at the GM Manufacturing Poland plant in Tychy. Construction and installation of the new production equipment will continue until 2016. Engines will be installed in a wide range of Opel/Vauxhall models. Start of production of the all-aluminum 1.6-liter

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Solaris delivers electric school bus; Kangaroo program

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boszów in Poland. This is the second vehicle of that type in Poland and one of very few e-buses of that class to be seen on European roads. It features an area fitted with a strap system for them, and a ramp to facilitate entry installed at the second door. The purchase of the eco-friendly vehicle was subsidized by the NFO?iGW

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bp pulse and APCOA to build EV hubs across Europe

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Under the agreement, bp pulse plans to install ultra-fast charging at APCOA car parks—Urban Hubs—in Germany, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Poland and the UK over the next three years to help expand its charging network in city centers and further to accelerate urban e-mobility infrastructure throughout Europe.

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Radom buys 9 more electric Solaris buses

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biorstwo Komunikacji (MPK) in Radom, Poland has ordered 9 additional Solaris Urbino 12 electric with the pertinent charging infrastructure. passengers in wheelchairs or travelling with prams or pushchairs, and a ramp with anti-skid strips easing the entry will be installed at the middle-door of each model. Worth nearly 28.5

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MPK Pozna? orders 21 Solaris electric buses; ~$18.5M

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Poland and Solaris Bus & Coach signed a contract for the delivery of 21 electric buses: 15 articulated and 6 standard length. In order to reduce the energy usage of the bus, the manufacturer will install a photovoltaic cell system on the vehicle roof. Municipal transport operator MPK in Pozna?, oty (US$18.5

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