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t (depending on type approval), it is targeted for last mile logistics applications. This capacity covers around two-thirds of all journeys in urban centers that are currently completed using vehicles with internal combustion engines. The MAN plant in Wrze?nia nia will start production in July 2019. The average speed reached is low.
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