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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. ti, but not the first ones in Romania. Solaris is the trolleybus market leader in the European Union and had already delivered nearly 100 trolleybuses to the Romanian municipalities of Baia Mare, Gala?i According to the contract worth PLN 36 million (US$9.6 i and Cluj-Napoca.

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Bucharest orders 100 Solaris electric trolleybuses

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Bucharest is one of 8 cities in Romania with Solaris’ zero-emission vehicles—trolleybuses and electric buses. On board, there will be a monitoring system, passenger information system screens, and USB chargers, with which passengers can charge their phones or tablets.

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Ford to introduce 7 new electric cars and vans in Europe by 2024; plans for new battery plant

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Ford will have nine electric cars and vans on the market in Europe in 2024. In addition, Ford’s top-selling passenger vehicle in Europe, the Ford Puma, will be available as an electric version made in Craiova, Romania, starting in 2024. Starting in 2023, Ford will begin production of an all-new electric passenger.

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Ford investing £150M in Halewood plant to scale up EV portfolio

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This was supported by BEIS’ Automotive Transformation Fund, which aims to electrify Britain’s automotive supply chain and protect its competitiveness in the global market. billion (US$2.6 billion) annually.

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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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Tesla Model 3 Europe’s best-selling pure EV in February in its first full month on the market

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The hotly anticipated car excelled during its first full month on the European market and became the best-selling BEV. Overall, the European car market registered its sixth consecutive month of decline in February 2019, as 1.14 Although BEV market share remained marginal at 1.9%, their volume increased by 92% to 20,000 registrations.

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European car market logs best year for alternative fueled vehicles, lowest diesel share since 2001

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The European car market remained stable during 2018, as 15.6 It was the best result since 2007, when the market peaked with 16.02 Strong results in Q2, where the market was up by 4.8%, and Q3, where the market was up by 1.1%, were enough to offset the large decline posted in Q4, where the market dropped by 7.5%

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