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Malbork, Poland purchases six electric buses made by Solaris

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Representatives of the municipal operator MZK Malbork (Poland) and Solaris Bus & Coach S.A. Poland is the fifth country in the European Union as regards the number of electric buses on the roads. signed a contract for the delivery of six electric buses. Emission-free buses will make it to Malbork in September 2021 at the latest.

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First electric school bus in Poland; Solaris Urbino 12 electric

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The first electric school bus in Poland will carry children to classes in Godzianów near ?ód?. The purchase of the electric school bus was subsidized by NFO?iGW Having won the tender, Solaris secured an order for the construction of an electric school bus for Godzianów, the first vehicle of this type in Poland.

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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. Poland is an extremely important market for the bus maker when it comes to sales of its electric buses. Almost half of all Solaris buses purchased by Polish carriers in 2021 are electrically-powered. Transit operator Miejski Zak?ad

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ADM to acquire rapeseed processing and biodiesel company in Poland

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Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) signed an agreement to purchase a majority share of Elstar Oils S.A. The purchase is subject to approval by relevant antitrust authorities. Poland is an important origination and consumer market for ADM. —Brent Fenton, president, ADM Europe. Elstar Oils S.A.

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Mercedes-Benz Cars to build battery factory in Jawor, Poland; ninth in its global network

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Mercedes-Benz Cars will build a battery factory at the site in Jawor, Poland, and thus extend its global battery production network to nine factories. After the production of high-tech engines, we will establish additional future technology in Poland. Purchasing cells. This includes more than ten pure electric vehicles.

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T&E: Denmark, Luxembourg, Netherlands lead deployments of zero-emission buses in Europe

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Italy, Poland, Germany, the UK, Spain and France, which buy 70% of the urban buses sold in Europe, lag behind. However, Germany is now financing 80% of the higher purchase cost of e-buses. In Sweden, Norway and Finland, respectively 26%, 24%, and 23% of urban buses registered in 2019 were zero-emission (electric or hydrogen).

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Solaris delivers electric school bus; Kangaroo program

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boszów in Poland. The purchase of the eco-friendly vehicle was subsidized by the NFO?iGW The “Kangaroo” program is a fund established under the aegis of the Green Investment Scheme, which provides numerous Polish cities and towns with funding to purchase electric school buses. Financial support from the NFO?iGW

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