Zapinamo, Volvo, Solaris, China, Green Energy.
UK funds fast-charging tests: UK start-up Zapinamo received 2.2m pounds in government funding, in order to work with Warwick University, Iveco, and Farmdrop to test fast-charging with up to 400 kW for electric utility vehicles.
transportengineer.org.uk, theengineer.co.uk
Delivery contract: Volvo received an order for four hybrid buses form the city of Värmamo in southern Sweden. Adding the four Volvo 7900 Electric Hybrid to the fleet will electrify the city’s entire public transport system.
automotiveworld.com
Solaris conquers North: Finish city Tampere commissioned four all-electric buses from Solaris. The latter has now sold more than 100 electric buses in i.e. Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, Spain and Sweden – now adding Finland to its list.
newstix.de
Ultimate charging offensive: Tianjin will soon be a mecca for electric mobility. The Chinese city wants to increase the number of charge points from now around 2,000 to 90,000 by 2020. Surely, there will then always be place to plug in.
chinadaily.com
Time of day tariff: Green Energy is now the first utility in the UK that offers residential customers a time of day tariff for EV charging. Using smart meter technology, the company encourages EV drivers to plug in when demand and prices are lower.
fleetnews.co.uk
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