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Electrontrans

Electrontrans ( , Elektrontrans) is a Ukrainian-German manufacturer of public transit vehicles. It was established in 2011 by Electron Concern, TransTec Vetschau GmbH (Germany) and Avtotechnoproekt LLC to replace the defunct Lviv Bus Factory as city's main public transport manufacturer. The enterprise specializes in the design and manufacture of public transport, special vehicles and spare parts. Electron manufactures tram cars for tracks of different widths for Ukrainian cities and foreign customers. The company includes design and technological bureaus, machining, welding, painting and assembly production. The production capacity of the factory allows to produce 100 vehicles per year. Electron implements a large-scale program of localization (import substitution) of production of units and aggregates for electric transport. The company carries out the gradual development of the production of tram carts, control systems for traction equipment of trams, trolleybuses and electric buses, couplings for trams and double-link trolleybuses and buses, front independent suspensions, other components and units.

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Electrontrans ( , Elektrontrans) is a Ukrainian-German manufacturer of public transit vehicles. It was established in 2011 by Electron Concern, TransTec Vetschau GmbH (Germany) and Avtotechnoproekt LLC to replace the defunct Lviv Bus Factory as city's main public transport manufacturer. The enterprise specializes in the design and manufacture of public transport, special vehicles and spare parts. Electron manufactures tram cars for tracks of different widths for Ukrainian cities and foreign customers. The company includes design and technological bureaus, machining, welding, painting and assembly production. The production capacity of the factory allows to produce 100 vehicles per year. Electron implements a large-scale program of localization (import substitution) of production of units and aggregates for electric transport. The company carries out the gradual development of the production of tram carts, control systems for traction equipment of trams, trolleybuses and electric buses, couplings for trams and double-link trolleybuses and buses, front independent suspensions, other components and units.

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  1. date of establishment: 2011 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of establishment is "2011". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1294714745

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