The electric cars were handed over by the local importer to the Organizing Committee of the championship during the first two weeks of May. Cars in various specifications are unified by the color scheme of the championship.
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“I am happy to say that Škoda Auto is the Czech family silver, the largest Czech employer and exporter,” said the Czech ambassador to Latvia Jana Hynková during the handover.
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According to the organizers, one of the hardest nuts was recharging such a large fleet. “We have been working on it since last year. In Riga, there is a wide and constantly growing network of public charging stations that could take care of recharging our fleet. But to ensure greater comfort, we have created a special set of AC chargers at both stadiums, where resting cars will charge. There are a total of twelve stations with an output of eleven kilowatts, which allows us to plan the charging of the entire fleet, regardless of the state of public infrastructure and environmental conditions, “describes the manager of the Latvian importer Maris Jansons.
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The original co-organizer of the championship was supposed to be Belarus. It was the Mladá Boleslav carmaker that was one of the sponsors who actively urged the IIHF International Hockey Federation to change its organization. Due to the political situation and the protection of human rights.
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“We strictly adhere to, protect and enforce all regulations that protect human rights as a global basic and universal need. For this reason, Škoda Auto will resign as sponsor of the IIHF 2021 Ice Hockey World Championship if Belarus is confirmed as its co-organizer, “Tomáš Kotera, head of communications at Škoda Auto, told ČTK in January.
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The IIHF did move the venue, officially due to concerns about the safety of the participants. Belarus responded to the sponsors’ statements in April with a six-month ban on the import of Skoda.
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