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Cruze US diesel engine being co-developed with GM diesel center of excellence in Torino, Italy

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The coming Chevrolet Cruze diesel engine for the US market ( earlier post ) will leverage GM’s global powertrain expertise. GM sold more than half a million diesel-powered cars across Europe, Asia, Africa and South America last year, including 33,000 Cruzes.

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

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Diesel vehicles posted their lowest market share since 2001, as demand fell by double digits in 20 of the 27 markets included in JATO’s analysis, with the biggest drops in the UK (-30%), Scandinavia (-22%) and Benelux (-22%). Strong results in Spain, Poland and the Netherlands were offset by falls in the UK, Italy and Sweden.

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New cars sold in Europe in 2011 were 3.3% more fuel efficient than those sold in 2010; increasing diesel uptake

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million new vehicles registered in the EU in 2011. In addition, the long-term reduction of emissions has been influenced by an increasing uptake of diesel cars, an ongoing trend which continued in 2011. In 2011, 55.2% of the vehicles registered in 2011 in Europe were diesel vehicles, an increase from 51.3%

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EIA: More than 1 billion gallons of renewable drop-in diesel/jet produced worldwide in 2014

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More than one billion gallons of hydroprocessed esters and fatty acids (HEFA) fuels—renewable, drop-in diesel and jet fuels such as Neste’s NEXBTL—were produced worldwide in 2014, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Finnish Neste is the world’s largest producer of renewable diesel.

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Study finds n-butanol blends with diesel can improve emissions with low penalty on fuel consumption

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A study by researchers from Italy’s Istituto Motori, CNR (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche) and Università di Cagliari found that blending butanol with diesel can improve emissions compared to the neat diesel fuel with a low penalty on fuel consumption in a diesel engine operating in a low-temperature combustion mode.

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Delphi supplies EMS on Great Wall Motors diesel pickups for European market

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Delphi Automotive’s advanced engine management systems are featured in a new diesel engine, developed with a Chinese automaker, which meets stringent European emissions standards. The system provides 1800 bar injection pressure and fuel injection up to seven times per engine cycle. The Green-Quiet 2.0T The Green-Quiet 2.0T

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First European Lighthouse Project for Hydrogen Fuel Cars to Launch in Norway; 17 Fuel Cell Vehicles and Refueling Station in 2011

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The first EC-funded European Lighthouse Project (LHP) for hydrogen fuel cell cars will launch in Oslo, Norway in 2011 with 17 hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and a large scale hydrogen refuelling station by H2 Logic. liters of diesel per 100 kilometers (71.3 Earlier post.) Earlier post.) The project has a budget of €19.5

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