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DECEMBER 26, 2011

in 2011 (up from 6.7% in 2010), with the C-MAX range claiming segment leadership in Italy, Turkey and Ireland. liter Ford EcoBoost gasoline engine. Through November, Ford sold 118,800 C-MAXs in Europe, more than doubling C-MAX sales from a year ago. With this sales growth, the model’s European segment share has grown to 12.7%

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

The Ford survey showed the majority of people say life would be “impossible” without a car; however 76% of Europeans say they are affected by stress from traffic congestion and fuel prices. 6,028 people were questioned across six European countries; Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK. Future mobility solutions.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2010

The global survey included China, United States, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy and Japan. Other key survey findings include: Saving money on fuel was the lead influencer in China at 86%. Among all seven countries surveyed, fuel savings is the leading factor to favorably influence the purchase decision. Mike Hanley.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2011

Electric Vehicles—Land, Sea & Air Europe 2011. The “ Electric Vehicles—Land, Sea & Air Europe 2011 ” conference and exhibition will take place in Stuttgart, Germany 27–28 June. Taking the third-generation approach are fuel cells from Intelligent Energy in the UK and others and Bladon Jets mini turbines.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 7, 2013

The European countries with the highest sales of diesel vehicles are Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and the UK. A recent example is the Chevrolet Cruze, for which Bosch supplies the diesel fuel injection system along with the exhaust-gas treatment system, engine control system, ceramic spark plugs, and sensors.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 31, 2011

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin Engine Research Center ( ERC ) led by Dr. Rolf Reitz are developing a dual-fuel compression-ignition engine low-temperature combustion (LTC) strategy called reactivity controlled compression ignition (RCCI) ( Earlier post.) SAE 2011-01-0357. of the fuel energy. — Kokjohn et al.

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JULY 21, 2012

Honeywell’s UOP—a major international supplier and licensor of technology for petroleum refining, gas processing, petrochemical production and major manufacturing industries—has also been an early leader in developing technologies for the production of renewable drop-in hydrocarbon fuels. Hydroprocessing. Earlier post.)

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DECEMBER 5, 2012

natural gas vehicle, previewed in a concept form in 2011 ( earlier post ) and revealed in its production version at the Geneva auto show in March this year, in Europe. Volkswagen used a newly developed three-cylinder gasoline engine with 999 cc displacement (EA211 engine series). Like the gasoline engines of the up!, The eco up!

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APRIL 16, 2010

Getrag has begun series production of the newest member of its Powershift transmission lineup, the dry dual clutch 6DCT250, at its plants in Irapuato (Mexico) and Modugno (Italy). For 2010, quantities of more than 100,000 transmissions are planned; this will increase to more than 400,000 per year by the end of 2011. damper/DMF).

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Francesco Topputo , an aerospace engineering professor at Milan Polytechnic, Italy, who has worked on satellite-based surveillance research, says that the fate of migrants detected by his system isn’t up to him: “I would say that it’s not the decision of the technicians, of the engineers…it’s our job to give the information to the authorities.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2013

Two separate reports highlight the ongoing improvement in vehicle technologies and the growing trend toward consumers purchasing more fuel efficient vehicles in the US and in Europe. Those who say fuel economy is very important expect to get twelve miles more per gallon (mpg) from their next vehicle than those who say it is not important.

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