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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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The data also show that car manufacturers are mostly on track to meeting European Union (EU) targets. A combination of changes in buying behavior, improved technology and engine efficiency was mostly responsible for this reduction, according to EEA analysis. There were 12.8 million new vehicles registered in the EU in 2011.

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Europe Mandates Automatic Emergency Braking

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That last one works by holding the car within the local speed limit not by braking but by limiting the power the engine sends to the wheels. Manufacturers made it standard before government agencies got around to telling them to. Some people, however, kind of like being nannied.

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European consortium investigating graphene-based materials for lightweight cars; energy-efficient and safe vehicles

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Professor Ahmed Elmarakbi, a Professor of Automotive Engineering at Sunderland’s Department of Computing, Engineering and Technology, initiated the idea and wrote the Graphene Flagship proposal and will drive the project forward over the next 18 months.

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