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Volkswagen to offer incentive in Germany of up to €10,000 to scrap Euro 1-4 diesels

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In addition, Volkswagen is offering a future incentive of between €1,000 and €2,380 (US$1,181 to $2,812) to customers purchasing a vehicle with an electric, hybrid or natural gas powertrain. Natural gas. Volkswagen currently offers the battery-electric e-Golf and the e-up!, Volkswagen incentives by powertrain. Powertrain.

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United Airlines pledges to reduce own emissions by 50% by 2050; Trans-Atlantic biofuel flight

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United Airlines has become the first US airline to publicly commit to reducing its own greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2050, relative to 2005. United has sourced more than 2 million gallons of sustainable aviation biofuel since 2016 and is responsible for more than 50% of the airline industry’s commitments to biofuel.

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TU München researchers test behavior of OME synthetic fuels in engines, develop optimized combustion process

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In 2016, Germany launched a 3-year study of oxymethylene ethers (OME) as clean diesel fuels with €800,000 (US$894,000). Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) is the coordinator of that project, in cooperation with TU Kaiserslautern and TU München. Earlier post.) The scientists thus adapted the injectors accordingly.

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Top 5 electric vehicles books you must read

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Top 5 electric vehicles books you must read. Electric vehicles are growing in a tremendous way and this is the time when everyone must be aware of electric vehicles and their technology. Today in this article we have bought some best electric vehicles books for you to read and gain more knowledge about electric vehicles.

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Smith Electric Vehicles and FDG form JV for commercial EVs in US; new joint EV platform

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Smith Electric Vehicles executed an agreement to form a joint venture with China-based strategic partner and investor FDG Electric Vehicles, a vertically integrated electric vehicle and lithium-ion battery manufacturer engaged in the R&D, production and distribution of all-electric vehicles.

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HD REV powertrain company Wrightspeed gearing up for commercialization push

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a developer and manufacturer of advanced range-extended electric vehicle (REV) powertrains for heavy-duty applications ( earlier post ), is gearing up for a commercialization push with the appointent of four advanced engineering and commercialization executives. Wrightspeed Inc., Tim Dummer, Chief Business Officer.

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VW introduces new, more efficient TSI engine generation; Miller cycle with higher compression and electric VTG turbo

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The fuel-efficient and high-torque gasoline-fueled TSI engine is set to launch in late 2016, initially with outputs of 96 kW and 110 kW. Turbocharger with electrically actuated variable turbine geometry (VTG). Increase in charge density through efficient exhaust gas turbocharging. TSI (92 kW). Innovative thermal management.

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