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Pre-series-production eActros 300 Tractor drives 3,000 km from Germany to Turkey for testing

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The eActros 300 Tractor for distribution haulage has covered around 3,000 kilometers from the Mercedes-Benz Wörth plant to Aksaray in Turkey, where the road endurance and reliability testing of the electric truck will be taking place. Test engineers chose a route across Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia and Bulgaria for the trip.

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Westinghouse and China, Turkey partners negotiating to develop 4-unit nuclear power plant in Turkey

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Westinghouse Electric Company; China’s State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation (SNPTC); and Electricity Generation Company (EÜA?), The project also covers all life cycle activities including operations, nuclear fuel, maintenance, engineering, plant services and decommissioning.

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EEA: average CO2 emissions from new cars and new vans in Europe increased in 2018

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Moreover, the market penetration of zero- and low-emission vehicles, including electric cars, remained slow in 2018. Many factors affected the increase in CO 2 emissions from new vans in 2018, including an increase in the mass, engine capacity and size of the vehicles. g CO 2 /km), followed by Bulgaria (134.4 g CO 2 /km).

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EEA: average CO2 emissions from new cars and new vans in Europe increased again in 2019

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The market penetration of electric cars remained slow in 2019. Several factors affected this emission increase, including an increase in the average mass and only a limited increase of the share of electric vans (BEV sand PHEV) from 0.8% Non plug-in) hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) represented around 4% of new registrations.

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Visteon opens high-tech testing lab in Bulgaria | Autocar Professional

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Earlier this month, Visteon officially opened its first high-tech automotive technology testing laboratory in Bulgaria, adding to the company’s existing global footprint of high-tech lab facilities in Mexico and India. Notably, the lab is the only facility in Bulgaria equipped to perform electromagnetic compatibility and immunity testing.

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Honda targets new Guinness World Records title for fuel efficiency with 8,500-mile diesel drive across Europe

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Honda aims to win a new Guinness World Records title for fuel efficiency in an 8,500-mile (13,679 km) drive across all 24 contiguous EU countries in a 1.6 i-DTEC diesel engined Honda Civic Tourer. i-DTEC engine provides 120 PS (118 hp, 88 kW) of power and 300 N·m (221 lb-ft) of torque, 62 mpg US (3.8

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EU formally approves sales ban of combustion engine cars by 2035

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A ban on all petrol and diesel-powered vehicles made its way through the European Parliament on Tuesday, February 1. The EU formally approved a law that would ban the sale of combustion engine vehicles by 2035 in an attempt to accelerate consumers’ choice of electric powertrains. I’d love to hear from you!

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