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Westport and Volvo Car to introduce V90 Bi-Fuel into Belgium and Luxembourg

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Westport AB, a Westport Fuel Systems company, announced that Volvo Car will introduce the Bi-Fuel version of its new V90 station wagon in Belgium and Luxembourg. Belgium currently has 5,400 natural gas vehicles on the road and a developed infrastructure network that includes 73 CNG stations.

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Cummins to open new fuel cell systems production facility in Germany; Alstom’s hydrogen trains

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Employing more than 6,700 people across Europe, Cummins’ European footprint includes seven manufacturing sites, 20 distribution sites and more than 300 dealers. The company already has alternative power facilities located in the United Kingdom, Belgium and Germany. —Amy Davis, President of New Power at Cummins.

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Converted hydrogen fuel cell refuse vehicle on trial in Ruhr region as part of HECTOR

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This was carried out by E-Trucks Europe, a specialist manufacturer of hydrogen-electric commercial vehicles based in Belgium, in collaboration with Wietholt, a DAF authorized dealer in Dorsten, Germany. Wietholt is also a service partner of Allison Transmission.

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Audi Boosting Production Capacity for A1 by 20%

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In response to reports from its dealers, Audi is increasing the production capacity of the new A1, which goes on sale tomorrow in Germany, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland, followed by most other European markets from mid-September, by 20%. The Audi A1 is initially launching with three engine options: the 1.2 TFSI, the 1.4

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DAF Putting LF Hybrid Truck Into Production; Eaton Hybrid System

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DAF is starting to supply the LF Hybrid in the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, France and Belgium; countries in which market research has shown that the interest in hybrid vehicles is highest. DAF is the market leader in the Netherlands, Belgium, the UK, Poland, the Czech Republic, Romania and Hungary. for the first half of 2010.

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Opel rejects VRT News report of modified diesel emissions software

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Belgium-based VRT News has charged that Opel dealers have been modifying the software in the Zafira Tourer 1.6 diesel to change the emission behavior of the vehicles.

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Volvo Moves Up EX30 Ship Date to Slow Falling Sales in the U.S.

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Volvo said it would expand EX30 production to a facility in Belgium, from which it will deliver vehicles destined for the United States. The automaker also said that dealers would receive demo vehicles but noted that its primary focus is on filling reservations for people on the list. Images: Volvo] Become a TTAC insider.

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