Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2017

A new study by an international team led by researchers from the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) in Switzerland has found that modern diesel passenger cars equipped with diesel particulate filters (DPFs) emit fewer carbonaceous particulates than gasoline-powered vehicles. HC), NO x and carbon monoxide (CO) at 22 °C and −7 °C.

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Gasoline Diesel Cars Emissions 218

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

The aim is to deliver an engine capable of running on carbon-neutral green methanol by 2024, providing shipowners with a power solution enabling them to meet IMO’s 2050 target—and to reach net-zero emissions—with their next generation of vessels. Sulzer started diesel engine manufacturing in 1903 in Winterthur.

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Engine Fuel Mariner Diesel 370

Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2020

The VW diesel scandal began on 18 September 2015. On the opening day of the Frankfurt International Motor Show (IAA), the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a Notice of Violation: VW diesel engines with 1.6 liters displacement (type code EA 189) contained illegal software designed to manipulate emissions.

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Diesel Engine Exhaust Emissions 207

Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2019

The venture will then lease a large portion of these fuel-cell powered trucks to the H2 Mobility Switzerland Association, which comprises major refueling station operators, transport and logistics companies, as well as to various other industry players that promote hydrogen mobility in Switzerland.

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Hyundai Hydrogen Switzerland Motoring 255

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

The focus of the TAG program is to provide funding assistance to projects that: 1) directly reduce emissions from priority emission sources; 2) generate measurable reductions of ozone, PM 2.5 , and/or precursor emissions; and 3) support National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) attainment in one or more of the nation’s most impacted airsheds.

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EPA Hyundai Commercial California 370

Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2020

The entire life cycle of the passenger cars is taken into account, including the manufacture of the vehicles and the environmentally relevant emissions from driving. Noise emissions [Person-Pascal/second]. When, Where and How can battery-electric vehicles help reduce greenhouse gas emissions? (in Sample results from Carculator.

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Mariner Climate Change DC Cars 435

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Over a four-year period, Faurecia will equip around 1,600 Hyundai heavy-duty trucks that will be afterwards delivered to Hyundai Hydrogen Mobility in Switzerland, a newly-created joint venture between Hyundai and H2 Energy to spearhead hydrogen mobility in Europe. Earlier post.).

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Hydrogen Hyundai Supplies Fuel 362

Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2017

Based on a three-year study of toxic and environmentally relevant pollutants from gasoline direct injection (GDI) engines, Swiss researchers have concluded that some GDI engines emit just as many soot particles as unfiltered diesel cars did in the past. By contrast, diesel cars with particle filters exceeded the limit only 45-fold.

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Engine Exhaust Gasoline Diesel 271

Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2009

Basel, Switzerland is testing the world’s first hydrogen fuel-cell street sweeper, developed by a Swiss research consortium led by the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research (EMPA) and the Paul Scherrer Institute. Tank to wheels energy consumption (left) and well-to-wheels energy consumption and CO 2 emissions at right.

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Hydrogen Diesel Fuel Hybrid 170

Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2015

This aftertreatment technology includes a VERT certified Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) and Diesel Oxidation Catalyst (DOC). It is specially designed for use with small single-cylinder diesel driven pumpsets with minimal engine load and low combustion temperatures.

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Diesel Switzerland Exhaust Clean 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2017

On 1 September 2017, new emissions regulations for passenger vehicles come into force in the EU and Switzerland. These will plug the gaps in the existing legislation and will help to ensure that diesel vehicles in particular become considerably cleaner as regards their NO x emissions. At the end of 2016 around 3.1

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Diesel Buy Vehicles Exhaust 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2014

Ballard Power Systems will supply Solaris Bus and Coach with two zero emission fuel cell power modules to be used in buses planned for deployment in Hamburg, Germany. It is Hamburg’s challenging goal as of 2020 not to buy any conventional diesel buses anymore.

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United Arab Emirates Supplies Poland Fuel 261

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 7, 2020

After about a year of intensive practical use by ten customers in Germany and Switzerland, eight of the purely battery-powered Mercedes-Benz eActros trucks are now successively going to new customers in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. Two vehicles will continue the operational testing with customers in the first test phase.

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Mercedes Netherlands Electric Electrical 427

Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2010

The team developed a simple model to calculate extra emissions and fuel consumption resulting from MAC activity as a function of ambient temperature and humidity: EEMAC, Empa Emission model for Mobile Air Conditioning systems. Tags: Emissions Fuel Efficiency Vehicle Systems. —Weilenmann et al.

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EPA Emissions Europe CO2 170

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2020

Neste, the world’s largest producer of renewable diesel and renewable jet fuel refined from waste and residues, will deliver renewable jet fuel (sustainable aviation fuel, SAF) to Zurich Airport during the World Economic Forum 2020 in Davos, Switzerland. This is the first time SAF is available in Switzerland.

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2020 Available Fuel Switzerland 195

Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2023

The FLIRT Akku vehicles are designed to replace the current diesel fleet and will enable sustainable operation on lines that are only partially electrified. They are intended for use in the eastern region in Austria, where they will replace the current diesel fleet.

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Battery Powered Hydrogen Powered Power 351

Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2015

In an event in Bern, Switzerland, Swiss National Council member and president of the Clean Fuel Now initiative Thomas Böhni filled up his Audi A2 with 100% synthetic diesel (Audi e-diesel) produced by sunfire GmbH to draw attention to the need to remove what he terms unjustified Swiss restrictions on synthetic fuels.

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Diesel Switzerland Audi Solar 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2021

Debuting last year in Switzerland, XCIENT Fuel Cell has proven its commercial viability through more than one million kilometers of driving in real-world conditions. The first 46 units were delivered to Switzerland last year, and they have cumulatively driven more than one million kilometers, or about 620,000 miles, in 11 months of service.

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Hyundai California Fuel Hydrogen 243

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2015

Volkswagen confirmed on Thursday that no software constituting an improper emissions control defeat device as defined in law is installed in vehicles with EA 288 EU5- or EU6-engines in the European Union. million vehicles in Germany, with the EA 189 diesel engines with the software defeat device. Earlier post.).

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Diesel Engine Design Legal 150

Green Car Reports

AUGUST 16, 2018

Authorities in Switzerland halted registrations of some new Mercedes-Benz and Porsche vehicles because their diesel engines skirted emissions regulations, Reuters reported Thursday. liter diesel engines, and Porsche Macan and Cayenne SUVs equipped with 3.0- liter diesel.

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Porsche Mercedes Diesel Emissions 82

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Together with the partners Ineratec GmbH ( earlier post ) and Energiedienst Holding AG , the company has plans for a new pilot facility for the production of e-diesel in Laufenburg, in Canton Aargau (Switzerland). The company is now taking the next step in e-diesel production. Earlier post.) Excellent temperature control.

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Audi Diesel Carbon Powered 170

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

ABB officially opened a new plant for energy storage systems for mobility applications today in Baden, Switzerland. The facility represents an important investment in Switzerland as a production location. Unlike in Switzerland, many other European countries still have countless non-electrified railway lines.

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Energy Storage Switzerland Batteries Battery 186

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Co-ordinated by Centro Ricerche Fiat (CRF), the BEAUTY project (Bio-Ethanol engine for Advanced Urban Transport by light commercial and heavy-dutY) is targeting an increase in powertrain efficiency by 10%; ensuring Euro 6 level emissions; and supporting cold startability down to -15°C (5 °F) ambient. The 2-year, €6.15-million

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Engine Israel United Kingdom Poland 210

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 27, 2018

Headquartered in Switzerland since its inception as the Sulzer Diesel Engine business in 1893, WinGD is a leading developer of two-stroke gas and diesel engines for marine propulsion. Wärtsilä is a leading provider of ship machinery, propulsion and maneuvering solutions.

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Mariner Switzerland Gas Diesel 225

Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2018

The new Focus features a broad suite of Ford advanced driver assistance technologies and advanced EcoBoost gasoline and EcoBlue diesel engines offering a 10% fuel-efficiency improvement across the range. Particulate emissions are reduced using standard gas particulate filter technology. Ford has unveiled the all-new Ford Focus.

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Fuel Economy Ford Gasoline Diesel 186

Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2022

The direct injection two-stroke engine could be a very promising and interesting option for hydrogen combustion to achieve zero NO x because of its advantages of high-power density and inherent much lower NO x emissions. The only criteria emission of concern is NO x. ID-Technologies, Fribourg, Switzerland.

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Hydrogen Engine Saudi Arabia Universal 353

Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2014

By leveraging the MQB platform, Volkswagen is able to manufacture different variants of the Golf—gasoline, diesel, CNG, plug-in hybrid and battery-electric e-Golf—“bumper to bumper on the production line.” In our Group, electric cars aren’t built in separate plants, they are made bumper-to-bumper with diesel or gasoline models.

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Parts Plug-in Gasoline-Electric MPH 368

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2009

The WDG also can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by as much as 95 percent in comparison to modern internal combustion vehicle engines. In 1986, Mazda introduced the Mazda 626 Cappela model, which had a 2-liter diesel engine equipped with a Comprex wave rotor (from BBC) used as a supercharger. Mazda produced 150,000 Comprex diesel cars.

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Michigan Engine Universal Hybrid 316

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

The aim is to realize locally emission-free and quiet operation of heavy-duty trucks in cities. We want to use the comprehensive findings to realise electric trucks that are economically comparable to diesel trucks for inner-city distribution from 2021. Every type of customer operation will make specific demands on the eActros.

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Mercedes Electric Electrical Lithium Ion 236

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2020

The two ships, each with a capacity of 700 passengers, will replace existing diesel-powered vessels and will be used to transport passengers between Switzerland and France with projected completion dates of 2022 and 2023.

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Supplies Lithium Titanate Powered Power 186

Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2009

Switzerland, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia and Spain will offer LPG-versions in addition to the regular gasoline and diesel range. Apart from reducing emissions, LPG also offers financial benefits through the tax advantages it enjoys in many countries. million in Poland alone.

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Chevrolet Europe Czech Republic Poland 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2019

The Mercedes-Benz eActros heavy-duty electric truck, with a range of up to 200 km, is in intensive use by customers in Germany and Switzerland as part of the eActros “innovation fleet”. eCitaro vehicles were also delivered to Luxembourg and Switzerland. The first hand-off to a customer was in 2018.

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Japan Fleet Europe Switzerland 186

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2013

(The Franche-Comté region borders on Switzerland, with the Vosges mountains to the north and the Jura to the south.). In addition, it makes replacing the diesel vehicles that are used today for longer routes possible. This will significantly improve our level of global CO 2 emissions. Click to enlarge.

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Hydrogen Fuel Range Vehicles 236

Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2015

The company currently has a number of projects underway producing or developing—with its different technology partners—e-gas (methane) ( earlier post ); e-ethanol ( earlier post ); two versions of e-diesel from different pathways ( earlier post , earlier post ); and e-benzin (gasoline) ( earlier post ). Blue crude and e-diesel.

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Audi Renewable Fuel Carbon 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2011

Linc says the Pyromex process produces good quality syngas with almost no CO 2 gas emissions, and without the need for the consumption of high volumes of water or power. Additionally, the process does not utilize oxygen injection, which means there is no need for a large air separation unit (oxygen production facility).

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Coal Energy Companies North Dakota 186

Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2009

Nissan also announced the introduction of an automatic transmission (AT) model with a clean-diesel engine in the Japanese market, planned for spring 2010. Along with the mid-term NGP 2010 plan, originally announced in December 2006, Nissan is reviewing its long-term CO 2 emissions-reduction scenarios. Reducing Other Emissions.

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Nissan 2010 CO2 Green 150

Baua Electric

MARCH 3, 2025

Compared with February 2024, Austria, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland and the UK all saw residual values (RVs) drop all last month. Diesel vehicles continued to be the fastest-selling powertrain, averaging 68.2 Then came diesel models with 48.7% Then came diesel after 60.7 On average, this was 4.6 days and BEVs at 80.4

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