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MARCH 4, 2020

As expected, the combination of fewer diesel registrations and more SUVs continued to have an impact on emissions. Despite an increase of EV models contributing positively to emission levels, the move away from diesel had a negative impact, one that the market could not offset. BEVs for every diesel car registered.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Diesel vehicles posted their lowest market share since 2001, as demand fell by double digits in 20 of the 27 markets included in JATO’s analysis, with the biggest drops in the UK (-30%), Scandinavia (-22%) and Benelux (-22%). Strong results in Spain, Poland and the Netherlands were offset by falls in the UK, Italy and Sweden.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Gross indicated efficiency (%) of Scania heavy-duty diesel running on gasoline using PPC. PPC is a mix of the classic diesel combustion process and HCCI using a fully pre-mixed charge. The Lund team worked with a Saab variable compression ratio engine, a GM L850 world engine, and the Scania heavy-duty diesel engine.

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AUGUST 1, 2018

But it was the positive economic situation across the continent that boosted results, JATO said, as midsize markets such as the Netherlands, Poland and Sweden all posted increases, and smaller markets like Hungary, Greece, Romania, Croatia and Lithuania similarly posted significant increases. —Felipe Munoz, JATO’s global analyst.

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APRIL 26, 2021

Vattenfall currently operates more than 22,000 electric vehicle charging points in Sweden, the Netherlands, Germany and Norway. Road transportation accounts for around 15% of total CO 2 emissions and represents one of the biggest decarbonization challenges.

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APRIL 8, 2013

Volvo Car Group’s new engine family VEA (Volvo Engine Architecture) ( earlier post ) will be launched this autumn with i-ART injection technology that helps to cut fuel consumption in the new diesel engines. commercial diesel engines. The engines will be built at Volvo Car Group’s high-tech engine plant in Skövde, Sweden.

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MAY 28, 2021

If a ban were introduced on the sale of new gasoline and diesel cars, and they were replaced by electric cars, the result would be a significant reduction in lifecycle carbon dioxide emissions primarily due to reduced tailpipe CO 2 emissions, according to a new lifecycle study by researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden.

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JUNE 1, 2016

Researchers in Sweden and Spain have devised a three-step process for the conversion of precipitated kraft lignin from black liquor into green diesel. This makes black liquor the fifth most important fuel in the world, next to coal, oil, natural gas, and gasoline. Their paper appears in the journal ChemSusChem. Globally over 1.3

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APRIL 25, 2018

For the first year since monitoring started, gasoline cars became the most sold vehicles in the EU, constituting almost 53% of sales. Diesel cars made up 45% of the new registrations. Compared to 2016, the registrations of diesel cars decreased in all EU Member States except in Italy (+0.6 g CO 2 /km ) and diesel cars (117.9

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according to a 2023 study citing recent data from the National Transportation Safety Board and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics , gasoline-powered, internal-combustion engine (ICE) cars were involved in about 1,530 fires per every 100,000 sold. Speaking of fires in cars fueled by gasoline or diesel, he says, “It’s an everyday event.

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OCTOBER 28, 2009

million) in Powercell Sweden AB, which develops, produces and sells fuel cells, fuel reformers and auxiliary power units. Powercell Sweden was formed in 2005 as a joint venture between AB Volvo and Statoil ASA. Per Wassén, Chairman of Powercell Sweden AB and Investment Director at Volvo Technology Transfer. —Per Earlier post.).

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MAY 4, 2022

The pilot installations, which will be followed by more widespread roll out across Norway and Sweden, serve as a further demonstration of the ability of ABB charging technology to perform in extreme weather conditions and enable sustainable transport solutions in the widest range of locations.

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JUNE 27, 2020

Gasoline cars were the most sold passenger vehicles, constituting 59% of all new registrations (and 63% including hybrid electric vehicles (HEV)). On average, the CO 2 emissions of diesel cars (127.0 g CO 2 /km) are now very close to those of gasoline cars (127.6 g CO 2 /km and for diesel-fueled new vans from 160 to 161.2

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JULY 2, 2009

Powercell Sweden power generation unit. The parties will make a joint investment of SEK 200 million in Powercell Sweden AB in Gothenburg. Powercell Sweden is currently owned by Volvo Technology Transfer but following the investment, Volvo will be a minority owner. Fuel Cells in Sweden. Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 13, 2011

Maximum gasoline sulfur limits. A trio of European countries and one from South America made major strides in reducing their levels of sulfur content in gasoline, allowing them to advance in the annual global ranking published by Hart Energy’s International Fuel Quality Center (IFQC). Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 25, 2019

The main factors contributing to the increase of new passenger cars’ emissions in 2018 include the growing share of gasoline cars in new registrations, in particular in the sport utility vehicle (SUV) segment. The market share of gasoline vehicles also increased, constituting 3.6% On average, the CO 2 emissions of diesel cars (121.5

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JANUARY 28, 2011

MAN Diesel & Turbo is introducing its Liquid ME-GI (Liquid Gas Injection) engines for marine applications. All MAN Diesel & Turbo electronically controlled ‘ME’-engine types are available in dual-fuel versions with the LPG-fuelled version designated ME-LGI. DME can act as a clean fuel when burned in suitably optimized engines.

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JULY 31, 2010

VärmlandsMetanol AB has selected Uhde, a ThyssenKrupp company, as technology supplier and engineering partner for a biomass-to-methanol plant in Hagfors, Sweden, with an annual production of 100,000 tonnes of fuel-grade methanol from forest-residue biomass. Investment for the plant will be about SEK 3 billion (US$416 million).

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MAY 1, 2014

The average per-km CO 2 emissions for gasoline-fueled cars was 128.62 grams; for diesel, 127.16 The main drivers of efficiency have been technological improvements and higher sales of diesel cars, which typically have lower CO 2 emissions levels than gasoline equivalents. There were 11.8 million vehicles were registered.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2010

Transforming agricultural residues into next-generation ethanol and biochemicals could create up to one million jobs in the EU27 by 2020, while theoretically replacing up to 62% of the EU’s forecast fossil-based gasoline consumption, according to a new study released by Bloomberg New Energy Finance with the support of Novozymes and DSM.

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MARCH 27, 2020

The increase of more than 80% came at the expense of diesel and gasoline cars which saw significantly fewer registrations. In terms of market share, electrified vehicles represented 75% of all passenger cars registrations in Norway; 33% in Sweden; 31% in Finland; 22% in Netherlands; and 17% in Hungary.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Battery electric cars emit less greenhouse gases and air pollutants over their entire life cycle than petrol and diesel cars, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) report. In 2017, gasoline cars became more popular (53% of new registrations) than diesel cars (45%) for the first time since the monitoring started.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2009

Sandero and Logan will also be available with a new gasoline engine, the 1.2 LPG (90 hp / 67 kW) engines reduce CO 2 emissions by up to 12% compared with gasoline power, and offer lower emissions of criteria pollutants. LPG has a range of up to 1,200 km (746 miles) with a full tank of gasoline and a full tank of LPG.

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The morning commute on the regular diesel-powered ferry line takes 45 minutes without stops. The Nova also consumes 80% less energy than the diesel ferry that used to operate this route, Candela officials said. less CO 2 during its lifetime than a conventional diesel vessel of the same size.

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APRIL 20, 2017

For the second successive year, the share of diesel vehicle sales declined and in 2016 fell below 50% of new sales—the lowest share of new sales since 2009 according to the official statistics. However, diesel cars still remain the most sold vehicle type in the EU representing 49.4%

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NOVEMBER 19, 2017

The IH 2 (Integrated Hydropyrolysis and Hydroconversion) process converts virtually any type of non-food biomass feedstock—such as wood, agricultural residues, algae, aquatic plants and cellulosic fractions of municipal waste—to gasoline, jet and diesel range hydrocarbon fuels and/or blend stocks.

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MARCH 7, 2017

The new XC60 offers Volvo’s award-winning T8 Twin Engine gasoline plug-in hybrid (PHEV) system ( earlier post ) at the top of the powertrain range, delivering 407 hp and acceleration from 0-100 km/h in 5.3 The new XC60 will launch with the diesel D4 engine at 190 hp and the D5 with PowerPulse technology delivering 235 hp.

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AUGUST 16, 2013

The diesel version features i-Art (intelligent-Accuracy Refinement Technology) injection technology ( earlier post ), and the most powerful gasoline version comes with a combination of a supercharger and a turbocharger. Drive-E diesels will range from 120 to 230 hp (89 to 172 kW). The Drive-E diesels feature i-Art technology.

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DECEMBER 22, 2011

Nordic Green, a company focused on the introduction of bio-methanol, has signed an Agency Agreement with BioMCN , a producer of bio-methanol, for the representation and sales of bio-methanol in Nordic (Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland) and Baltic (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania) countries.

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JANUARY 2, 2013

The top six European countries for BEVs on the road in 2020 will be Germany, France, Norway, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Sweden, Pike projects, together representing more than 67% of the total market, with each having a volume in excess of six figures. Pike Research forecasts that by 2020 more than 1.8 million PHEVs and 1.7

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MARCH 10, 2020

They posted a record in volume and market share due to increasing incentives for consumers, greater awareness about the benefits of electrified vehicles, and the growing concern about diesel and gasoline cars, JATO said. They made up 77% of total car registrations in Norway, 38% in Sweden and 28% in Finland.

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AUGUST 26, 2015

The technology was most popular in Sweden (59%), then Norway (58%), and Switzerland (41%). Turkey led with 86%, ahead of Finland (84%), and Sweden (80%). In the past year, 51% of cars sold in Sweden were equipped with the technology, ahead of Norway (28%) and Switzerland (21%).

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JUNE 1, 2009

We are investing in an industrial joint venture to series-produce plug-in hybrid cars in Sweden in 2012, cars that can be powered by both electricity and diesel. These will combine a front-wheel drive diesel engine with a rear-wheel drive electric motor, powered by an 11.3 Tags: Diesel Hybrids Plug-ins.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Today’s CNG vehicles are generally bivalent, running on gasoline and CNG with engines designed for gasoline direct injection. However, because methane behaves differently from gasoline when injected directly, it is important to optimize the combustion process for methane.

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JANUARY 8, 2020

NRCan has filed international patent applications in Canada, US, Germany, India and Sweden, for a robust methane oxidation catalyst that reduces unburned methane contained in exhaust streams (methane slip) from lean burn natural gas vehicles/engines.

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APRIL 20, 2014

The S60L PPHEV features the same electrification technology as the Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid, the world’s first diesel plug-in hybrid, which has been successful in Europe. The car will be built in the Chengdu plant, which already now produces the gasoline-powered Volvo S60L.

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JANUARY 13, 2012

The direction for the US was underscored by the unveiling of the XC60 gasoline-electric Plug-in Hybrid Concept at the show. The front wheels of the XC60 Plug-in Hybrid Concept are powered by a four-cylinder turbocharged gasoline engine from the forthcoming VEA family which produces 280 hp (209 kW) and maximum torque of 380 N·m (280 lb-ft).

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