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tonnes) registered in the European Union were fueled by diesel; the market share of gasoline in this segment was close to zero. In 2019, EU demand for diesel buses decreased by 3.1% France was the only market to post modest growth (+2.4%) in registrations of new diesel buses. Last year, 85.0% Source: ACEA.

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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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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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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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MARCH 13, 2020

Preem has chosen Haldor Topsoe’s HydroFlex renewable fuel hydrotreating technology to produce clean renewable diesel and jet fuel at its Gothenburg refinery in Sweden. Preem wants to continue the transformation towards a sustainable society and increase the production of renewable fuels in Sweden.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

Earlier this month, Chemrec broke ground on a pulp mill-integrated BioDME biorefinery demonstration plant project in Piteå, Sweden, with expected biofuel production by mid-2010. With fully implemented renewable fuels production at all pulp mills in Sweden, half of all heavy road transports could be propelled by BioDME and Biomethanol.

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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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MARCH 10, 2012

Data available of dibenzopyrenes in other urban emission sources are diesel and gasoline particulate emissions. This suggests that tire-tread-wear could be a larger contributor of B[a]P to the environment than diesel vehicle exhaust and residential oil heating. Gasoline vehicle exhaust particles contain a factor of 2.3?285

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Despite these findings, it would appear that Sweden’s electric vehicle drivers are simply enjoying their extended time behind the wheel. As per the study, 31% of electric vehicle drivers in Sweden take journeys longer than 20 miles one way 11 or more times per year. Don’t hesitate to contact us with news tips.

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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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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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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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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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MAY 6, 2011

E85 and diesel engines. This represents a 7% reduction in CO 2 emissions compared to an engine operated with Super gasoline fuel. The engine is slated for use in the Passat and Passat CC, initially in Sweden and Finland, where E85 fuel has been widely available for many years now. —Martin Winterkorn. liters per 100 km.

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The new development could lead to major efficiencies and cost-savings in catalyst-dependent production of gasoline, plastics, biofuels, pharmaceuticals, and other chemicals. The efficiencies of these new catalysts could lower the costs of gasoline and other products for all of us. Korea and Sweden. —Michael Tsapatsis.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Two systems integrated in the MQB strategy which play a key role here are the modular gasoline engine system (MOB) with the new EA211 engine series (40 kW / 54 hp to 110 kW / 148 hp). EA211 series gasoline engines. A BlueMotion Technology pack (Stop/Start system and battery regeneration) is tailored to the EA211 gasoline engines.

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JULY 7, 2010

liter gasoline car due to its 100 kW/136 hp electric motor, which develops torque of 290 Nm (214 lb-ft). liters of diesel per 100 kilometers (71.3 liters diesel equivalent/100 km (74 mpg US) and a range of 450 kilometers (280 miles) in NEDC, thanks to 700 bar H 2 tanks. The B-Class F-CELL consumes the equivalent of 3.3

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FEBRUARY 11, 2009

The synthesis gas can then be processed into a variety of fuels—likely dimethyl ether (DME) and methanol (MeOH), although fuels such as Fischer-Tropsch diesel (FTD), Synthetic Natural Gas (SNG), or hydrogen are also possible. Chemrec’s corporate offices, development efforts and engineering will remain in Sweden.

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AUGUST 20, 2011

liter Duratec Ti-VCT gasoline engine can now be specified with a 6-speed Ford PowerShift automatic transmission with dual dry-clutch technology. Ford was the first vehicle manufacturer in Europe to offer production passenger vehicles with Flexifuel technology, and the Focus Flexifuel model was launched in Sweden in 2001. Earlier post.)

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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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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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Power transfer units and Rear Drive Modules for both variants are produced in GKN Driveline Köping in Sweden with front sideshafts and propshafts supplied out of GKN Driveline Birmingham, UK. diesel 150PS engine, 2.2 diesel 190PS engine or 2.0 gasoline 240PS engine (depending on market).

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