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TECO 2030 aims to build hydrogen fuel cell gigafactory in Norway

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The partnership with AVL has already resulted in bringing to production the TECO Future Funnel, a complete exhaust gas cleaning system. TECO 2030 focuses on one of the biggest environmental challenges of our time: How to combine ever-increasing shipping volumes with reduced emissions? The plan is to start fuel cell production in 2022.

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Ford launches the 1.5L EcoBoost engine; first in Mondeo, Fusion following; computer-controlled clutch on water pump

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liter EcoBoost—the fifth member of the EcoBoost family—will commence initially at Ford’s facility in Craiova, Romania, later this month. EcoBoost technologies enable improvements to both fuel efficiency of 20% and emissions of up to 15%. liter EcoBoost such as an integrated exhaust manifold.

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Michigan State University Receives $2.5M ARPA-E Award to Build Wave Disc Engine/Generator for Series Hybrid Applications

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The WDG also can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by as much as 95 percent in comparison to modern internal combustion vehicle engines. Since heat release increases pressure inside the channel, opening the outer channel end generates an outflow of the exhaust gases. Norbert Müller. The Wave Disc Engine. Hîrceagã, M.,

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Ford Debuts Four-Cylinder EcoBoost Engine Family at Frankfurt; 1.6L and 2.0L I-4s to Start, Smaller Displacement Engine to Follow

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liter ( earlier post ) I-4 engines combine turbocharging and direct-injection technology to deliver fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions reduced by up to 20% versus conventional, larger-displacement gasoline engines with similar power output. The all-new EcoBoost 1.6-liter liter and 2.0-liter With the 2.0-liter

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Renault plan Fluence Z.E production

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After an exhausting couple of weeks of announcements from Renault, the cheeky French carmaker is at it again. By producing the EV in Turkey, Renault hope to keep production costs down, allowing the zero-emission saloon at to retail at the same price as similar sized internal combustion models.

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EEA report suggests road charges for heavy-duty goods vehicles should reflect varied health effects of pollution in different countries

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Exhaust emissions from diesel engines were recently labelled as carcinogenic by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. Costs are also high in Luxemburg, Germany, Romania, Italy and Austria, at around €0.08/km Diesel, used by most HGVs, causes more air pollution per kilometer than other fuels such as petrol.

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UK government launches new clean air strategy; ending sales of conventional diesel and gasoline LDVs by 2040

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The European Commission is taking the UK to court—along with Germany, France, Italy, Romania, and Hungary—over its long-standing failure to meet EU limits for nitrogen dioxide (NO?). in their emissions control system, and make tampering with an emissions control system a legal offense. billion (US$4.7-billion)

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