Remove Emissions Remove Exhaust Remove Romania
article thumbnail

TECO 2030 aims to build hydrogen fuel cell gigafactory in Norway

Green Car Congress

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.

Norway 468
article thumbnail

Europe’s Euro 7 emission limits face pushback from 8 international locations

Baua Electric

8 Ecu Union countries together with France and Italy referred to as for the bloc to scrap deliberate Euro 7 exhaust emission limits, announcing they’re overly determined and unrealistic for automakers to strike. Tackling emissions from automobiles has been specifically difficult.

article thumbnail

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

Green Car Congress

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)

Clean 186
article thumbnail

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

Green Car Congress

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.

Fusion 246
article thumbnail

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

Green Car Congress

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.

Pollution 223
article thumbnail

EEA Report: Trends in European Transport Are Heading in the Wrong Direction

Green Car Congress

Indexed European transport sector greenhouse gas emissions, 1990-2006. Transport continues to contribute disproportionally to Europe’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, poor air quality and noise, and still uses the least efficient modes to move people and goods according to a new report from the European Environmental Agency (EEA).

article thumbnail

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

Green Car Congress

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

Engine 186