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LiquidPiston unveils 70cc rotary gasoline engine prototype embodying HEHC; power dense, low-vibration

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

LiquidPiston X1 engine features three separate combustion chambers creating 3 power strokes per revolution for high power density. Dr. Alexander Shkolnik, President and Co-Founder of LiquidPiston, is presenting the engine in a paper at the SAE International/JSAE 2014 Small Engine Technology?Conference Source: LPI.

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Gasoline Engine Powered Power

Italy says Europe's 2035 gas-engine ban is "absurd"

Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Italian officials want the European Union to review a plan to end sales of new internal-combustion cars by 2035 earlier than scheduled, reports Automotive News.

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Snam and RINA team up to accelerate the development of hydrogen sector

Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2020

Italy-based Snam, a global energy infrastructure company, and RINA, a global testing, inspection, certification and engineering consultancy services firm, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate in the hydrogen sector, in order to realize the significant potential of hydrogen as a fundamental energy carrier.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Italy Africa Grid

Alfa Romeo starts production of its first plug-in hybrid; Tonale offers 30 miles electric range

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APRIL 3, 2023

Alfa Romeo’s first plug-in hybrid is built at the Giambattista Vico Stellantis plant in Pomigliano d’Arco, Naples, Italy, one of the company’s most advanced production sites. liter turbocharged engine contributes to a best-in-class 285 horsepower. Alfa Romeo started retail production for the all-new 2024 Tonale PHEV. Earlier post.)

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Plug-in Plug Miles Hybrid

Hyundai HTWO supplying fuel cell generator to ETCR racing for EV charging

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JUNE 17, 2021

Only vehicles without internal combustion engines are allowed to participate. Pure ETCR will be held for the first time in Vallelunga, Italy, from 18-20 June.

Hyundai

Hyundai Supplies Fuel Charging

Opel to launch 3 new engine families, 13 new engines by 2016

Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2013

Opel is launching three new engine families and 13 new engines between 2012 and 2016, renewing 80% of its engine portfolio. liter gasoline and diesel engines, together with next generation five- and six-speed gearboxes. liter gasoline and diesel engines, together with next generation five- and six-speed gearboxes.

Engine

Engine 2016 Fuel Economy Fuel

Punch Group acquires GM propulsion engineering center in Turin; global center of excellence for diesel

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Belgium-based Punch Group has acquired GM’s propulsion engineering center in Turin, Italy. The transaction between the two companies includes an engineering services agreement (ESA) to support GM’s global product programs through the end of 2021. — Punch Group Founder and CEO Guido Dumarey.

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GM Diesel Global Engine

GM harvests energy from Torino engine test benches to power facility’s computers

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JUNE 29, 2012

At its Powertrain Engineering Center in Torino, Italy, GM is harvesting the 300 kWh of energy from its test benches—equipment that tests various measures of a running engine—to power all of the facility’s computers. —Pierpaolo Antonioli, managing director of the General Motors Powertrain Engineering Center.

GM

GM Engine Energy Powered

GE progressing on next generation engine for Boeing 777X Aircraft; 10% fuel improvement

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JULY 9, 2012

At the Farnborough Air Show in the UK, GE Aviation said it continues its studies into advanced technologies for the next-generation engine to power Boeing next-generation 777 aircraft. The GE9X engine will offer 10% percent fuel improvement over today’s GE90 engines. Key features of the 100,000 lb.

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Engine Fuel 2004 2000

BEAUTY project developing new bioethanol engines

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DECEMBER 22, 2010

An EU-funded collaboration between universities and industry in Europe, Israel and the US is working to develop new engines, combustion technologies and fuels that will allow a substantial increase in the use of bioethanol in an urban context. engine for HD applications. Surface ignition Diesel engine for LD applications.

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Engine Israel United Kingdom Poland

GE Aviation and Turbocoating SPA form JV for Ceramic Matrix Composite Components (CMCs); lighter, more efficient engines

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NOVEMBER 26, 2014

GE Aviation and Turbocoating SPA of Parma, Italy, have formed a 50/50 joint venture, called Advanced Ceramic Coatings, to provide thermal barrier coatings for Ceramic Matrix Composite Components (CMCs) used in jet engines. The use of lightweight and heat-resistant CMCs in the hot section of GE jet engines is a significant breakthrough.

Engine

Engine North Carolina Italy Fuel Economy

New enhanced quasi-dimensional combustion model for HSDI diesel engines

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AUGUST 4, 2011

A team at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (Modena, Italy) has developed and validated a quasi-dimensional combustion model applicable to any type of high-speed direct-injection (HSDI) diesel engine. International Journal of Engine Research 12: 311-335 doi: 10.1177/1468087411401285. Resources.

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Diesel Engine Italy 2011

European Commission opens infringement procedure against Italy over insufficient action on Fiat Chrysler emission control strategies

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MAY 18, 2017

The European Commission has launched an infringement procedure against Italy for failure to fulfil its obligations under EU vehicle type-approval legislation with regards to Fiat Chrysler (FCA) automobiles. —Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska, responsible for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs. Background.

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Italy Chrysler Emissions 2016

Volvo Cars introduces EX30 small electric SUV

Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2023

Volvo Cars revealed its first premium small SUV, the all-electric EX30, in an event in Milan, Italy. Starting price for the EX30 is around €36,000—meaning customers get a premium all-electric SUV for a similar price as an internal combustion engine-powered equivalent.

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Volvo SUV Extended Range Cars

AECOM to develop hydrogen-powered railway in Central Italy

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Global infrastructure consulting firm AECOM signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Spanish renewables group Iberdrola, and Italian partners Cinque International and Ancitel Energy and Environment, to upgrade Italy’s historic Apennine diesel railway with hydrogen trains.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Italy Powered Power

U. of Wisconsin RCCI combustion work progressing; modeled 53% gross indicated efficiency in a light-duty engine could result in 2x fuel savings compared to SI gasoline

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MAY 31, 2011

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin Engine Research Center ( ERC ) led by Dr. Rolf Reitz are developing a dual-fuel compression-ignition engine low-temperature combustion (LTC) strategy called reactivity controlled compression ignition (RCCI) ( Earlier post.) Improving RCCI results in a light-duty engine.

Wisconsin

Wisconsin Gasoline Light Engine

European marine systems integrator orders Nuvera fuel cell system

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OCTOBER 5, 2022

Nuvera Fuel Cells, LLC, a provider of heavy-duty hydrogen fuel cell engines for on- and off-road mobility and other applications, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Italy-based system integrator H2Boat, which is developing a zero-emission energy solution for marine applications. Nuvera E-Series fuel cell engine.

Mariner

Mariner Czech Republic Fuel Hydrogen

New EV market share in Europe hits 7.2% in Q2 2020, up from 2.4% in same period last year

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

During the second quarter, passenger cars with conventional internal combustion engines took the biggest hit from the coronavirus crisis, with sales falling by more than half across the EU from April to June 2020. The number of diesel cars registered in the European Union over the second quarter of the year fell by 53.4%

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2020 Market Spain Europe

Sales of chargeable vehicles more than triple in EU in Q3 to take 9.9% new market share

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

During the third quarter, cars powered by conventional internal combustion engines lost further ground, with their overall market share going down from 88.6% The support measures introduced by various countries to stimulate car demand amid the COVID-19 pandemic disadvantaged conventionally-powered vehicles. to 766,146 units.

Market

Market Sale Cyprus Gasoline-Electric

Germany insisting on inclusion of e-fuels as ICE option before signing off on Europe’s ban on ICE

Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2023

More specifically, Wissing said that Germany would not agree to the proposed compromise between the EU Commission, the Council of Ministers and the European Parliament to ban sales of new internal combustion engines by 2035 without such a carve-out for e-fuels. Earlier post.)

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Germany Bulgaria Fuel Poland

Researchers develop new highly efficient core-shell catalyst for methane oxidation; potential for reducing emissions from automotive engines

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AUGUST 13, 2012

Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania, along with collaborators from Italy and Spain, have designed new core-shell type catalysts inspired by the concepts of supramolecular chemistry that oxidize methane 30 times better than do currently available catalysts. Click to enlarge. It remains to be shown whether Cargnello et al.’s

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Emissions Engine Spain Exhaust

Elio Motors selects Comau for powertrain and automated assembly systems for 3-wheel vehicles

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FEBRUARY 11, 2014

a global leader in the development and implementation of engineering solutions for sustainable automation and production, as its automation partner to build its three-wheel, high efficiency vehicle. l/100km highway), can reach speeds of over 100 miles per hour, and is engineered to a 5-star safety rating.

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Motoring Motors Motor Vehicles

Study shows nearly half of Europeans text while driving

Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2012

An average of 48% of motorists surveyed from Germany, Spain, France, Great Britain, Italy and Russia confessed to checking their texts while driving, with 61% of Italian motorists saying they had done so compared with 55% in Russia, 49% in France and Germany, 40% in Spain and 33% in Great Britain. Earlier post.).

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Spain Russia France Italy

Lamborghini using Maxwell ultracaps in stop-start system in Aventador

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OCTOBER 2, 2012

The stop-start system restarts the 12-cylinder, 700 hp (515 kW) engine in 180 milliseconds, significantly faster than with conventional systems. The stop-start system originally was designed by Dimac, Maxwell’s ultracapacitor distribution partner in Italy.

MPH

MPH Italy MPG Emissions

Study finds carbon emissions benefits of reduction in oil demand depend on size of drop and global oil market structure

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NOVEMBER 4, 2021

New research led by Mohammad Masnadi, assistant professor of chemical and petroleum engineering at the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering, offers a closer look at the relationship between decreasing demand for oil and a resilient, varied oil market—and the carbon footprint associated with both. Masnadi, M.S.,

Oil

Oil Carbon Global Market

European consortium investigating graphene-based materials for lightweight cars; energy-efficient and safe vehicles

Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2014

The University of Sunderland (UK), working with a consortium of five other research partners from Italy, Spain and Germany, has been selected for funding by the €1-billion (US$1.4-billion) The other partners are Centro Ricerche FIAT (Italy); Fraunhofer ICT (Germany); Interquimica (Spain); Nanesa S.r.l. Italy); and Delta-Tech S.p.A.

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Italy Czech Republic Polymer Energy

Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE Concludes Knockout Qualifying Stage; 15 Vehicles from 12 Teams Continue On

Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2010

The remaining vehicles—two in the Mainstream class and 13 in the Alternative class—will now proceed to the Finals Stage, set for 19-30 July at Michigan International Speedway (MIS) in Brooklyn, Mich. Edison2 Very Light Car #97 (Charlottesville, VA) Internal Combustion Engine. TW4XP, TW4XP (Italy) Battery Electric.

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Aptera San Diego Tango Switzerland

VM Motori Awards CGI Block and Bedplate Contracts for New 3.0L Diesel to Tupy

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2010

Independent engine manufacturer VM Motori SpA of Italy has awarded. liter V6 diesel engine. Following pre-machining of the cylinder blocks and bedplates at Tupy, final machining and engine assembly is performed in a purpose-built manufacturing facility at VM Motori in Cento, Italy.

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Diesel Aston Martin Land Rover Chrysler

Report: Chrysler to Show Prototype Electric Fiat 500 at Detroit Auto Show

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DECEMBER 22, 2009

The Detroit Free Press reports that Chrysler will display a battery-electric version of the Fiat 500 at the upcoming North American International Auto Show. Italy-based Micro-Vett SpA, which produces electric versions of several other Fiat vehicles, has developed an electric version of the 500, unveiled by the NICE car company in 2008.

Chrysler

Chrysler Detroit Auto Li-ion

14-Year Battery Warranty for Double Decker, Sportiest Electric Volkswagen — EV News Roundup

CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 8, 2024

Thanks to the DNA of a new pure EV brand called AEHRA, Italy has gained international attention. Speaking of EV DNA, the company reflects on the freedom they had when they left internal combustion engines behind, saying that “Liberated from the need to accommodate a bulky internal combustion engine into.

Italy

Italy Batteries Battery International

Photosynthetic bacteria-derived heavy alcohol phytol as diesel blendstock

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2014

Researchers at Argonne earlier filed a patent application on engineered bacteria that produce phytol (tetramethyl-2-hexadecen-1-ol), the physical and chemical properties of which (cetane number, heat of combustion, heat of vaporization, density, surface tension, etc.) diesel) applications. correspond in magnitude to those of diesel fuel.

Diesel

Diesel Illinois Italy Fuel

New hybrid carbon/sulfur cathode material enables high-energy, high-power Li-sulfur battery; “matching the level of engine-driven systems”

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MAY 16, 2014

1 —“ matching the level of engine-driven systems ,” according to the team. The team will present a paper on their work at the upcoming 17 th International Meeting on Lithium Batteries in June in Como, Italy. 1 at a power density of 10 kW kg ?1 sp 2 nanocarbon systems. Huang, J.

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Lithium Sulfur Carbon Hybrid Energy

BASF and Samsung Heavy Industries collaborate on carbon capture & storage onboard maritime vessels

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

Towards this end, both parties signed a Memorandum of Understanding for Onboard Carbon Capture and Storage (OCCS) technology at the trade show Gastech 2022 in Milan, Italy. The scope of the collaboration includes a marinization study as well as engineering design and construction of the carbon capture unit.

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Carbon Industry Industrial Mariner

Ford poll finds Europeans want freedom of car ownership, but worry about traffic, cost of driving, environment

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

Ford commissioned the survey, conducted by the consultancy The Futures Company, to better understand the opinions and attitudes of Europeans across a range of mobility issues—from car sharing to green driving to the future of the internal combustion engine. The survey was carried out between July and August 2012.

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Environment Ford Cost Of Cars

Manufacturers confirmed for the start of Gen3 era of ABB FIA Formula E world championship

Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2022

Maserati, Italy. The 350 kW electric motor is capable of a top speed of 200 mph (320 km/h), with a power-to-weight ratio that is twice as efficient as an equivalent 470BHP internal combustion engine (ICE). The manufacturers currently confirmed for the Gen3 era of Formula E are: DS Automobiles, France. Jaguar, United Kingdom.

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United Kingdom Monaco Manufacturer Italy

Jeep Renegade 4xe, Compass 4xe PHEV order books open in Europe

Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2020

The world première of the pioneering electrified Jeep SUVs took place during the 2019 Geneva International Motor Show. Jeep Renegade 4xe and Jeep Compass 4xe are built at the FCA Melfi Plant in Basilicata (Italy), where the Jeep Renegade has been in production since 2014. Earlier post.) The basic structure of the 1.3-liter

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Jeep Europe PHEV International

UPS cargo eBike pilot in Seattle

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2018

—Scott Phillippi, UPS senior director of maintenance and engineering, international operations. The Urban Freight Lab is an initiative that brings together transportation engineers and urban planners who manage public spaces with retailers, freight carriers and technology companies supporting transportation solutions.

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Seattle Washington Ireland Belgium

Fraunhofer researchers using student e-racer to demonstrate novel sensor and battery management systems

Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2013

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS are using an electric race car designed by electrical engineering students from the e-racing team at the Hochschule Esslingen University of Applied Sciences ( E.Stall ) as a platform to showcase novel solutions for electronic sensor and battery management systems.

Batteries

Batteries Battery Carbon Fiber Italy

Perspective: Europeans in the lead with range extenders for hybrid vehicles; 2nd vs. 3rd generation

Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2011

In addition, these pure electric vehicles are often used where a conventional engine is banned as on lakes and indoors or where it is impracticable as with underwater vehicles. All that is dependent on progressing from internal combustion engines not designed for this purpose to engines optimized for use in hybrid power trains.

Hybrid

Hybrid Range Vehicles San Jose

Sponsors of SAE Study Conclude HFO-1234yf Can Be Used As Low-GWP Global Replacement Refrigerant in MAC Systems

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

A two-year Cooperative Research Program conducted through SAE International to investigate the safety and environmental performance of the low-global-warming-potential (GWP) refrigerant HFO-1234yf for mobile air conditioning (MAC) systems has finished its study. he report is the third SAE report to evaluate the new refrigerant.

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Global USA Climate Change Japan

FCA, IVECO and Snam sign MoU for development of natural gas as an environmentally friendly vehicle fuel

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2016

The MoU was signed in the presence of Italy’s Minister of Economic Development Carlo Calenda and Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Graziano Delrio, and is part of a wider set of initiatives to promote sustainable mobility.

Gas

Gas Fuel Italy Vehicles

ZAP Acquires 51% Stake in China’s Jonway Auto in Focus On China EV Market; Plans Acquisition of Other 49% in Second Phase

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

By combining ZAP’s experienced team of EV engineers with Jonway’s manufacturing capabilities, the combined ZAP Jonway will be able to scale up with the fast-growing worldwide market for affordable electric and fuel-efficient vehicles. Jonway’s 3-door SUV has been CE approved in Italy by its European partner for the European market.

China

China Auto Market Automobile

Gruppo Maip, Eastman partner on sustainable polymer automotive materials; bio-based and recycled

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Eastman and Gruppo Maip, a leading international plastics formulator and compound producer based in Turin, Italy, will partner to formulate new sustainable polymer solutions for automotive interior applications. va Renew engineering bioplastic.

Polymer

Polymer Renewable Waste Italy

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

Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2013

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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Pollution Romania Charging Switzerland

LiquidPiston unveils 70cc rotary gasoline engine prototype embodying HEHC; power dense, low-vibration

Italy says Europe's 2035 gas-engine ban is "absurd"

Snam and RINA team up to accelerate the development of hydrogen sector

Alfa Romeo starts production of its first plug-in hybrid; Tonale offers 30 miles electric range

Hyundai HTWO supplying fuel cell generator to ETCR racing for EV charging

Opel to launch 3 new engine families, 13 new engines by 2016

Punch Group acquires GM propulsion engineering center in Turin; global center of excellence for diesel

GM harvests energy from Torino engine test benches to power facility’s computers

GE progressing on next generation engine for Boeing 777X Aircraft; 10% fuel improvement

BEAUTY project developing new bioethanol engines

GE Aviation and Turbocoating SPA form JV for Ceramic Matrix Composite Components (CMCs); lighter, more efficient engines

New enhanced quasi-dimensional combustion model for HSDI diesel engines

European Commission opens infringement procedure against Italy over insufficient action on Fiat Chrysler emission control strategies

Volvo Cars introduces EX30 small electric SUV

AECOM to develop hydrogen-powered railway in Central Italy

U. of Wisconsin RCCI combustion work progressing; modeled 53% gross indicated efficiency in a light-duty engine could result in 2x fuel savings compared to SI gasoline

European marine systems integrator orders Nuvera fuel cell system

New EV market share in Europe hits 7.2% in Q2 2020, up from 2.4% in same period last year

Sales of chargeable vehicles more than triple in EU in Q3 to take 9.9% new market share

Germany insisting on inclusion of e-fuels as ICE option before signing off on Europe’s ban on ICE

Researchers develop new highly efficient core-shell catalyst for methane oxidation; potential for reducing emissions from automotive engines

Elio Motors selects Comau for powertrain and automated assembly systems for 3-wheel vehicles

Study shows nearly half of Europeans text while driving

Lamborghini using Maxwell ultracaps in stop-start system in Aventador

Study finds carbon emissions benefits of reduction in oil demand depend on size of drop and global oil market structure

European consortium investigating graphene-based materials for lightweight cars; energy-efficient and safe vehicles

Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE Concludes Knockout Qualifying Stage; 15 Vehicles from 12 Teams Continue On

VM Motori Awards CGI Block and Bedplate Contracts for New 3.0L Diesel to Tupy

Report: Chrysler to Show Prototype Electric Fiat 500 at Detroit Auto Show

14-Year Battery Warranty for Double Decker, Sportiest Electric Volkswagen — EV News Roundup

Photosynthetic bacteria-derived heavy alcohol phytol as diesel blendstock

New hybrid carbon/sulfur cathode material enables high-energy, high-power Li-sulfur battery; “matching the level of engine-driven systems”

BASF and Samsung Heavy Industries collaborate on carbon capture & storage onboard maritime vessels

Ford poll finds Europeans want freedom of car ownership, but worry about traffic, cost of driving, environment

Manufacturers confirmed for the start of Gen3 era of ABB FIA Formula E world championship

Jeep Renegade 4xe, Compass 4xe PHEV order books open in Europe

UPS cargo eBike pilot in Seattle

Fraunhofer researchers using student e-racer to demonstrate novel sensor and battery management systems

Perspective: Europeans in the lead with range extenders for hybrid vehicles; 2nd vs. 3rd generation

Sponsors of SAE Study Conclude HFO-1234yf Can Be Used As Low-GWP Global Replacement Refrigerant in MAC Systems

FCA, IVECO and Snam sign MoU for development of natural gas as an environmentally friendly vehicle fuel

ZAP Acquires 51% Stake in China’s Jonway Auto in Focus On China EV Market; Plans Acquisition of Other 49% in Second Phase

Gruppo Maip, Eastman partner on sustainable polymer automotive materials; bio-based and recycled

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

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