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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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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Alfa Romeo starts production of its first plug-in hybrid; Tonale offers 30 miles electric range
Green Car Congress
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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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.
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AECOM to develop hydrogen-powered railway in Central Italy
Green Car Congress
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.
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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.
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European marine systems integrator orders Nuvera fuel cell system
Green Car Congress
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.
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European Commission opens infringement procedure against Italy over insufficient action on Fiat Chrysler emission control strategies
Green Car Congress
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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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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Europe’s Euro 7 emission limits face pushback from 8 international locations
Baua Electric
MAY 22, 2023
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. The principles additionally attempt to take on particulates from brakes and tires.
Hyundai HTWO supplying fuel cell generator to ETCR racing for EV charging
Green Car Congress
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.
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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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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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EU formally approves sales ban of combustion engine cars by 2035
Teslarati
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
The EU formally approved a law that would ban the sale of combustion engine vehicles by 2035 in an attempt to accelerate consumers’ choice of electric powertrains. Proposed in July 2021, Italy, Portugal, Bulgaria, Slovakia, and Romania all pushed to delay the sales ban in mid-2022. I’d love to hear from you!
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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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GE Aviation and Turbocoating SPA form JV for Ceramic Matrix Composite Components (CMCs); lighter, more efficient engines
Green Car Congress
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.
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Italy’s EV Debacle In April Ahead Of New Incentives
CleanTechnica EVs
JUNE 13, 2022
Italy’s car market kept tumbling in April. As widely expected, with the government delaying the re-introduction of incentives for zero- or low-carbon models, and the promise to include some internal combustion engine options in the scheme, car buyers paused their purchase plans and waited.
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EV sales down by nearly 44% in Europe
Teslarati
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
For major car markets in Europe, like Germany, France, and Italy , the EV sales saw double-digit losses. EU lowers tariffs on Chinese EVs before Sept 25 vote According to Reuters , hybrid electric vehicles are a good compromise between internal combustion engine (ICE) cars and pure EVS. in Europe’s in August 2024. last month.
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Green Car Congress
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.
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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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Italy’s Plugin Vehicle Sales Near 12% In November As Car Market Declines
CleanTechnica EVs
DECEMBER 23, 2021
Italy’s EV market maintained a fast pace of growth in November, while overall car sales continued their decline — in tune with most other European countries. As internal combustion engines (ICE) keep their downward trajectory, a new normal seems to be taking place: fewer overall sales, more electrified ones.
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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.
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Ferrari’s Plug-in Hybrid One-Ups the Combustion Engine
Cars That Think
MARCH 29, 2022
Especially since I’m straining to keep pace with Raffaele de Simone just ahead, the Ferrari test driver who routinely sets lap records on this historic circuit, just a few pasta lengths from its factory in Maranello, in northern Italy. liter V-8 shrieking, as technically advanced as any automobile engine ever.
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GE progressing on next generation engine for Boeing 777X Aircraft; 10% fuel improvement
Green Car Congress
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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New enhanced quasi-dimensional combustion model for HSDI diesel engines
Green Car Congress
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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Study finds carbon emissions benefits of reduction in oil demand depend on size of drop and global oil market structure
Green Car Congress
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.,
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305 BEAUTY project developing new bioethanol engines
Green Car Congress
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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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.
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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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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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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.
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New Formula E Porsche 99X Electric Gen3 celebrates world premiere
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
The electric racing car, which underwent an evolution in the Porsche Development Centre in Weissach, celebrated its world premiere in the Porsche Experience Center in Franciacorta, Italy. Efficiency: The electric motor achieves about 95 percent power efficiency compared to around 40 percent for an internal combustion engine.
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Lancia to visible 20 unutilized dealerships in France as a part of enlargement
Baua Electric
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
Lancia plans to visible 20 unutilized dealerships in France upcoming 12 months, when the Stellantis logo launches the unutilized Ypsilon tiny automotive and expands out of doors of its house marketplace, Italy. France is one in every of a number of Eu international locations that Lancia is concentrated on, along with Italy.
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Rare Rides Icons: The Cadillac Eldorado, Distinctly Luxurious (Part XX)
The Truth About Cars
APRIL 5, 2024
That year also included a shakeup in internal model nomenclature and the lineup. & The enormous Series Seventy-Five remained the largest car Cadillac built, though its internal series name changed to Series 6700 that year. The 6900 chassis were shipped to Italy by boat, completed, then shipped back to Detroit.
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Hybrids shine as EU new-car market sees summer growth
Baua Electric
SEPTEMBER 2, 2024
Meanwhile, increases were seen in the next two largest markets of Italy (up 4.7%) and Spain (up 3.4%) in the month. Registrations in Italy surged by 5.2% The two biggest markets for the powertrain, Germany and Italy, posted growth of 22.4% Germany and Italy enjoyed double-digit growth of 13.7% respectively. respectively.
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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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Report: Stellantis May Cut Loose Suppliers to Cope With EV Costs
The Truth About Cars
JUNE 5, 2024
“When suppliers are not racing at the same speed of our teams, our teams see a big benefit to insource,” Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares was quoted by Bloomberg as saying during a conference call from Melfi in southern Italy. The Fiat and Jeep maker also works with Continental, Magna International, Forvia and Aptiv, among others.
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No major improvement for EU new-car market in October
Baua Electric
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
Both France and Italy saw registrations drop, by 11.1% Italy saw deliveries fall 12.8% Only two larger markets recorded drops in hybrid volumes, with Belgium down 5%, and Italy declining 0.2%. Internal-combustion engines are ending the year in a much weaker position. Smaller EU markets count The 1.1% respectively.
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EU new-car market suffers worst performance in over two years
Baua Electric
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
Italy also posted a sharp decline of 13.4%, while volumes in Spain decreased 6.5%, the country’s first drop since March. Meanwhile, Italy and Spain were up 3.8% Looking at other noteworthy performances, Finland slumped 30.3%, followed by Ireland (down 25.4%) Sweden (down 21%), Italy (down 12.3%) and Austria (down 7.9%).
Get to Know the IEEE Board of Directors
Cars That Think
AUGUST 3, 2023
The IEEE Board of Directors shapes the future direction of IEEE and is committed to ensuring IEEE remains a strong and vibrant organization—serving the needs of its members and the engineering and technology community worldwide—while fulfilling the IEEE mission of advancing technology for the benefit of humanity.
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New hybrid carbon/sulfur cathode material enables high-energy, high-power Li-sulfur battery; “matching the level of engine-driven systems”
Green Car Congress
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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210 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.
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Get to Know the IEEE Board of Directors
Cars That Think
APRIL 23, 2024
The IEEE Board of Directors shapes the future direction of IEEE and is committed to ensuring IEEE remains a strong and vibrant organization—serving the needs of its members and the engineering and technology community worldwide—while fulfilling the IEEE mission of advancing technology for the benefit of humanity.
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