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JUNE 22, 2015

liter category International Engine of the Year 2015 earlier this month. liter TSI Twincharger (2014-2006) by 69 points, have already rolled off the production line at the Française de Mécanique plant in Douvrin, France. —German journalist Thomas Imhof, a judge for the International Engine of the Year 2015. liter to 1.4-liter

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Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2011

Car fleet renewal schemes introduced in the US, France and Germany to stimulate consumer spending on cars in the wake of the 2008. potential to deliver on environmental and safety objectives, according to a new report prepared by Dutch research and consultancy organization TNO and published by the International Transport Forum.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2022

The deal was done in accordance with the Ministry of Transportation's decision to change the face of public transportation in Israel, as part of its ban on the introduction of polluting buses from 2025.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2018

These are some of the findings of a new health assessment based on the Tropospheric Ozone Assessment Report (TOAR), an effort by the International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Project to create the world’s most comprehensive database of surface ozone observations from all available ozone monitoring stations around the globe. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2018

results indicate that traffic is the dominating source of BC and particulate air pollution in the metropolitan area of La Paz/El Alto. Soot particles from combustion processes significantly contribute to air pollution because they contain heavy metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons which are toxic.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2019

Exhaust from on-road diesel vehicles was responsible for nearly half of the impacts (~181,000 premature deaths) worldwide, and fully two-thirds in India, France, Germany, and Italy. The distribution of health impacts and air pollution from transportation is influenced by policy, demographic, economic, and technological changes.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2022

—Pierre Duret of DI2S Consulting & Training and former director Powertrain and Sustainable Mobility, IFP School (France). DI2S Consulting & Training, Paris, France. These two-stroke advantages are even more significant with an opposed-piston engine thanks to its higher power density and efficiency.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 22, 2018

UK Environment Secretary Michael Gove published a new Clean Air Strategy to cut air pollution backed up through new primary legislation. The UK said it will go further and faster than the EU in reducing human exposure to particulate matter pollution. These proposals are in addition to the government’s £3.5-billion billion (US$4.7-billion)

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Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2016

At the same time, the Group will continue to develop next-generation internal combustion engines, both gasoline and diesel. For strategic reasons, PSA Group will manufacture the main electric powertrain components in France, signalling its determination to develop high-tech operations in profitable niche markets. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2021

The site extension is planned to be fully operational by late 2022 and will be the first lithium battery recycling plant in the Netherlands, complimenting the two other TES lithium battery recycling facilities in Grenoble (France) and Singapore.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2014

Mayor Hidalgo described her anti-pollution plan, which will be considered by the Conseil de Paris (the assembly governing the city) on 9 February, to the weekly Le Journal du Dimanche (leJDD) on 6 December. The promotion of diesel fuel has been especially notable in France, where it is less expensive than unleaded gas. ”. —CCFA.

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OCTOBER 13, 2020

International logistics service provider DB Schenker will bring a total of 36 additional FUSO eCanter vehicles into operation in eleven European countries. Together, we are taking a further step in electrifying urban logistics, contributing to decreased noise and air pollution in major cities across eleven European countries.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2017

Sevcon’s products control on- and off-road vehicle speed and movement, integrate specialized functions, optimize energy consumption and help reduce air pollution. France, Germany, Italy, China and the Asia Pacific region, as well as through an international dealer network.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 22, 2019

Under the EU FLAGSHIPS initiative, ABB will provide a fuel-cell-based power and propulsion solution for a newbuild push boat for the France-based Sogestran Group subsidiary Compagnie Fluviale de Transport (CFT), due for delivery in 2021.

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MAY 21, 2018

Ecole Centrale de Nantes combines simulation and testing capabilities within a single team of teacher-researchers specializing in modeling and state-of-the-art experimental resources, including engine and vehicle test benches equipped with the most powerful supercomputer available on a university campus in France.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2014

Building on the revised ASTM International standard for aviation turbine fuel approved in June, Brazil’s ANP last week removed the last regulatory hurdle for the use of our renewable jet fuel in Brazil. Amyris and its partners are contributing to reductions in greenhouse gas emissions with our renewable fuel.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2018

—Scott Phillippi, UPS senior director of maintenance and engineering, international operations. UPS will share data and analyses from the pilot for assessment against two of the lab’s key objectives: improving first delivery attempts and reducing “dwell time,” both of which should reduce traffic congestion and pollution.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2017

The adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) has accelerated as policymakers across the globe pass regulations to reduce emissions of air pollutants, according to the latest analysis by JATO Dynamics. Policymakers in the country are attempting to balance its rocketing demand for cars with the nation’s severe pollution problem. respectively.

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JULY 2, 2012

Air pollution emitted from sources such as traffic, industry and households is still above internationally agreed limits in 12 European countries, according to newly published data. These pollutants are harmful to both people and the environment, causing respiratory illnesses, acidifying soil and surface water, and damaging vegetation.

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APRIL 8, 2019

Reduction of pollutants and carbon emissions is a high priority for the marine industry and port cities. Regulations to restrict diesel emissions are being introduced at the local and regional levels in various parts of the world, and this is generating interest in zero-emission fuel cell technology.

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OCTOBER 21, 2017

Emissions from international transport (aviation and shipping) contribute another 3% to the total global GHG emissions. In the EU, 60% of the CH 4 and N 2 O emissions are emitted by the top six emitting countries: Germany, UK, France, Poland, Italy and Spain. Other greenhouse gases keep creeping up. Europe’s downward trend stalling.

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OCTOBER 4, 2021

Governments need to move faster and more decisively on a wide range of policy measures to enable low-carbon hydrogen to fulfil its potential to help the world reach net zero emissions while supporting energy security, the International Energy Agency (IEA) says in a new report. —Fatih Birol, the IEA Executive Director.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

It was quaint and adorable when Norway did it, saying it would end sales of cars with internal-combustion engines by 2025. More recently, France and the U.K. The Netherlands followed suit, with little fanfare. have enacted various forms of bans on non-electrified vehicles, on varying schedules.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2013

Renault recently made public the findings of an internal study, published first in October 2011, detailing and comparing the lifecycle assessments (LCAs) of the battery-electric and two internal combustion engined versions (gasoline and diesel) of the Renault Fluence. Quantifies the production of pollutant ozone (? emissions).

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JULY 17, 2013

Antonio Tajani, Vice-President of the European Commission, convened a meeting today of representatives of the 28 EU Member States to discuss the situation with Daimler, its refusal to use the low GWP refrigerant HFO 1234yf, and France’s actions in response to refusal.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2013

In 2012, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), which is part of the World Health Organization (WHO), classified diesel engine exhaust (DEE) as carcinogenic to humans (Group 1). Earlier post.). Our estimates suggest that stringent occupational and environmental standards for DEE should be set.

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DECEMBER 13, 2014

This powertrain is derived from the Energy dCi 165 Twin Turbo engine, to which the engineers have applied the following enhancements: A 48-Volt (10-12kW) starter motor/alternator-type electric motor mounted on the gearbox: this delivers additional torque, thereby reducing the load on the internal combustion engine. Click to enlarge.

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Baua Electric

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Meanwhile, other countries that did vote for the tariffs have attempted to get Chinese firms to invest in building factories there, like France and Italy. So despite the entrance of China onto the international automaker stage, most of the last year has been characterized by automakers doing their damnedest to slow down EV adoption.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

The average gap between official fuel consumption figures and actual fuel use for new cars in the EU has reached 42%, according to the latest update by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) to its on-going research into vehicle fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions. com (Spain); and the car club TCS (Switzerland).

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Baua Electric

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Following poor results in August , the new-car markets of France, Italy and Spain were hoping for better fortunes in September. France and Italy both saw declines in passenger-car registrations last month. Both markets saw their internal-combustion engine (ICE) deliveries collapse, contributing to double-digit year-on-year declines.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2012

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and partners have launched a new initiative that aims to reduce pollution levels, improve resource efficiency and reduce infrastructure costs in cities across the world. In such a rapidly urbanizing world, cities are increasingly becoming the focus of international sustainability efforts.

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MARCH 12, 2019

Air pollution could be causing double the number of excess deaths a year in Europe than has been estimated previously, according to a study published in the European Heart Journal. Air pollution caused twice as many deaths from CVD as from respiratory diseases. The researchers found that air pollution caused an estimated 8.8

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JANUARY 25, 2017

The extensive cooperation set out in the MoU includes several European Countries such as Italy, Romania, France and the Czech Republic and various areas of activities, like in-site fuel stations, R&D collaboration, cooperation with Governments and private stakeholders to develop CNG within the European DAFI, and the European project Connect2LNG.

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Baua Electric

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

The markets of France, Italy and Spain have exhibited different trends in 2024. France in freefall The French new-car market is in a continued period of decline. During the month, France saw 135,534 units take to the roads, 16,854 fewer than the same period in 2023. This was exactly the same drop as recorded in September.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2010

The report’s findings for the period 1997–2007 present a mixed picture, with some improvements in air pollutants and serious concerns regarding persistent growth in transport’s greenhouse gas emissions. Transport, including international aviation and maritime transport, accounts for around a quarter of total EU greenhouse gas emissions.

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OCTOBER 23, 2015

According to the recommendations, support measures should be based on technology neutral criteria, such as CO 2 and other pollutant emissions, or energy efficiency. Also, most of the current plug-in hybrid electric vehicle models offered derive from conventional (internal combustion engine propelled) car models. —Thiel et al.

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DECEMBER 11, 2012

Citroën is introducing the first members of its new PureTech family of three-cylinder gasoline engines on the C3, DS3 and C-Elysée (for international markets) ranges. Reduced internal friction. The new engine family is produced at the Trémery site in France. PureTech 3-cylinder engine. Click to enlarge.

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