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JANUARY 10, 2014

diesel hybrids. PSA launched its diesel-hybrid system at the beginning of 2012. It''s used in four different models on sale throughout Europe--Citroen''s DS5 Hybrid4, Peugeot''s 3008 and 508.'

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FEBRUARY 19, 2018

A new naming format—cee’d becomes Ceed—consolidates its reputation as a car for the Community of Europe, with European Design. More than 640,000 of the second-generation model have been built since production began in 2012. —Michael Cole, Chief Operating Officer for Kia Motors Europe.

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JANUARY 8, 2013

AVERE-France, the French hybrid and electric vehicle association, reports that sales of electric vehicles in France reached 5,663 units for cars (VP) and 3,651 units for commercial vehicles (LCV) in 2012, increasing 115% and 117%, respectively, against the 2011 results. Diesel hybrids posted 7,700 units mainly due to Hybrid 4 models of PSA.

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OCTOBER 15, 2015

million vehicles in Europe (EU28 markets), including some 2.4 million vehicles in Germany, with the EA 189 diesel engines with the software defeat device. The current successor generation of EA 288 diesel engines (in use since 2012) is not affected. Earlier post.)

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JUNE 20, 2012

Annual clean diesel ldv sales by region, world markets: 2012-2018. A new report from Pike Research finds that rising fuel prices and stronger fuel economy regulations will stimulate increasing demand for clean diesel vehicles in markets around the world, and forecasts sales of these vehicles will increase from 9.1

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MAY 19, 2023

Infinium eSAF and Infinium eDiesel can be used in planes, ships, and trucks as an immediate replacement for petroleum jet and diesel fuels without modifications to engines or distribution infrastructure. Infinium has more than a dozen projects in various phases of development across the US, Europe, Japan and Australia.

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APRIL 27, 2012

turbodiesel engine on Cruze—one of the top-selling gasoline-powered cars in the US in 2011 and General Motors’ best-selling model globally—will establish Chevrolet as the only domestic automaker offering an American-manufactured diesel-powered compact car with a European-American developed engine. Earlier post. ).

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OCTOBER 17, 2012

Pike Pulse Grid for clean diesels. The new Pike Pulse Report: Clean Diesel Vehicles from Pike Research ranks the Volkswagen Group as the leader in this market, due to the efforts of the Volkswagen and Audi brands. been a leader in selling diesel vehicles and is making a strong push for emerging clean diesel markets, Pike notes.

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OCTOBER 7, 2021

Markets with narrower roads and smaller parking lots such as Europe and Japan, will receive the two-row seat CX-60 and the three-row seat CX-80. Europe, Japan. Europe, Japan. Meanwhile, the CX-70 and CX-90 will hit the road in North America and other markets where larger models with a big presence are preferred. Product group.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Volvo Cars confirmed that it will introduce a series-produced plug-in hybrid diesel as early as 2012. Volvo had first suggested the 2012 date for a diesel PHEV in September 2009. Earlier post.). liters per 100 km (124 mpg US), according to Volvo.

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JUNE 25, 2014

Sales in South America, Europe—to include Western Europe—and Asia Pacific will follow. million utility vehicles in markets across the globe—up 38% from 2012. Ford utility vehicle sales have been strong elsewhere as well, increasing nearly 20% in Europe last year. in 2013 from less than 1% in 2012.

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JULY 18, 2014

The emissions catalysts produced there will be used by manufacturers of light duty gasoline vehicles and light and heavy duty diesel vehicles to meet more stringent Euro 6/VI emissions regulations. ska, a Special Economic Zone near Wroc?aw, aw, Poland. Among the advanced technologies that will be produced at the ?roda

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

has completed a $5-million capital raise to begin construction of its demonstration-scale plant for the production of synthetic, renewable diesel fuel from woody biomass using licensed technology. million liters (343,000 gallons US) of diesel per year. Canada-based start-up CelluFuel Inc.

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DECEMBER 4, 2014

Boeing has completed the world’s first flight using “green diesel,” a renewable, drop-in hydrocarbon biofuel that is widely available and used in ground transportation. The company powered its ecoDemonstrator 787 flight test airplane with a blend of 15% NExBTL renewable diesel from Neste Oil and 85% petroleum jet fuel in the left engine.

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MARCH 12, 2013

DIBANET aimes to advance the art in several key areas in diesel miscible diesel production. DIBANET focuses on the conversion, by non-biological means, of the lignocellulosic biomass residues and wastes of Europe and Latin America to platform chemicals, such as levulinic acid and furfural, and biofuels. Source: DIBANET.

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MARCH 1, 2014

Renault Group has moved into pole position in Europe in terms of low CO 2 emissions, with an average of 114.7g In the small five-seater diesel car sector, New Clio Energy dCi 90 eco² is the class leader with 83 g/km. of CO2/km per vehicle (source: AAA-DATA) based on its passenger car sales over the full year 2013. km to 114.7g/km

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OCTOBER 11, 2013

New Duramax 4-cylinder diesel. Chevrolet Sales Thailand introduced the new-generation MY14 Duramax four-cylinder turbo-diesel engine in 2.5- The new Duramax engine was engineered in Europe and the US, with global application as one of its developmental objectives. Diesel Engines Other Asia' Click to enlarge. liter and 2.8-liter

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MAY 1, 2014

Cars sold in Europe in 2013 were collectively 4% more efficient than the year before, according to provisional data from the European Environment Agency (EEA). grams; for diesel, 127.16 However, the preference for diesel seems to be falling, making up just over half the cars sold in 2013. 2015 target: 130 g CO 2 /km.

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JUNE 13, 2012

After a week-long meeting of an expert working group, 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), based on sufficient evidence that exposure is associated with an increased risk for lung cancer.

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DECEMBER 12, 2012

Six German automotive companies—passenger car manufacturers Audi, BMW, Daimler, Porsche and Volkswagen, and the supplier Bosch— launched their first joint campaign for diesels in the US. Under the slogan “Clean Diesel. Diesel vehicles have also shown strong gains among total light vehicles (passenger cars and light trucks).

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JULY 28, 2017

The vehicles coming from Tramagal, Portugal will be handed over to customers within Europe and the US within the next month. The President of the Portuguese Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, joined members of the government, Mitsubishi Fuso Truck Europe and MFTBC executives at an event marking the beginning of production.

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OCTOBER 7, 2014

Neste Oil produces NExBTL diesel (and its other renewable fuel cousins such as jet fuel) by using a proprietary process to hydrogenate vegetable oil or animal fat feedstocks. The result is a tailored drop-in fuel; with several major NExBTL refineries worldwide, Neste is currently the leading producer of renewable diesel.

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APRIL 28, 2012

Neste Oil recently supplied its first batch of NExBTL renewable diesel to the US market. Neste Oil has sold 305,000 tons of NExBTL renewable diesel to several dozens of customers in more than ten countries during the first quarter of 2012.

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JULY 2, 2014

plans to invest more than $1 billion to install a new delayed coker unit at its Antwerp refinery to convert heavy, higher sulfur residual oils into transportation fuels products such as marine gasoil and diesel fuel. The investment addresses an industry shortfall in capability to convert fuel oil to products such as diesel.

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AUGUST 26, 2015

European drivers are showing an increasing appetite for semi-autonomous driving technologies, according to a new Ford Motor Company study on buying trends in Europe. Ford Car Buying Trends 2015 , a study of new car buying habits in 22 countries across Europe, highlights regional trends and national differences.

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APRIL 11, 2012

Volvo Car Corporation is extending its diesel offerings in Europe with a new entry-level 5-cylinder, 2.0-liter liter turbo diesel for the Volvo S60, V60, XC60, V70 and S80 models. From model year 2013 the majority of all diesel-powered versions of the Volvo S60, V60, V70 and S80 will have CO 2 emissions below 120 g/km.

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MARCH 23, 2015

Imports of biomass-based diesel fuel (both biodiesel and renewable diesel) into the US fell 36% to 333 million gallons in 2014, following record levels of imports in 2013 according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). US renewable diesel imports reached 121 million gallons in 2013, down 42% from 2013.

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JUNE 18, 2014

Comparing the Soul EV to its diesel counterpart currently on sale in Europe, TÜV Nord found the electric vehicle scored particularly strongly for “Global Warming Potential”, emitting 39.7% Kia’s Gwangju plant has been ISO 50001-certified since 2012, with other facilities due to follow.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

General Motors opened a new diesel engine plant in Rayong, Thailand. The new 54,275-square-meter facility, GM’s first diesel engine plant in the region, is the first-in-the-world to produce the all-new family of Duramax four-cylinder diesel engines. Duramax diesels. The newly developed 2.5-liter liter and 2.8-liter

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AUGUST 26, 2010

This expansion, expected to begin early production in the second half of 2011, will increase the company’s capacity to manufacture current and future generations of light-duty diesel DuraTrap AT filters. Tighter emissions regulations continue to drive demand for diesel emissions control systems.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2014

Neste Oil, the world’s largest producer of premium-quality renewable fuels, is working with DONG Energy, one of the leading energy groups in Northern Europe, to develop an integrated process to produce renewable diesel and aviation fuel derived from agricultural residues. Earlier post.).

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MARCH 7, 2012

liter i-DTEC engine is the first of Honda’s new Earth Dreams Technology engine series ( earlier post ) to be introduced into Europe. It will be manufactured at Honda’s UK manufacturing facility in Swindon from the end of 2012. liter diesel engine. Honda Civic 1.6 i-DTEC Earth Dreams. Click to enlarge.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

The site will be in Europe adjacent to an industrial CO 2 source. The agreement forms the base for a long-term cooperation between Algae.Tec and Lufthansa for the industrial production of crude algae suitable for conversion into aviation kerosene and conventional diesel fuels. Lufthansa will arrange 100% funding for the project.

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DECEMBER 3, 2013

This compares to 300 system sales during the whole year ended 31 December 2012. CAP said it achieved the increase in sales and forward orders in 2013 despite constraints on expected production levels of methane-diesel vehicles by its European OEM partner ahead of the introduction of Euro 6 emissions standards in Europe in 2014.

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APRIL 14, 2014

The World Bank has published a report, undertaken by a team from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), intended to inform efforts to control black carbon emissions from diesel-based transportation in developing countries. —“Reducing Black Carbon Emissions from Diesel Vehicles”. Source: Minjares et al.,

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MAY 23, 2014

A discussion paper published by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) asserts “ with a high degree of reliability that it is misleading to claim that people’s exposure to diesel engines of road motor vehicles is the cause of increased risk of lung cancer. ”. —“Diesel Engines Exhausts: Myths and Realities”.

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JULY 6, 2012

Daimler will begin production of Fuso Canter Eco Hybrid in Europe and launch it in major western European markets beginning in the third quarter of this year, with other countries to follow in succession. This will make the Canter Eco Hybrid the first series-produced truck of its class to be manufactured in Europe (in Tramagal, Portugal).

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