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Pike’s projected vehicle sales by electrified drivetrain, European markets: 2012–2020. of the market in Europe in 2012 to 4% in 2020. In contrast, only four countries are expected to exceed a volume of greater than 100,000 plug-in hybrid vehicles—Germany, France, Italy, and the United Kingdom—representing 52% of the total.

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Specialty chemical company Evonik has introduced a bio-derived version of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), an oxygenate that improves gasoline combustion, helps prevent engine knocking and decreases carbon monoxide and other emissions from vehicles. Current European gasoline specification allows up to 15 vol. MTBE in gasoline.

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From 2010 AMG will equip its vehicles with direct gasoline injection engines and with a stop-start function. AMG will from 2012 achieve a reduction in consumption of 30 per cent in comparison to present levels. Germany came in second place (13%), followed by Japan (8%).

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JANUARY 20, 2012

The dual fuel engine can operate in LPG and gasoline mode and is available in two power versions: 103 kW/140 hp with 200 N·m/148 lb-ft of torque in the Astra 5-door and Sports Tourer and with 88 kW/120 hp with 175 N·m/129 lb-ft in the Meriva. In the autumn of 2012, Opel’s ecoFLEX spectrum will be further expanded when the 1.4

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JUNE 2, 2011

Ford had previewed the small EcoBoost turbocharged gasoline direct injection unit, and had confirmed it for production, at Auto China 2010 in Beijing. liter gasoline engines. liter EcoBoost engine will be released in September at the Frankfurt Motor Show in Germany. Full volume production is slated for the first quarter of 2012.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2011

Ford President and CEO Alan Mulally launched volume production of Ford’s smallest gasoline engine—the 1.0-liter, liter, turbocharged, direct injection EcoBoost engine ( earlier post )—at Ford’s Cologne (Germany) Engine Plant. EcoBoost will debut in Europe in early 2012 and ultimately be available worldwide.

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OCTOBER 25, 2012

Pending further study, production of the C-MAX and Grand C-MAX compact multi-purpose vehicles would move from Valencia to Saarlouis, Germany, in 2014 under the proposed plan. Additional investment also is expected at Ford’s Bridgend Engine Plant in South Wales to support ongoing high volumes of gasoline engine manufacture.

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JUNE 26, 2012

The extended-range electric vehicle Ampera is Europe’s Nº1 passenger electric-drive vehicle with more than 20% market share, according to Opel sales figures from May 2012. Based on the latest available figures, the Ampera is also the best-selling EV in Germany with a share of more than a third and Switzerland with 44%.

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AUGUST 12, 2013

liter EcoBoost ( earlier post ) that will be the first gasoline-powered family car in Europe to offer 99 g/km CO 2 emissions. gasoline direct injection engine, the new Focus 1.0-liter liter EcoBoost engine is a transverse-mounted, inline three-cylinder turbo gasoline direct fuel injection with Ti-VCT. The Focus 1.0-liter

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

BMW will supply a four-cylinder turbocharged engine for the next generation of Fisker cars, code-named ‘Project Nina’, which are scheduled to go into production in the re-commissioned former GM plant in Wilmington, Delaware at the end of 2012 and be on sale globally in 2013. We are very pleased to have signed this agreement with BMW.

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Clariant, Haltermann, and Mercedes-Benz are launching a fleet test in Germany using cellulosic ethanol produced by the Clariant sunliquid process using wheat straw as the feedstock. Haltermann blends the ethanol with gasoline at its plant in Hamburg. It is produced in Germany from agricultural residues.

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AUGUST 27, 2013

IHS Automotive forecasts that the cumulative number of fast-charging stations installed worldwide will expand by a factor of more than 100 times from 2012 to 2020. Total fast-charging stations for EVs are set to reach 199,000 locations globally in 2020, up from just 1,800 in 2012. kW on-board charger.

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MAY 25, 2011

In Germany, the 2012 Tiguan will arrive on the market in mid-June; other European countries will follow at the beginning of August, and overseas markets at the end of August. The four gasoline engines (TSI with 1.4 The new Tiguan. Click to enlarge. Tiguan first appeared in 2007, with nearly 700,000 units delivered worldwide.

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liter (1598 cc) SIDI (spark ignition direct injection) gasoline turbocharged four-cylinder engine. After Germany, Russia is currently the second biggest automotive market in Europe. For example, Russia has half as many vehicles per 1,000 inhabitants as Germany. Last year around 70,000 Opel cars were sold there.

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The battery-electric model offers the same versatility, functionality and roominess as its gasoline-powered sibling. FedEx Express currently has 167 electric vehicles and 365 hybrid electric vehicles in the United States, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and China, including the units that will be deployed in Brazil starting in January.

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JUNE 26, 2014

In addition to collecting seven International Engine of the Year awards in three years—including Best New Engine in 2012—the 1.0-liter liter turbo gasoline engine. liter category was topped by BMW’s 3-liter twin-power turbo six-cylinder gasoline engine. liter EcoBoost. The Fiesta 1.0-liter liter EcoBoost engine.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2012

The survey was carried out between July and August 2012. 6,028 people were questioned across six European countries; Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK. By comparison, 66% of those polled have owned a gasoline engine vehicle and 38% have owned a diesel engine vehicle. Future mobility solutions. Earlier post.).

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In January 2012, Opel will introduce a new natural gas ecoFLEX version of the Zafira Tourer—itself recently introduced at the 64 th Frankfurt Motor Show in September. Like the previous model, the Zafira Tourer features Opel’s monovalentPlus system and has a 14-liter gasoline reserve, giving it an extra 150 km (93 miles) of range.

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mpg US) and CO 2 emissions of 87 g/km, at Ford’s Cologne Assembly plant in Germany. liter 60PS and 82PS gasoline engines; and the latest 1.6-liter Ford of Europe has begun production of the new Fiesta ECOnetic Technology, which offers fuel economy of 3.3l/100 100 km (71.2 The car is powered by a 95PS (94 hp, 70 kW) 1.6-liter

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Bentley is showcasing a new Sport Utility Vehicle concept, EXP 9 F, at the 2012 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition. The EXP 9 F concept on display in Beijing is based around the Bentley 6.0L, twin-turbocharged W12 gasoline engine, developing 600bhp and 800 N·m of torque coupled with an 8-speed close-ratio transmission.

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AUGUST 7, 2013

In 2012, one of every two new diesel vehicles in the world (passenger cars and commercial vehicles) was registered in Europe. The European countries with the highest sales of diesel vehicles are Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and the UK. In 2012, the share of diesel engines in the large SUV segment stood at around 80%.

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Developed for the latest 1-liter downsized gasoline engines. Continental will be supplying Ford with turbochargers for the carmaker’s new three-cylinder direct injection gasoline engine platform. Continental began developing turbochargers for gasoline engines in 2006. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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At the company’s 61 st Automotive Press Briefing in Boxberg, Germany, Bosch senior executives outlined the company’s view on the general future of automotive technology—“ efficient and increasingly electrical ”, and provided a thumbnail of the way they see—and thus are developing products for—sector-specific technology trends.

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liter EcoBoost engine is a transverse-mounted, inline three-cylinder turbo gasoline direct fuel injection with Ti-VCT. gasoline direct injection engine, the new Focus 1.0-liter with 1,097,618 cars sold worldwide in 2013, compared to 1,014,965 units in 2012. increase from 2012. l/100 km (54.7 l/100 km (54.7

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Methanol-powered vehicles are one pillar of Geely Auto’s diversified new-energy strategy, which also encompasses ethanol, CNG, gasoline-electric hybrid, plug-in hybrid, pure-electric, and extended-range solutions. CSI says this is the world’s first production of a liquid renewable transport fuel from non-biological sources of energy.

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However, an electric vehicle may ultimately prove to be less expensive, even given the higher initial purchase cost, as every kilometer driven electrically costs less than driving on gasoline or diesel fuel. In April 2012, the federal government selected four regions in Germany as “electric mobility showcases”.

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Not only is it more powerful and contains up to 30% better efficiency than traditional gasoline, etc. Essentially, Belzowski and his colleague Paul Green found that drivers of diesel vehicles can save thousands of dollars in total ownership costs compared to similar gasoline vehicles. marketshare in 2012 to 1.25 Earlier post.).

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Opel’s first new engine for a revamped portfolio is a turbocharged 1598 cc, four-cylinder gasoline unit with direct injection and Start/Stop. Opel is fundamentally renewing its engine range over the next 12 months with the launch of three completely new gasoline and diesel families intended to replace the core of the current portfolio.

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million for 2013, up more than 60% from 2012. Ford says its EcoBoost engines deliver up to 20% better fuel economy than larger-displacement gasoline engines. Ford doubled Cologne, Germany, production of 1.0-liter More than 100,000 EcoBoost engines are now produced every month, with a target of 1.2 liter three-cylinder; 1.5-liter,

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liter gasoline engine from the EA 211 series, representing Volkswagen’s most modern engine technology. For the Volkswagen Group, Russia is currently its sixth-largest individual market, after China, Germany, Brazil, the USA and Great Britain. The plant is designed for an annual capacity of 150,000 units.

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It’s equivalent to getting the first sticker from the state government to sell gasoline by the gallon. In the last six months, visitors from Korea, Japan, China, Russia, Germany and Scotland have come to Cal State L.A. —Michael Dray. Top: Cal State L.A. Hydrogen Research and Fueling Facility. to tour the facility.

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liter EcoBoost engine in the 2014 Ford Fiesta International Engine of the Year in 2012 and 2013. liter in Europe prompted Ford to double production capacity at its state-of-the-art Cologne, Germany, plant to more than 1,000 engines a day. Automotive journalists named the 1.0-liter Robust demand for the 1.0-liter liter and 2.0-liter

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

The ratio of capital expenditure to sales revenue will be at a competitive level of around 6% on average in the period from 2012 to 2016. billion) in new production facilities and products in the period from 2012 to 2016. Investments in property, plant and equipment will account for €49.8 billion (US$68.7 billion (US$19.3

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psi make it also attractive for bending into reformulated gasoline. As a 100% drop-in fuel, isooctane can be used in any blending ratio with all standard fuels for gasoline motors. Audi’s “e-gasoline” initiative with Global Bioenergies is part of the overall Audi e-fuels strategy, the company said. Earlier post.). Earlier post.)

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From first being introduced in Europe in 2012, Ford’s voice-activated connected systems have quickly found their way into most new cars. The practical wagon body-styles for the Mondeo and Focus appealed to drivers most in Denmark (84%), Germany (81%), and the Netherlands (78%). Powertrains.

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The 48-volt version of the LC Super Hybrid complements the existing 12 volt technology demonstrator unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in 2012. Employing cost-effective low-voltage micro-mild hybrid technology, the LC Super Hybrid, which is based on a 1.4-liter Earlier post.). LC Super Hybrid features an electric supercharger developed by CPT.

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This will displace approximately 54 million gallons (204 million liters) of conventional diesel and gasoline annually while reducing total vehicle emissions. According to the US Department of Energy, the use of natural gas instead of gasoline cuts greenhouse gas emissions by 6-11 percent over the fuel life cycle. Richmond, Va.,

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