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The project, called “European Battery Innovation” (EuBatIn) was jointly prepared and notified by Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, Slovakia, Spain and Sweden. In 2017, the Commission launched the European Battery Alliance. The twelve Member States will provide up to €2.9 billion (US$3.5

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million users in France in 2017. French government data from 2017 show that 90% of the registered private hire vehicles, which includes Uber, were diesel cars. A broad coalition of green NGOs in the US, Germany, France, the UK, The Netherlands and Belgium has just launched the #TrueCostOfUber campaign.

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DECEMBER 3, 2018

A new European Joint Research Center (JRC) analysis on the deployment of electric vehicles (EV) in Europe concludes that although the sector evolved significantly between 2010 and 2017, progress is still small to be characterized as full-scale commercialization. Market share of M1 EV in Europe between 2010 and 2017.

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CMB.TECH has opened the first multimodal hydrogen refueling station in Antwerp, Belgium. The launch of the Hydroville in 2017, the first hydrogen-powered passenger ship, gave impetus to this commitment. It is the first refueling station to produce green hydrogen which will be used to power ships, tube trailers, cars, trucks and buses.

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on 13 January at the 2017 European Motor Show in Brussels, Belgium. Renault Pro+ will present the all-electric New KANGOO Z.E. Renault Pro+ will equip the latest KANGOO Z.E. with a new motor/battery package that will increase the model’s driving range by more than 50%, from 170 km to 270 km (106 miles to 168 miles) NEDC.

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JUNE 21, 2017

Audi will begin production of the Audi e-tron Sportback—Audi’s second production electric car—at Audi Brussels (Belgium) in 2019. The basis for the new e-automobile is the Audi e-tron Sportback concept design study, which the company unveiled at Auto Shanghai 2017. Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 23, 2017

It is the first of three hydrogen stations Shell plans to open in the UK in 2017. Shell is in the process of assessing the potential of future projects in the United States, Canada, Switzerland, Austria, France, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.

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DECEMBER 5, 2019

Ballard Power Systems announced a purchase order from Van Hool, a leading bus OEM and Ballard partner headquartered in Belgium, for 20 FCveloCity-HD 85kW fuel cell modules to power buses in Groningen, the Netherlands, under the JIVE2 funding program. Ballard plans to deliver the 20 FCveloCity-HD 85kW modules in 2020.

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In 2002, the Aleris facility in Duffel, Belgium opened its first continuous annealing line to provide automotive body sheet to the automotive industry. In 2017, Aleris opened a new state-of-the-art auto body sheet production capacity at its Lewisport, Kentucky facility.

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AUGUST 11, 2015

The first five production Toyota Mirai fuel cell vehicles ( earlier post ) for Europe were unloaded in Bristol, UK and Zeebrugge, Belgium, respectively on 8 and 10 August. Markets beyond the UK, Germany and Denmark will be added from 2017 as the hydrogen infrastructure develops. Price is €66,000 (US$73,000) + VAT (Germany).

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JANUARY 25, 2018

At Busworld 2017 in Kortrijk, Belgium, Scania unveiled the hybrid Scania Interlink Low Decker and the battery-electric Scania Citywide bus. This partnership is one of several strategic initiatives in Scania’s ambition to drive the shift toward a sustainable transport system. Earlier post.).

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MARCH 30, 2016

Toyota will launch the Mirai fuel cell vehicle in Sweden and Norway this summer, following other European countries that have introduced the Toyota Mirai in 2015 (UK, Germany and Denmark) or early 2016 (Belgium). Toyota estimates selling around 30,000 units a year globally in 2020 from 3,000 units in 2017.

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JANUARY 19, 2016

Belgium-based VRT News has charged that Opel dealers have been modifying the software in the Zafira Tourer 1.6 This is a voluntary and early improvement towards the so-called RDE (Real Driving Emissions) legislation that goes into effect in 2017. diesel to change the emission behavior of the vehicles.

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DECEMBER 5, 2016

The official name giving and christening ceremony will take place in the spring of 2017 in Zeebrugge, Belgium. Royal IHC has launched DEME’s 3,500 m 3 -hopper LNG-powered trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Minerva at its shipyard in Kinderdijk, The Netherlands.

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JANUARY 11, 2018

In 2015, Sony acquired Belgium-based Softkinetic Systems S.A. In April 2017, Sony introduced the IMX390CQV high-sensitivity CMOS image sensor. Sample shipment began in May 2017. In October 2017, Sony releases a 7.42 Sample shipment began in November 2017. Sony will start shipping sample units in April 2018.

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MAY 8, 2017

Researchers from the University of Antwerp and KU Leuven (University of Leuven), Belgium, have developed an all-gas-phase solid and stand-alone photo-electrochemical (PEC) cell that produces hydrogen gas from volatile organic contaminated air and light. —Sammy Verbruggen. Resources. Verbruggen, M. Van Hal, T. Bosserez, J. Martens, S.

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JUNE 22, 2018

HySeas III, jointly led by the shipyard Ferguson Marine and the University of St Andrews, includes Orkney Islands Council; Kongsberg Maritime (Norway); Ballard Power Systems Europe (Denmark); McPhy (France); DLR - German Aerospace Center; and Interferry (Belgium/US) the global trade association for ferry operators and suppliers.

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AUGUST 1, 2018

on H1 2017, the growth recorded in Germany, France and Spain allowed the overall market to keep growing. Diesel’s biggest declines took place in Norway (-32%), the UK (-30%), Slovenia (-28%), Finland (-20%) and Belgium (-20%). The Golf was the top-selling car in Germany, Austria, Luxembourg, Latvia and Belgium.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

PROSUME is now negotiating eight different pilot projects in Germany, France, Italy, Sweden, Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. The Pre-ICO will start 27 September 2017 and last for 12 days, offering the chance for early adopters and strategic partners to exchange tokens for ETH, BTC or LTC with a significant Bonus (47%).

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MARCH 8, 2018

The European debut follows its global media reveal in Shanghai, China, in late 2017. An additional 12 new markets for Polestar 1 have been added and will open for pre-orders simultaneously, including Switzerland, the UK, Belgium, Finland, France, Poland, Austria, Spain, Italy, Denmark, Portugal and Canada. Earlier post.).

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In a study conducted by the Vias Institute in Belgium between 2017 and 2021, it was revealed that raising a vehicle’s hood by 100 mm increases the risk of fatality in collisions with pedestrians and cyclists by a whopping 30 per cent.

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Polestar launched in 2017 with the Polestar 1—a low-volume Electric Performance Hybrid GT with 600 hp, 1,000 N·m and an electric-only range of 150 km (93 miles). Initial launch markets include China, the United States, Canada, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the UK.

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It will meet the 60 decibel (dB(A)) limit under the PIEK standard (the PIEK-standard has been adopted in several countries including: Belgium, France, Germany, Netherlands & UK), which many local authorities adopt to regulate night-time deliveries.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Punch Powertrain, a Belgium-based full-system supplier of fuel-efficient powertrains including transmissions and plug-in hybrid and battery-electric systems, is acquiring France-based power electronics expert Apojee. In 2017, Punch Powertrain opened 3 new locations.

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Slated to begin operation in early 2017, it will process 24 tons of biomass per day and annually produce 700 tons of second generation bioethanol, as well 750 tons of Biolignin. A 36-month project, 2G Biopic encompasses the construction of a demonstration plant on the “Portes du Tarn” economic and industrial park, 20 km from Toulouse.

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OCTOBER 11, 2017

This new motor/generator will be shown at Busworld Kortrijk, taking place from 20-25 October 2017 in Kortrijk, Belgium. The SUMO HP HV900 is currently being used as part of the plug-in hybrid powertrain system being developed in a joint effort with Cummins that was announced in May. Earlier post.)

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NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Since September 2017, a new test procedure, the Worldwide Harmonized Light Vehicles Test Procedure (WLTP), has to be followed for new vehicle types. From laboratory to road: A 2017 update of official and “real-world” fuel consumption and CO 2 values for passenger cars in Europe. com (Spain); and the car club TCS (Switzerland).

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DECEMBER 11, 2017

The new Panamera plug-in hybrid models were launched on the European market in June 2017. In France, for example, the figure is 70%, in Austria it is more than 80% and in Belgium it is even more than 90%. Porsche reports that around 60% of all new Panamera models that have been delivered in Europe were equipped with a hybrid drive.

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OCTOBER 25, 2016

The first areas of focus in 2017 for the body will be the challenges of global CO 2 emissions and the corresponding regulations post-2025, plus the company’s transformation process. Yves Leterme – former OECD Deputy Secretary-General and former Prime Minister of Belgium. The Volkswagen Group is proactively making €20 million (US$21.75

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Construction of the flagship pilot project, which will be located at ArcelorMittal’s steel plant in Ghent, Belgium, is anticipated to commence later this year, with bioethanol production expected to start mid-2017.

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The company expects to begin construction on the project this fall, with a goal of shipping automotive body sheet material to customers by early 2017. Aleris is currently a leading supplier to the European premium auto industry, which has led the transition to aluminum driven by tighter emissions standards.

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Environmental Protection Agency Office of Research and Development in Research Triangle Park in North Carolina and its Region 8 Office in Denver Colorado; and NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Murray, L. Lamsal, L. Duncan, B., … Tonnesen, G. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres , 122, 10,439–10,461.

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Developed in association with Bosch, the service was released in Germany in September 2016 and will be rolled out over the next few months in France, the UK, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden. app in the first half of 2017 to make journeys in the ZOE even easier, including door-to-door navigation.

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In 2017 Volvo Cars committed that all new Volvo cars launched from 2019 would be electrified. Volvo Cars’ first battery assembly line is currently under construction at its manufacturing plant in Ghent, Belgium. —Martina Buchhauser, senior vice president for procurement at Volvo Cars.

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JANUARY 14, 2017

At the Brussels Motorshow in Belgium, Renault Pro+ introduced two new electric light commercial vehicles—New Kangoo Z.E. is built in France and will go on sale in Europe from mid-2017. will arrive in the European market at the end of 2017. and Master Z.E.—to —to its line-up, bringing the total to four.

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OCTOBER 19, 2017

At Busworld Europe 2017 in Belgium, Daimler Buses introduced Active Brake Assist 4 (ABA 4) with pedestrian detection—the first emergency braking assistance system in a touring coach to brake automatically for pedestrians.

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The EEA briefing NEC Directive reporting status 2017 , gives a progress update on how Member States are meeting their emission ceilings under the NEC Directive. —“NEC Directive reporting status 2017 - The need to reduce air pollution in Europe”. Six Member States exceeded their NO x emission ceilings in 2015.

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