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EEA: no improvements on average CO2 emissions from new cars registered in 2017 in Europe

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Efforts to improve the fuel efficiency of new cars sold in the European Union (EU) stalled in 2017 compared to 2016, according to provisional data published today by the European Environment Agency (EEA). While past years have seen steady declines, new passenger cars registered in 2017 emitted on average 0.4 Source: EEA. A total of 15.1

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EEA: average CO2 emissions from new cars and new vans in Europe increased in 2018

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After a steady decline from 2010 to 2016, by almost 22 grams of CO 2 per kilometer (g CO 2 /km), average emissions from new passenger cars increased in 2017 by 0.4 grams more than in 2017. This is the first increase in average CO 2 emissions from new vans since the regulation came into force in 2011, following a sharp decrease in 2017.

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New report finds global CO2 vehicle emission reduction measures falter; dropping diesels, increasing SUVs

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Vehicle fuel economy improvements have slowed globally, according to the latest report from the Global Fuel Economy Initiative (GFEI): Fuel Economy In Major Car Markets: Technology And Policy Drivers 2005-2017. per year between 2015 and 2017. and 9 L ge /100 km, while the best (France and Italy) fell to between 5.2 Source: GFEI.

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JATO: new car average CO2 emissions highest in Europe since 2014; slow EV uptake insufficient to counter fewer diesels and more SUVs

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g/km higher than in 2018, the delta was lower than the difference between the 2017 and 2018 results—where the growth was 2.4 Average emissions for Germany, Britain, Italy, and Spain increased, ranging from a rise of 0.8 g/km for Italy. —Felipe Munoz, global analyst at JATO Dynamics. g/km in 2018 to 111.1

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German power-to-gas facility opens green methanation plant; €28M STORE&GO project

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Construction on the methanation plant began in July 2017. The cornerstone for the methanation plant was laid in July 2017, and additional essential components were put in place directly alongside the existing facility. Type of CO2 source (biogas; waste water; atmosphere). million) STORE&GO research project.

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DB Schenker expands its electric fleet with 36 new FUSO eCanter vehicles

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This announcement represents the biggest eCanter fleet deal to date and I would like to thank DB Schenker for their continued trust in FUSO on our shared mission towards CO2-neutral transportation. FUSO celebrated the market launch of this commercial vehicle for short-radius distribution in 2017.

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This Startup Is Building the Internet of Underwater Things

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Potential applications supported the creation of a spin-off: WSense launched in 2017 with a handful of PhDs and engineers with backgrounds in acoustics, network architecture, signal processing, among other areas. Today, the startup employs a staff of 50 people with offices located in Italy, U.K., and Norway.