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Forvia Hella receives series orders for digital Smart Car Access system – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Series production will start in Romania and Mexico in 2025; in this context, Forvia Hella will also bring the NCAP-relevant safety function “Child Presence Detection” based on ultra-wideband technology onto the streets for the first time.

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Europe Mandates Automatic Emergency Braking

Cars That Think

At the other extreme are Bulgaria and Romania—Spain was doing poorly, but in a very few years it has come up to near the top of the list.”. This article appears in the January 2022 print issue as “Brakes That Slam Themselves.”.

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The Stunning Carbon Footprint of Plate Glass

Cars That Think

HOW PLATE GLASS IS MADE In many countries , including the Netherlands, Portugal, and Romania, a single line suffices to serve the local market. This article appears in the April 2022 print issue as “The Carbon Footprint of Plate Glass.”.

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Renault plan Fluence Z.E production

Green Cars News

The fossil fuelled version is expected to sell in Turkey, Romania and Russia, while the electric version however will make up part of mass market range of affordable zero-emission electric vehicles expected to start retailing across Europe starting in 2011.

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The EU’s 2035 petrol ban receives pushback from five countries

Teslarati

Several European countries, including Italy, Portugal, Slovakia, Bulgaria, and Romania are pushing to delay the EU’s potential ban on combustion engine powertrains in 2035. What do you think of the article? Volkswagen, Mercedes support EU ban of ICE sales past 2035. Do you have any comments, questions, or concerns?

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Whatever Happened to the Population Bomb?

Cars That Think

Or look at the forlorn places not far from Bucharest, Romania's capital, where all but a few young people have left for Western Europe and the TFR is below 1.4. This article appears in the October 2021 print issue as "What Goes Up.". SOURCE: U.N. DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS, WORLD POPULATION PROSPECTS 2019 REPORT.

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