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Toyota’s diesel line-up in Western Europe to be made compatible with HVO100 diesel fuel

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HVO100 (hydrated vegetable oil) meets the EN 15940 European quality standard for paraffinic diesel. It has a higher cetane number (c80) than standard diesel and has a lower sulfur and aromatics content. This is required as HVO100 is less dense than standard diesel.

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Non-Tesla EVs to get free first Supercharging session in 18 countries

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Dubbed the North American Charging Standard (NACS) by Tesla in an announcement last year, the agreements are set to give other EV brands access to all Supercharger stations in the coming weeks. Tesla Supercharging is free in Europe to celebrate 10 year anniversary What are your thoughts?

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Tesla FSD Beta released in Europe and Australia

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in Belgium. A Model 3 Standard Range in Australia also received FSD Beta v. The company listed jobs in Switzerland, Finland, and Denmark for an ADAS Test Operator, who would be “responsible to identify [sic] improvements and regressions across software iterations.” A Model S P 100D with 3.0 hardware received update 2023.12.9

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Survey finds LNG-fueled ship orders up 26% in six months

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A key factor is International Maritime Organization Tier III emissions standards, which are slated to take effect in 2015-2016. Currently projects underway in Belgium, Sweden, Finland, South Korea, Singapore, Japan and elsewhere have made efforts to offer LNG bunkering and incentives to support LNG-fueled marine technology.

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Honda targets new Guinness World Records title for fuel efficiency with 8,500-mile diesel drive across Europe

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On 1 June, two members of Honda’s European Research & Development (R&D) team will set out on the journey from Aalst, Belgium. The car which attempts the record must be a standard model in every respect, with no modifications to give an advantage. In the Civic Tourer, the 1.6

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NOx emissions exceeded limits in 12 European countries in 2010

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These were Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden. Spain was the only Member State to report exceeding three of its four emission ceilings (NO x , NMVOC, NH 3 ), followed by Germany (NO x , NMVOC) and Finland (NO x , NH 3 ) with two exceedances each.

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Air pollutant emission 2010 limits exceeded in twelve EU Member States; road transport NOx a main factor

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Preliminary analysis shows eleven Member States exceeding their respective NO x ceilings (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Spain and Sweden). Finland exceeded its ammonia ceiling. Jacqueline McGlade. The pollutant for which most exceedances were registered was NO x.

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