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Hydrogen Opposed Piston Engine Working Group formed

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Created with the mission to build cleaner, more efficient engines, Achates Power has an experienced staff of engineers and scientists working with leading engine manufacturers to bring the opposed piston engine to market. ID-Technologies, Fribourg, Switzerland. Department of Automotive Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.

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IBM and EKZ partner to make plug-in charging more convenient with new smartphone application

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IBM Research has teamed with EKZ, the electricity utility provider of the Canton of Zurich in Switzerland, on a new pilot project that will allow consumers conveniently to charge electric vehicles and monitor their energy costs, using mobile devices. According to the latest statistics available, approximately 55.6%

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Empa recommends buying diesel vehicles only if Euro 6d-TEMP or Euro 6d

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On 1 September 2017, new emissions regulations for passenger vehicles come into force in the EU and Switzerland. These will plug the gaps in the existing legislation and will help to ensure that diesel vehicles in particular become considerably cleaner as regards their NO x emissions. At the end of 2016 around 3.1

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ICCT/TNO study: Real-world vehicle fuel consumption discrepancy widens to 42% in Europe

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com (Spain); and the car club TCS (Switzerland). Estimate of the reasons for the discrepancy between type-approval and real-world CO 2 emission levels for new passenger cars in the past as well as in the future, with and without introduction of the WLTP. United Kingdom), km77.com Source: The ICCT. Click to enlarge. Source: The ICCT.

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ICCT analysis finds real-world vehicle fuel consumption gap in Europe at all-time high of 42%

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com (Spain); and the car club TCS (Switzerland). But even the new test procedure contains new loopholes that could permit the performance gap to increase again in the future. Manufacturers measure vehicle fuel consumption in a controlled laboratory environment.

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EEA TERM Report Finds Efficiency Gains of Clean Vehicle Technology Being Offset By Ongoing Increases in Travel

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While technological advances are producing cleaner vehicles, more and more passengers and goods are travelling further distances in Europe, thereby offsetting efficiency gains. None of the EEA scenarios considered delivered the targeted reduction in transport GHG emissions. Click to enlarge.

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New MOF material has potential to cut costs and make nuclear fuel recycling cleaner

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By working at ambient temperature, the new material has the potential to save energy, make reprocessing cleaner and less expensive. Researchers are exploring technologies that enable safe, efficient, and reliable recycling of nuclear fuel for use in the future. The reclaimed materials can also be reused commercially. Resources.

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