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KSPG awarded $342M in contracts for new compact EGR valve

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Pierburg GmbH, a member of the KSPG Group, has been awarded contracts worth a lifetime total of €250 million (US$342 million) for a newly developed compact exhaust-gas recirculation valve. The effect of exhaust-gas recirculation is based on a lowering of combustion temperatures in diesel and gasoline engines. Click to enlarge.

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Mercedes-Benz to showcase pre-production version of coming GLC F-Cell fuel cell PHEV at IAA

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Too, the cost of the technology has been slashed due largely to a 90% reduction in the amount of platinum used in the stack. The only exhaust gas emitted was water vapor—1800 tonnes of it in all. The GLC F-CELL features a ~9 kWh lithium-ion battery pack combined with a new fuel cell stack.

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EEA report suggests road charges for heavy-duty goods vehicles should reflect varied health effects of pollution in different countries

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With the use of advanced electronic systems, traffic can flow while being subject to road user charges that—in addition to the infrastructure costs—levy for the external costs of air pollution, the EEA points out. But there is also a hidden cost, paid in years of reduced health and lost life.

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Study for European Parliament assesses options for turning CO2 into methanol for use in transport

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A report prepared by ISIS (Institute of Studies for the Integration of Systems - Italy) together with Tecnalia (Spain) for the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) discusses the technological, environmental and economic barriers for producing methanol from carbon dioxide, as well as the possible uses of methanol in car transport in Europe.

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SEAT pushes forward with CNG line-up

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With CNG technology SEAT has the advantage of being able to offer customers a real alternative that is both effective and modern, in a vehicle that costs virtually the same as an equivalent diesel model. Plus, the maintenance costs of the TGI models are similar to those of traditional combustion engine vehicles.

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Perspective: Europeans in the lead with range extenders for hybrid vehicles; 2nd vs. 3rd generation

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They will sell for up to 65% more than the price of conventional buses but still have lower total cost of ownership over life. In addition, the exhaust manifold is cast into the block, for the same reasons as the integral head. When supplies commence, production will be outsourced to Spain’s Fagor Ederlan Group.

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Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

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And I’m careful about choosing these fights because they’re very exhausting. And by that do you mean they were fronting the costs of the rebates and then not recouping them from the utilities? I’ve been amazed that most companies seem to front the cost, even start ups. We’re behind Spain! This is not Bradley Bartz.

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