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Hyundai bringing XCIENT Fuel Cell trucks to California

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Debuting last year in Switzerland, XCIENT Fuel Cell has proven its commercial viability through more than one million kilometers of driving in real-world conditions. The first 46 units were delivered to Switzerland last year, and they have cumulatively driven more than one million kilometers, or about 620,000 miles, in 11 months of service.

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Study Finds That CO2 Emissions in Europe from Mobile AC May Be An Average Six Times Higher Than Predicted by the EPA MOBILE6 Model

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The team developed a simple model to calculate extra emissions and fuel consumption resulting from MAC activity as a function of ambient temperature and humidity: EEMAC, Empa Emission model for Mobile Air Conditioning systems. MOBILE6, developed by the US EPA, is applied all over the world, including Europe.

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York, Empa study finds retrofitting of VW diesel engines was successful

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On the opening day of the Frankfurt International Motor Show (IAA), the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a Notice of Violation: VW diesel engines with 1.6 liters displacement (type code EA 189) contained illegal software designed to manipulate emissions. liter diesel the emissions were even 53% worse.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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At issue is the 2012 expiration of the Kyoto Protocol, a binding but effectively unenforceable 1997 treaty that had set greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets for 40 industrialized countries, referred to as Annex 1 countries, yielding an average GHG reduction of 5.2%

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Ford unveils new Focus; 10% better fuel economy; focus on tech; gasoline and diesel

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Fuel-efficiency and CO 2 emissions from both EcoBoost gasoline engines are enhanced using Ford’s industry-first cylinder deactivation system for a three-cylinder engine, which can automatically stop one of the engine’s cylinders when full capacity is not needed, such as when coasting or cruising with light demand on the engine. The all-new 1.5-liter

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Hyundai begins supplies of hydrogen trucks to Port of California | Autocar Professional

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on May 2 and attended by key officials from Hyundai, CTE (The Center for Transportation and the Environment), the California Air Quality Administration, and the California Energy Commission. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The inauguration ceremony, which was held in Oakland, U.S.,

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