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Iveco to supply 115 natural gas Daily Vehicles to TNT Express Italy

Green Car Congress

Iveco contracted to deliver 115 Daily Natural Power light commercial vehicles to TNT Express Italy by 2013. The methane gas-powered vehicles will be used by TNT for its express courier activities in the Rome area as well as other parts of Central Italy. Click to enlarge.

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Here It Comes: Another Hot Summer in Europe

Baua Electric

The sweltering conditions upended vacations throughout the summer season as visitors collapsed from heat exhaustion at crowded tourist sites, and wildfires led to evacuations in Greece, Italy and Spain. It is not only the heat that travel advisers have had to grapple with, but also other unpredictable weather events.

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Chrysler’s Ram Truck increases EcoDiesel mix to 20% of Ram 1500 production; double expectations

Green Car Congress

MultiJet 2’s high-dispersion nozzles and servovalve can accommodate up to eight fuel-injection events per cylinder cycle. liter EcoDiesel features Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR); high-pressure cooled Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR); variable swirl intake ports; and a variable-geometry turbocharger. The all-new 3.0-liter

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A New Wildfire Watchdog

Cars That Think

Just thinking about the crew of people needed to tramp around to change all those batteries is exhausting, and to actually do it would be prohibitively expensive and impractical. The sensor equivalent of a sleeping dog is called an event-driven sensor. They developed an event-driven DC accelerometer that can detect change in tilt.

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Extreme E | Island X Prix – Sardinia | Your Ultimate Guide

My Energi

Due to the ongoing COVID19 crisis in South America, Extreme E decided to make the quick decision to switch the location of the fourth race of 2021 from Brazil to the island of Sardinia off the coast of Italy. The event will especially highlight how global warming has seen the island plagued by wildfires.

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

Green Car Congress

IDTechEx is producing an event looking at the whole range of electric vehicles. Optional masterclasses and visits to local centers of excellence in the subject are offered on the day before and the day after this event. In addition, the exhaust manifold is cast into the block, for the same reasons as the integral head.

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Lightning-fast Maserati Gran Turismo EV unveiled

EV Central

They’re made in Italy and they are “the most powerful motors on the market”, Maserati claims. The Folgore doesn’t have exhaust pipes, obviously. Maserati took Folgore to an event in the USA earlier this year, but only released tech details in Italy overnight. T-bone battery pack.

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