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JANUARY 3, 2014

Second, it is specific to Switzerland. Included in the analysis are fuel cell, electric, hybrid-electric and conventional ICE drivetrains; energy carriers include gasoline, diesel, CNG, biogas, hydrogen and electricity. Li-ion battery specific energy density is presumed to be 150 Wh kg -1 , and fuel cell specific weight is 3 kg kW -1.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Stadler FLIRT (Fast Light Intercity and Regional Train) is a passenger multiple unit (MU) trainset. This holds the fuel cells and the hydrogen tanks. International rail vehicle construction company Stadler is headquartered in Bussnang in Eastern Switzerland. The FLIRT H2 train is planned for passenger service in 2024.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

The gap between official and real-world fuel-economy figures in Europe has risen to about 38%, according to a new report published by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT). However, by aggregating large sets of on-road fuel consumption data, clear trends can be observed. Source: ICCT. Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2017

The average gap between official fuel consumption figures and actual fuel use for new cars in the EU has reached 42%, according to the latest update by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) to its on-going research into vehicle fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions. —Peter Mock. —Uwe Tietge.

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OCTOBER 27, 2019

The Mercedes-Benz eActros heavy-duty electric truck, with a range of up to 200 km, is in intensive use by customers in Germany and Switzerland as part of the eActros “innovation fleet”. eCitaro vehicles were also delivered to Luxembourg and Switzerland. Earlier post.)

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APRIL 10, 2018

The new Focus features a broad suite of Ford advanced driver assistance technologies and advanced EcoBoost gasoline and EcoBlue diesel engines offering a 10% fuel-efficiency improvement across the range. A high-pressure fuel rail that now delivers up to 250 bar injection pressure, helping reduce particulates emissions.

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JULY 26, 2023

Further Porsche Charging Lounges are currently planned for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. —Oliver Blume, Chairman of the Executive Board of Porsche AG The first Porsche Charging Lounge in the world is heated and air-conditioned by a heat pump that operates without fossil fuels.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2016

The average gap between official fuel consumption figures and actual fuel use for new cars in the EU has reached 42%, according to the latest update by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) to its on-going research into vehicle fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions. United Kingdom), km77.com Peter Mock.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Over the next three years, the two Swiss research institutes will jointly search for practical ways of linking carbon dioxide and hydrogen to form longer-chain molecules and thus produce synthetic fuels. Aviation fuels are the fuels with the highest quality. A synthetic fuel must have the same properties. —Thomas J.

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OCTOBER 10, 2016

The light, stiff and strong aluminum-intensive body benefits the vehicle with greater flexibility to incorporate complex technology, compared with conventional body platforms. Most of the aluminum alloys featured in the Jaguar XFL come from Novelis’ Changzhou Plant, with the remainder to be sourced from Novelis’ Sierre plant in Switzerland.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

The Edison2 Very Light Car on the track. The winning teams—Edison2 of Lynchburg, Virginia; X-Tracer of Winterthur, Switzerland; and Li-ion Motors Corp. The winning teams—Edison2 of Lynchburg, Virginia; X-Tracer of Winterthur, Switzerland; and Li-ion Motors Corp. Edison2 is fuel source agnostic.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

The gap between official fuel-economy figures and the real world for new cars in the EU has reached 40 per cent, according to the latest update by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) to its on-going research into in-use vehicle fuel efficiency and CO 2 emissions. com (Spain) and the car club TCS (Switzerland).

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JULY 2, 2010

Vehicles also had to complete emissions, efficiency, and range events in which they had to achieve at least two-thirds the minimum fuel economy and range requirements. For fuel economy, this translates to at least 67 MPGe, or two-thirds of the 100 MPGe target for both vehicle classes. Amp, amp’d Sky(Cincinnati, OH) Battery Electric.

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MAY 23, 2014

The study by the team led by researchers from the Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland, appears in the journal Nature Communications. This shows that the known issue of incomplete fuel combustion during the 2S cycle is also responsible for SOA formation. Platt et al. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 29, 2013

A new white paper published by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) comparing official and “real-world” fuel consumption and CO 2 emission values for passenger cars in Europe and the United States shows that the average discrepancy between the values in Europe increased from less than 10% in 2001 to 25% in 2011.

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APRIL 8, 2014

The €62-million (US$85-million) expansion is in response to the steadily growing demand for aluminum automotive sheet for light-weight vehicle structures and body panels. In addition to existing automotive capacity at the Nachterstedt plant, Novelis also produces automotive sheet at its Sierre, Switzerland, and Goettingen, Germany, plants.

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JULY 28, 2010

The following is a complete list of remaining teams, along with the class in which they compete and their fuel type: Mainstream Class (Two vehicles, one team). Edison2, Very Light Car #97 (Charlottesville, VA), Internal Combustion Engine. Edison2, Very Light Car #98 (Charlottesville, VA), Internal Combustion Engine.

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DECEMBER 22, 2010

An EU-funded collaboration between universities and industry in Europe, Israel and the US is working to develop new engines, combustion technologies and fuels that will allow a substantial increase in the use of bioethanol in an urban context. The project covers a range of combustion approaches, including: Stoichiometric S.I.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

They are: Dachser, Edeka, Kraftverkehr Nagel, Ludwig Meyer, pfenning logistics, TBS Rhein-Neckar and Rigterink in Germany; and Camion Transport and Migros in Switzerland. The other customers participating in the first test phase will gradually receive an eActros in the next few weeks. Architecture specifically configured for electric drive.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 21, 2022

Researchers from DeepMind and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), in Lausanne, Switzerland, are using this particular one to get us closer to harnessing fusion power for generating electricity. They’ve also been aware that we would need a whole heck of a lot of it if it is to make a dent in our reliance on fossil fuels.

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MAY 23, 2022

An international team of researchers has shed light on one way new particles are forming in the upper troposphere. To analyze this, Wang headed to Switzerland as a member of the CLOUD collaboration to test his experiment at the European Council for Research Nuclear (CERN). Source: College of Engineering. —Neil Donahue.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

For instance, “Hey BMW, I feel tired” triggers a vitality program that adjusts the lighting mood, music and temperature, among other things, in order to make the driver feel more awake. In the future, the assistant will also be able to give fuel-saving driving tips or think ahead and warn drivers as necessary.

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JANUARY 26, 2023

At COP27, he said that even though the first legally binding international treaty on climate change, known as the Paris Agreement , was adopted nearly a decade ago, countries have yet to come to a consensus on how to stop burning fossil fuels, among other issues. France sells energy to Italy, Spain, and Switzerland,” Rahman said.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Participating in the fleet test are ten customers from a variety of sectors in Germany and Switzerland: Dachser, Edeka, Hermes, Kraftverkehr Nagel, Ludwig Meyer, pfenning logistics, TBS Rhein-Neckar and Rigterink from Germany; and Camion Transport and Migros from Switzerland.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 9, 2024

At the CES 2024, Hyundai Motor announced that it would expand HTWO, its existing fuel cell brand, into the Group’s hydrogen value chain business brand, and announced a ‘HTWO Grid’ solution that will accelerate the transition to a hydrogen society. This flow is visualized through LED lights.

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JULY 15, 2013

Researchers from EPFL in Switzerland and Technion-Israel Institue of Technology have developed nanoparticle-based ?-Fe Batteries, fuel cells and solar-energy conversion devices have emerged as a class of important technologies that increasingly rely on electrodes derived from nanoparticles. © LPI / EPFL. Click to enlarge.

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DECEMBER 1, 2010

December 2007, IBM scientists announced the development of an ultra-compact silicon electro-optic modulator, which converts electrical signals into the light pulses, a prerequisite for enabling on-chip optical communications. and IBM Zurich Research Lab in Rueschlikon, Switzerland. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, N.Y.

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MARCH 13, 2014

The cabin is free of even slight audible cues of earlier electric drives (light whining, fan noise, etc.). BluePower energy comes exclusively from hydro-electric generating plants in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Further features at no extra charge include LED rear lights and aerodynamic 16-inch alloy wheels.

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APRIL 10, 2009

By working out that the price of oil will fall when the EU’s regulations fully take effect, the study suggests that the European economic benefits of fuel efficiency have been underestimated, in general by up to 17%, according to T&E. The dangerous part is with the price of oil likely to drop, demand for fuel will go up.

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AUGUST 21, 2013

Å, 152 – 1515 m/s) neutrons are preferred due to their favorable detection reactions and due to their very useful contrast behavior, note the scientists at the Paul Scherrer Institute in Switzerland. Neutron imaging of fuel injection performed at Institu Laue-Langevin , adapted from van Overberghe 2006 and presented by Toops.

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DECEMBER 10, 2020

If EVs are to replace fossil-fuel vehicles, they need to be able to make long highway trips, which means that DC fast charging needs to be reliable, convenient, affordable and ubiquitous. A lack of lighting and shelter often leaves EV drivers out in the dark and/or rain.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2009

How does Marlow to Milan in an executive saloon on one tank of fuel sound? One of these intrepid road testers sent to try the fuel efficiency of Volvo’s new DRIVe models-the V70 and S80- was our reporter Tom Stewart, who kindly kept a diary to explain how Volvo converted a confessed ‘lead-foot’ to an eco-angel. Impossible?

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

At levels ‘D2’, ‘D3’ and ‘B’, the deceleration via regenerative braking is so strong that in this case the brake lights automatically come on. When regenerative braking is used at level ‘D2’ or above the brake lights therefore automatically come on. If the battery is fully charged, no regenerative braking occurs. The e-Golf.

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OCTOBER 28, 2021

These include voyage planning, fueling (charging), cargo operations, and task management, among other activities. For over 40 years I have organized demos and exhibited EVs, especially light EVs, at in-person EVents to thousands of people. What is your most effective contribution toward the adoption of EVs? Frederick (Rick) W.

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Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 28, 2021

These include voyage planning, fueling (charging), cargo operations, and task management, among other activities. For over 40 years I have organized demos and exhibited EVs, especially light EVs, at in-person EVents to thousands of people. What is your most effective contribution toward the adoption of EVs? Frederick (Rick) W.

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