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Empa and partners exploring DME as fuel with new heavy-duty test engine

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Empa, together with FPT Motorenforschung AG Arbon, Politechnico di Milano, lubricant manufacturer Motorex and other partners, is exporing the use of DME as a fuel for heavy-duty engines. The platform for these discussions is the “International DME Association” founded in 2001, which currently has 50 members from science and industry.

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

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Since 2001, the discrepancy between official measurements of vehicle efficiency and actual performance of new cars in everyday driving has more than quadrupled—a discrepancy that translates into €450 per year in extra fuel costs for the average vehicle. for selected brands in 2001 and 2015. Source: The ICCT. Click to enlarge.

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Toyota announces aggressive environmental targets through 2050; cutting new vehicle CO2 by 90% compared to 2010

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Addressing key global environmental issues such as climate change, water shortages, resource depletion, and degradation of biodiversity, the Toyota Environmental Challenge 2050 aims to reduce the negative impact of manufacturing and driving vehicles as much as possible.

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EPA annual report on CO2, fuel economy and technology trends finds 2012 heading for all-time best; rapid adoption of new technologies

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Data for MY 2011 are final; data for MY 2012 are preliminary and based on projected vehicle production values provided to EPA by manufacturers. Manufacturers are selling many vehicles today that can meet future CO 2 emission targets. l/100 km), both slightly worse relative to MY 2010. The number of cars with 40 mpg or higher (5.9

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Mercedes-Benz Cars plants to source electricity from German wind farms

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Commissioned between 1999 and 2001, their subsidies through the Renewable Energy Act will run out after 20 years. New plants in Germany and Europe are planned with a CO2-neutral energy supply from the start: A new CO 2 -neutral engine plant is currently being built in Jawor, Poland.

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ICCT study finds that transitioning to low-GWP MAC refrigerants in China could avoid up to US$150B in costs

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The United States allows vehicle manufacturers to obtain equivalent fuel economy (and GHG) credits with alternative refrigerants, which China could also adopt to facilitate transition, the ICCT authors noted. Joint-venture manufacturers are expected to possess little, if any, competitive advantage. Background.

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Study Highlights the Importance of Considering Climate Effects of Non-CO2 Emissions from Transport in Mitigation Strategies and Policies

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for the year 1995 (Olivier and Berdowski, 2001), and BC and OC emissions (which are not available in the EDGAR3.2 However, the manufacturers remain committed to the development of advanced battery technology. For an emissions inventory, they used anthropogenic CO, NO x , NMVOCs and SO 2 emissions from EDGAR3.2

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