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EEA: increase in EU GHG emissions, mostly due to transport, hampers progress towards 2030 targets

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Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across the European Union rose slightly in 2017, mostly because of the transport sector. emissions increase in 2017 from 2016. While the EU remains on track to meet its 2020 emissions reduction target, updated data shows Member States cannot afford to take progress beyond that date for granted.

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California ARB awards $7M for ultra-low NOx heavy-duty diesel truck demo project with Achates opposed-piston engines

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Achates Power, founded in 2004, currently has a number of development projects underway spanning a variety of applications of its opposed-piston engine architecture, from light-to-heavy duty. liter Opposed-Piston Gasoline Compression Ignition (OPGCI) engine. Earlier post.). liter Opposed-Piston Gasoline Compression Ignition (OPGCI) engine.

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Video Friday: ICRA Turns 40

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By Ning Yang , Amit Rogel , and Gil Weinberg from Georgia Tech [ Georgia Tech ] The iCub project was initiated in 2004 by Giorgio Metta, Giulio Sandini, and David Vernon to create a robotic platform for embodied cognition research. A unique feature of our drones is their self-recharging capability.

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Europe Mandates Automatic Emergency Braking

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A case in point is intelligent speed assistance, which Ford has offered in Europe on the S-Max since 2015 and on the more affordable Focus since 2017 , well before the EU had even decided to make it mandatory. “In Formal requirements came long afterwards—in Europe in 2004 and in the United States in 2012.

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History of Electric Vehicles in India

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MEML was closed in 2004 due to a lack of demand. 2016-2017 – Electric rickshaws controlled the whole market due to their widespread appeal. 2021 – Fast forward to 2021, when firms are hustling to produce affordable electric vehicles, to dispel the myth that electric automobiles are prohibitively expensive.

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Learn How the President-Elect Candidates Plan to Improve IEEE

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He served on the IEEE Board of Directors as the 2016–2017 Region 5 director and the 2019 vice president of. He was the 2017 chair of the audit committee and cochair of the 2019 ad hoc committee on member engagement, which included three subcommittees that examined member value and led MGA's efforts in realigning IEEE's regions.

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Calif. ARB releases GHG scoping plan update; more ZEVs, “LEV IV”, MD and HD regulations; ZEV for trucks; more LCFS

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California’s vehicle GHG standards—authorized by AB 1493 (Pavley) in 2002, first approved in 2004, and extended in 2012—are delivering fuel consumption and CO 2 reductions. Since its launch in 2011, the regulation has generated a multitude of unique approaches for cleaner fuels. —Draft Scoping Plan Update.