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EEA TERM Report Finds Efficiency Gains of Clean Vehicle Technology Being Offset By Ongoing Increases in Travel

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Based on analysis of long-term trends, a new European Environment Agency (EEA) report calls for a clear vision defining Europe’s transport system by 2050 and consistent policies to achieve it. Transport, including international aviation and maritime transport, accounts for around a quarter of total EU greenhouse gas emissions.

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US charges former CEO of Volkswagen AG Winterkorn with conspiracy and wire fraud in diesel emissions scandal

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I want to thank the Criminal Division’s Fraud Section, the Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan as well as our partners at the EPA, FBI and in Germany for their hard work on this important case. —US Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

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US charges Audi manager with conspiracy to cheat US emissions tests; sacrificing NOx control for a sound system

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Pamio was formerly head of Thermodynamics within Audi’s Diesel Engine Development Department in Neckarsulm, Germany. Williams of the Department of Justice’s Environment and Natural Resources Division, and Acting US Attorney Daniel L. The Criminal Division’s Office of International Affairs also assisted in the case.

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Continental extends term of Nikolai Setzer as CEO, appoints new board member for automotive group sector – ET Auto

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After strategically realigning the automotive business with a market- and customer-focused structure – despite an extremely difficult environment – Setzer will now hand over responsibility to von Hirschheydt. “I Setzer has worked at Continental since finishing his studies in engineering management in Germany and France in 1997.

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Being More Inclusive is Paying Off for This IEEE Society

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IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society started more than two decades ago to become a more welcoming and inclusive environment for women and members from outside the United States. Institute for Automation of Complex Power Systems at RWTH Aachen University , in Germany. Beginning in 2007, IEEE Fellow.

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Being More Inclusive is Paying Off for This IEEE Society

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IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society started more than two decades ago to become a more welcoming and inclusive environment for women and members from outside the United States. Institute for Automation of Complex Power Systems at RWTH Aachen University , in Germany. Beginning in 2007, IEEE Fellow.

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Volkswagen AG agrees to plead guilty and pay $4.3B in criminal and civil penalties; 6 execs and employees indicted

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Volkswagen continues to cooperate with investigations by the DOJ into the conduct of individuals and with inquiries by the Braunschweig and Munich public prosecutor’s offices in Germany. The other defendants are believed to presently reside in Germany. Indictment. Schmidt was arrested on 7 Jan.