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JANUARY 12, 2011

The 11 Dual-Fuel systems will be fitted directly onto the buses on the Volvo production line and these buses are expected to be in service in Sweden by July 2011. This supply agreement is separate from the supply agreement signed with Volvo Powertrain in July 2010, and represents a further extension to the relationship which began in 2007.

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JULY 17, 2009

The plant, which would produce methanol and dimethyl ether from the gasification of kraft pulp black liquor, was announced in August of 2007 in partnership with Chemrec AB of Sweden. Chemrec has operated a pilot plant in Piteå, Sweden for two years and recently announced a full scale production plant at another location in Sweden.

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MAY 1, 2014

This figure has declined continuously since its peak in 2007, when 15.5 The biggest cars, measured by mass, were bought in Latvia, Sweden and Luxembourg. Compared to the current levels the average emissions gap between gasoline and diesel was more than 10 times higher in 2000. There were 11.8 million vehicles were registered.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2010

lower than before the crisis in 2007. less than in 2007. Between January and September 2009, automotive production in Europe decreased by more than a quarter compared to the same periods in 2008 and 2007. Among the smaller countries in terms of manufacturing, production was down more than 58% in Austria and Sweden.

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JULY 8, 2013

Although the models are primarily designed for simulation, but there are also other usages of models, such as optimization, noted Peter Fritzson, Professor at Linköping University, Sweden Vice Chairman of Modelica Association and Director of OSMC in a 2012 overview of Modelica and OpenModelica.

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JULY 9, 2012

of all fatal accidents in 2007 occurred in intersections, and in 16 EU countries (excluding Sweden) the corresponding figure was 20.6% Sweden reported 47,000 animal collisions in 2010. The conditions in Canada and Sweden are also found in Norway, Finland and Russia. Automatic braking at intersections. In the US 21.5%

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JUNE 1, 2009

In January 2007, Volvo and Vattenfall launched a joint project with the aim of testing and developing plug-in technology. We are investing in an industrial joint venture to series-produce plug-in hybrid cars in Sweden in 2012, cars that can be powered by both electricity and diesel. Earlier post.)

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OCTOBER 2, 2009

Similar to last year’s situation, some Member States including the Netherlands, Sweden and Germany expect to emit only slightly more NOx than their ceilings. The latest data available only covers past emissions up until 2007 and few Member States have yet fully incorporated the effects of the recession into their projections for 2010.

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DECEMBER 15, 2009

Volvo Trucks will begin field testing in Sweden and the UK in 2010 of heavy-duty diesel trucks fuelled by a combination of methane gas and diesel. In August 2007, Volvo Trucks presented seven driveable FM trucks adapted for use by different biofuels. The field tests will start with a mixture containing up to 70% methane gas.

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JANUARY 3, 2014

million tonnes emitted in 2007. There are also significant reserves in Jordan, Morocco, Sweden, Syria and Turkey. However, the National Development Plan for Oil Shale Use for 2008-15 calls for reducing annual extraction while preserving the country’s strong energy security.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2010

European academic and industrial partners include Swerea SICOMP, INASCO Hella, Chalmers, Advanced Composites Group, Nanocyl, Volvo Car Corporation, Bundesanstalt Fur Material forschung undprufung, ETC Battery and Fuel Cells Sweden. South, Robert H. Carter, James F. Snyder, Corydon D. Hilton, Daniel J. O’Brien, and Eric D. Shirshova, N.,

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NOVEMBER 25, 2009

Following a decade of relative stability, for example, the atmospheric concentration of methane (CH 4 ), a potent greenhouse gas, began to rise inexplicably in 2007. Although deteriorating permafrost has been observed in Russia, Sweden, and Tibet, the precise source of the increase has not yet been identified. Click to enlarge.

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DECEMBER 20, 2013

The US, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Japan, and other countries bolstered efforts to deploy hydrogen fueling infrastructure. For 2007 through 2012, an average of five technologies per year entered into the market. From 2000 – 2006, one to three commercial technologies entered the market per year.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Country/Average CO2 2008(g/km)/AverageCO2 2007/Rank 2007. Sweden / 174 / 181 / 23. Manufacturer/ranking 2007/ Average CO2 in 2008(g/km). League table results: Ranking 2008. Portugal / 138 / 144 / 1. France / 140 / 149 / 4. Italy / 145 / 147 / 2. Denmark / 146 / 160 / 12. Malta / 147 / 148 / 3. Belgium / 148 / 153 / 5.

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APRIL 21, 2008

This is the same bill that the House passed in 2007. A 15 kwh battery would have an approximate all-electric range of between 40 and 60 miles depending on the configuration of the vehicle operating system and many other factors.

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APRIL 29, 2009

Here are some examples of actions that would be required to achieve the target of at least 35 mpg specified by EISA 2007: [Note: NHTSA has released CAFE standards for MY 2011, but is engaging in further consideration and analysis prior to issuing rules for subsequent model years. Earlier post.)]. Thornes, B. Cervero, The Transit Metropolis.

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DECEMBER 20, 2009

Quizzed by The Observer as to which country had objected to the 2050 target, director-general of Sweden’s Naturvårdsverket (Environmental Protection Agency) Lars-Erik Liljelund quipped , “China. China doesn’t like numbers.”

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JUNE 28, 2016

Other selected pioneers come from France (2), Luxembourg (2), and Canada, Israel, Sweden and the United Kingdom. Past recipients include Google (2001), Wikimedia (2007), Mozilla (2007), Kickstarter (2011) and Airbnb (2013).

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AUGUST 22, 2009

The European Community’s air pollutant emission inventory report released by the European Environment Agency finds that in 2007, sulphur oxides (SO x ) emissions were down by 72 % from 1990 levels. EU-27 emissions of all four pollutants were lower in 2007 than in 2006.

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APRIL 21, 2010

The seventeen EU countries that levy passenger car taxes partially or totally based on the car’s carbon dioxide emissions and/or fuel consumption are: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

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MAY 10, 2023

Donna Strickland receives the 2018 Nobel Prize in physics from King Carl Gustaf of Sweden, at the Stockholm Concert Hall. From 2007 to 2013, she served as associate chair of the department. Strickland says she thought she’d be working at Princeton until she retired, but after her husband left Bell Labs in 1996, they returned to Canada.

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JUNE 7, 2013

Volvo has been testing Bio-DME in Sweden since 2009. In 2007, Volvo showcased in Brussels seven commercial vehicles powered by seven different CO 2 -neutral fuels, one of which was DME. Earlier post.). This will be followed by a 500 hp (373 kW) rating with the same torque. Selecting DME. Earlier post.)

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FEBRUARY 27, 2009

Elektromotive and EDF Energy and have been working in partnership since 2007 to develop an electric vehicle recharging infrastructure; the Renault-Nissan Alliance is also collaborating with EDF on electric vehicle infrastructure. The Brighton-based company also exports Elektrobays to Sweden, Holland, Germany and Ireland. Earlier post.)

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APRIL 21, 2009

Audi Volkswagen-owned company exploring PHEVs Metroproject Quattro Sub-compact PHEV Concept Car shown October 2007; PHEV of A1 Sportback under consideration Bright Automotive For-profit spin off from Rocky Mountain Institute designing lightweight PHEVs, successor to RMIs 1990s "Hypercar" concept. Batteries not ready.

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