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Volkswagen Group to invest €51.6B over next five years; seeking to make itself future-proof

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This total amount includes additions to capitalized development costs of €10.3 In powertrain production, new generations of engines will be launched with enhanced performance, fuel consumption and emission levels. The Volkswagen Group is one of the world’s leading automobile manufacturers and the largest carmaker in Europe.

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California Air Resources Board Pushes for Restoration of DOE Funding for Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles; Tackles the Four Miracles

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Fuel cell system durability has improved and costs have been reduced through R&D, the ARB staff noted. In volume production, FCVs are expected to be cost competitive with other advanced vehicles, and are approaching the cost of advanced hybrid system even with current designs and high costs of materials. Source: DOE.

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EPA and NHTSA Issue Notice of Intent to Develop New Greenhouse Gas and Fuel Economy Standards for Light-Duty Vehicle Model Years 2017-2025; Proposal Expected by 30 Sep 2011

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The technology pathways are intended to show the different cost impacts of achieving different levels of stringency, if the industry were to place more or less emphasis on hybrids, plug-in hybrids, and electric vehicles as compared to advanced gasoline technologies and vehicle mass reduction. emissions compared to conventional technologies.

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IEA technology and policy reports outline paths to halving fuel used for combustion-engined road transport in less than 40 years

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Average fuel economy and new vehicles registrations, 2005 and 2008. Tackling road transport energy use is vital to enhancing energy security and reducing carbon dioxide emissions globally. This achievement would contribute to significant reductions in GHG emissions and oil use, compared to a baseline projection.

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CRC study finds some adverse results from use of mid-level ethanol blends in MY 2001-2009 engines; DOE and ethanol industry say study significantly flawed

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The study claims mechanical damage and suggests degraded engine performance, emissions and durability on conventional vehicles from the use of E15 or E20 fuel. CRC research programs are managed by five technical committees (Advanced/Vehicle/Fuel/Lubricants, Atmospheric Impacts, Emissions, Performance, and Aviation.). Background.

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Perspective: US Needs to Transition to Hydrous Ethanol as the Primary Renewable Transportation Fuel

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Automobile manufacturers were given tax breaks to produce cars that ran on hydrous ethanol, and, by 1980, every automobile company in Brazil was following this lead. By the mid-1980s, three quarters of the cars manufactured in Brazil were capable of running on sugarcane-based hydrous ethanol. C in the anhydrous state.

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Bosch: Electrification is Coming, But Combustion Engines to Dominate for Another 20 Years

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This will make it possible to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions of diesel cars to under 99 grams per kilometer.The electric car will come, but in small numbers at first. In addition, automobile manufacturers are using other technologies to further decrease consumption and emissions. In 2008, Bosch and Samsung SDI Co.

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