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Opel to introduce new Euro 6 1.6 CDTI diesel in Geneva; 57 mpg US in the Zafira Tourer

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CDTI diesel delivers 100 kW/136 hp and 320 N·m of torque for fuel consumption in the Zafira Tourer of 4.1 At the Geneva Motorshow (7-17 March, 2013) Opel will introduce a new generation diesel engine, the 1.6 CDTI ECOTEC—its cleanest diesel yet—in the seven-seater Zafira Tourer. Click to enlarge.

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Volvo Car Group boosts production of V60 PHEV by 90%; 7,600 units in 2013

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Volvo Car Group (Volvo Cars) is ramping up production of the V60 Plug-in Hybrid ( earlier post ) by 90% to meet demand, especially in Holland, Belgium and Italy. All in all, Volvo Cars will produce 7,600 plug-in hybrids in 2013, with a 2014 target of 10,000 units. This corresponds to fuel consumption of 1.8

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Amsterdam adding 84 VDL Citea electric buses; option for 130 more

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GVB is going to phase out the last diesel buses and permanently switch to zero emission VDL Citeas in Amsterdam. Since the introduction of the first Citea SLF-120 Electric in Geneva during the UITP Mobility & City Transport exhibition in 2013, VDL Bus & Coach has focused strongly on electric mobility.

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2014 Toyota Verso offering new 1.6L diesel from BMW, first stop/start system

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Toyota first introduced the Verso in 2002, and in 2013, launched the current Verso MPV, developed exclusively for the European market. The 2014 Verso now features an expanded powertrain line-up of 4 diesel and 2 gasoline engines which introduces a new 1.6 —Gerald Killmann, Vice President R&D at Toyota’s R&D center in Belgium.

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Volvo Buses unveiling Volvo 7900 Electric bus at Busworld in October

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When Volvo Buses participates in the Busworld exhibition in Kortrijk, Belgium in October, the company will unveil the Volvo 7900 Electric—Volvo’s first series-produced electric bus under its own brand. The electric model is around 80% more energy-efficient than a conventional diesel bus.

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2nd Generation Valeo Stop-Start System to Launch in Peugeot, Citroën Diesels in 3Q 2010

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The system, coupled with the HDi diesel engines of the Peugeot and Citroën brands, will be featured on both manual and automated manual transmission models and will equip a million vehicles by 2013. Valeo’s second generation Stop-Start system will be launched by PSA Peugeot Citroën in the third quarter of 2010.

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The importance of considering non-exhaust traffic emissions; the role of EVs

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Further, a 2013 review by Denier van der Gon et al. 2013 found that the ratio of non-exhaust to exhaust particles is strongly increasing in the last two decades, due to exhaust emission reductions. in Belgium. EVs were the best alternative to diesel and gasoline vehicles across all categories. Hooftman et al. Gehring, R.,

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