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European Fast-E project launches; 278 fast-charging points in Germany and Belgium

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A sister project between the Czech Republic and Slovakia will add another 30 charging stations. Renault sells more electric vehicles in Europe than any other car manufacturer and had a market share of more than 23% in 2015.

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Ford Car Buying Trends 2015 shows increasing demand for semi-autonomous driving technologies in Europe

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Ford Car Buying Trends 2015 , a study of new car buying habits in 22 countries across Europe, highlights regional trends and national differences. European drivers are showing an increasing appetite for semi-autonomous driving technologies, according to a new Ford Motor Company study on buying trends in Europe.

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EEA: Fuel efficiency improvements of new cars in Europe slowed in 2016

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g of CO 2 /km reduction (-1.2%) compared to 2015 constitutes the smallest annual improvement recorded over the last decade. million new passenger cars were registered—an increase of almost 7% compared to 2015. Registrations increased in all EU Member States except in the Czech Republic, the Netherlands and Slovenia.

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KSPG awarded $342M in contracts for new compact EGR valve

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The other valves ordered will be installed in 2014 and 2015 when certain new engines go into production at the European and US plants of further manufacturers. The valves are made not only at the German plants but also in the Czech Republic, Spain, USA, India, and China. Diesel Emissions Engines Fuel Efficiency'

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Volkswagen Group outselling GM in China

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to 382,300 units compared to September 2015. million vehicles were handed over to customers worldwide from January to September, representing a rise of 2.4%, even as the Group worked its way through the fallout from the diesel emissions scandal that broke cover in September 2015. increase compared with 2015. million was 37.5%.

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How Eddie Custovic Is Building His Legacy

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He started the foundation in 2015 with his brother, Resad , who is a civil engineer and also an entrepreneur. It’s also collaborating with several medicinal agriculture companies such as Photon Systems Instruments of Drasov, Czech Republic. Custovic was a member of the IEEE Young Professionals committee from 2015 to 2017.

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Carmakers are going green but British motorists are not

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EU regulation is striving to cut the CO2 emitted by cars to an average figure of 130 g/km by 2015. Czech Republic / 154 / 154 / 8. The average British driver comes sixteenth in the list with 158g/km (eg. VW Passat). Director at the ETA, Andrew Davis, said: “Car makers can build green cars, but they need us to buy them.

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