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MAHEPA consortium marks latest flights of HY4 fuel cell hybrid electric aircraft

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The Hy4 features a 120 kW electric motor and a fuel cell system with 55 kW continuous power. The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) presented the HY4 project at the International Trade Fair World of Energy Solutions in Stuttgart in 2015. In 2016, the aircraft made its first flight ( earlier post ).

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Cooperation between Daimler and Renault-Nissan Alliance deepening in 2016

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At the Paris Motor Show, Carlos Ghosn and Dieter Zetsche said that the strategic partnership between the Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler AG is maturing as it enters its seventh year in 2016. kWh/100 km; CO 2 emissions, combined: 0 g/km) debuted at the Paris Motor Show. kWh/100 km; CO2 emissions, combined: 0 g/km). Earlier post.)

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Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler partnership solid and expanding; 12 projects on three continents

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The collaboration between the Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler AG is not only stable and on-track, but expanding, the companies’ CEOs said in their annual media update at the Paris Motor Show. The three cars, which are all on display at the Paris Motor Show, are independent products with a unique brand identity.

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Daimler/Renault-Nissan collaboration expanding

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The chief executives of the Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler AG said during an annual briefing at the Frankfurt Motor Show that their companies’ partnership ( earlier post ) is advancing quickly, and the scope of the collaboration is increasingly global. The Q30 concept car can be seen for the first time at the Frankfurt Motor Show.

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Europe Expands Virtual Borders To Thwart Migrants

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Mediterranean migration hit international headlines in 2015 when the Syrian civil war helped drive up numbers to around 1 million people. But the post-2015 rules ballooned its budget. After the 2015 border crisis and in the wake of court rulings against European countries’. It is a problem of the entire society.”

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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. Slovenia / 156 / 156 / 11. Director at the ETA, Andrew Davis, said: “Car makers can build green cars, but they need us to buy them. Malta / 147 / 148 / 3. Belgium / 148 / 153 / 5. Spain / 148 / 153 / 6. Poland / 153 / 154 / 7.

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