article thumbnail

University College Dublin Study finds Prius IV hybrids drive >60% of the time in zero-emissions mode under Irish conditions

Green Car Congress

Each volunteer was supplied with a Toyota Prius IV hybrid vehicle (Prius + Luxury grade with 17" wheels and a full suite of premium features) for one calendar week during November 2018. According to Toyota, Ireland has been something of a laggard in Europe when it comes to adopting alternative powertrains.

Prius 191
article thumbnail

Study finds significant proportion of childhood asthma cases may be attributable to air pollution

Green Car Congress

The 18 European countries covered in the study are Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Countries from Eastern Europe were not included due to the lack of air pollution exposure data in the region.

Pollution 278
article thumbnail

DB Schenker expands its electric fleet with 36 new FUSO eCanter vehicles

Green Car Congress

DB Schenker has already been using the FUSO eCanter in Berlin since 2018 delivering packaged goods in the city center. With these latest vehicles, DB Schenker will become FUSO’s largest electric fleet customer with a total of 41 eCanter vehicles in daily operations.

Fleet 284
article thumbnail

Trinity, TOTAL researchers design new molecules that boost fuel efficiency

Green Car Congress

The research was funded by TOTAL Marketing Services and supported by MaREI, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Energy, Climate and Marine. Current market research indicates that internal combustion engine sales peaked in 2018 and that from now on sales of electric cars will slowly overtake cars running on fossil fuels.

Design 273
article thumbnail

International review study seeks to improve modeling for plug-in vehicle adoption

Green Car Congress

The team reviewed models from 16 countries, including the United States, Germany, China, South Korea, the United Kingdom and Ireland. Stephens, Zhenhong Lin, Patrick Plötz, Changzheng Liu, Jens Brokate (2018) “What drives the market for plug-in electric vehicles? - Till Gnann, Thomas S. 2018.03.055.

Plug-in 150
article thumbnail

Linde and Praxair to merge; global industrial gas major valued at > $70B

Green Car Congress

Linde and Praxair expect the transaction to close in the second half of 2018, subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals. The new holding company will be incorporated in Ireland while its principal governance activities, including board meetings, will primarily be based in the United Kingdom.

Global 150
article thumbnail

Charging piles will become standard in new buildings in the UK

Setec Powerr

in all of 2018 and 10% in 2020. “As For example, catalytic converters developed by Catagen Ltd in Northern Ireland have helped car manufacturers reduce emissions. All told, UK motorists bought just 5,000 fewer BEVs in September than in all of 2019. BEVs accounted for 15.2% of the UK market in September. This is up from 2.5%