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Ethanol production in Germany fell 12.88% last year from 2018; market share of E10 up 1 percentage point

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million tonnes, about 1% more than in the previous year (2018: 17.8 million tonnes, the sales volume was more than 6% higher than in the previous year (2018): 2.31 In 2018 this percentage was still 6.3%. million of them have a petrol engine, which is more than ever before. million tonnes. million tonnes). More than 31.4

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The Dirty Truth of Petrol & Diesel Vehicles

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By PluginIndia In this article and video, we show the real truth on how Petrol and Diesel vehicles cause far more air pollution compared to electric vehicles. Some even say that it pollutes even more than a diesel or petrol burning car. Diesel or petrol starts as oil, on average 1,798 meters below the surface of the earth.

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Study finds lead from leaded gasoline persists in London air despite ‘90s ban

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Long-term low-level exposure to lead can adversely affect health and, while we don’t yet know the health implications of our findings, they suggest that leaded petrol might still be providing low level exposure which can have detrimental effects on health. —Dr Eléonore Resongles, co-corresponding author.

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Ford EcoSport 1.0-litre EcoBoost variants recalled in the US

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By: HT Auto Desk | Updated on: 13 Jan 2024, 14:42 PM The recall affects 137,790 units of the 2018-2022 Ford EcoSport and 2016-2018 Focus models with the 1.0-litre litre EcoBoost turbo petrol engine. The recall affects the 2018-2022 Ford EcoSport and 2016-2018 Focus models powered by the 1.0-litre litre and 3.0-litre

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Mahindra XUV300 hits 250,000 sales ahead of XUV3XO reveal | Autocar Professional

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Since its launch five years ago, the XUV300 has seen one recall – in November 2019, M&M had recalled 16,908 XUV300s manufactured between November 2018 and May 2019 because a suspension component (front knuckle) might have an improper metallurgical condition which can cause it to deform in use. turbo-petrol and 1.2L

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Govt imposes 50% duty on molasses exports | Autocar Professional

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billion litres of ethanol annually to reach close to 70,000 petrol stations by 2025, a study by Niti Aayog has estimated. In 2018 the government released its national policy on biofuels. Later in 2021, NITI Aayog followed it up with a roadmap for achieving targets under the policy. 28 million tonnes.

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IEA: global energy efficiency progress drops to slowest rate since start of decade

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in 2018, driven in large part by the People’s Republic of China, India and the United States, which were responsible for 70% of demand growth. in 2018—the slowest rate since 2010—according to Energy Efficiency 2019 , the IEA’s annual report on energy efficiency. Global primary energy demand rose by 2.3%

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