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Mercedes-Benz begins construction of new €500M engine plant in Jawor, Poland

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Mercedes-Benz expects the engine plant in Jawor to combine the latest sector standards with Industry 4.0 Engine production is scheduled to commence at the new site in 2019. The Daimler subsidiary Star Transmission in Romania assembles transmissions and produces parts and components. and act as a benchmark for engine production.

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Forvia Hella receives series orders for digital Smart Car Access system – ET Auto

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Series production will start in Romania and Mexico in 2025; in this context, Forvia Hella will also bring the NCAP-relevant safety function “Child Presence Detection” based on ultra-wideband technology onto the streets for the first time. Forvia Hella launched UWB technology in conventional access systems in 2019.

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Europe Mandates Automatic Emergency Braking

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The EU’s regulations, conceived in 2019 , seem to go the furthest, requiring as they do a number of other advanced driver assistance systems—notably emergency lane-keeping assist, drowsiness and distraction recognition, and intelligent speed assistance. Manufacturers made it standard before government agencies got around to telling them to.

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Is Europe’s Nuclear Phaseout Starting to Phase Out?

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And I think a lot of them will look to official standards that have been adopted, such as the EU’s taxonomy.” In October, Romania adopted a plan to double its nuclear capacity by 2031. After all, in sharp contrast to those two, the average price of nuclear electricity has actually nudged upwards by 26 percent between 2010 and 2019.

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DAF trucks showcases electric and hybrid trucks at IAA CV

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vocational product range that set the standard in quality, low operating cost and vehicle performance. This includes applications where single or double axle semi-trailers are the standard, such as in supermarket delivery. The DAF CF Electric is a zero-emission solution for urban distribution requiring higher payloads and volumes.

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ICCT study finds noise and climate impacts of a new generation of supersonic aircraft could be significant

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Canada, Germany, Iraq, Ireland, Romania, Turkey, and parts of the United States would experience frequent sonic booms; the most heavily impacted regions could be exposed to between 150 and 200 incidents per day, or up to one boom every five minutes over a 16 hour flight day. degree Celsius climate trajectory.

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