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Wärtsilä hits methanol milestone with first newbuild engine order

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Given the history, Wärtsilä decided that the 32 engine was the natural choice for bringing the advantages of methanol fuel to these applications. Green methanol is among the potential and most promising future fuel candidates. It is made using hydrogen from renewable-sourced electricity and recaptured carbon. Source: Wärtsilä.

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Solaris ebuses will be powered by LFP-CTP batteries from CATL

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Based in Poland and part of the Spanish CAF Group, Solaris was in 2021 the leading electric bus manufacturer in Europe with 11,9 % of the market share. Fuel types of new buses in Europe (2021): Diesel : 68,8 %. Electric : 10,6 %. Alternative fuels : 10,5 %. Solar-charged electric bus. Hybrid : 10,1 %.

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MITEI releases report on 3-year study of future mobility; technological innovation, policies, and behavioral changes all needed; “car pride” an issue

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Characteristics of alternative vehicle powertrains and fuels that could affect their future market share. Infrastructure considerations for charging and fueling, particularly as they affect future demand for electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. From Insights into Future Mobility.

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Lux Research says GM, Daimler and Toyota lead automakers in emerging technology partnerships tackling megatrends

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Technologies such as alternative fuels, electric vehicles, and advanced composites are partial responses to these megatrends, but understanding their impact on the industry requires looking at all of them in complete automotive ecosystems, according to the report “Under the Hood: Mapping Automotive Innovations to Megatrends”.

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Study suggests China urban passenger transport emissions could peak in 2030

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Considering that residents from different size cities always perform different travel patterns such as travel frequency, travel mode, and travel distance, hence, the Chinese cities are first classified according to the population size, and then the passenger traffic volume of each travel mode is predicted by city. (2)

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China’s GAC Debuts Ammonia-Powered Car Engine

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With the automotive industry now keen on propulsion systems that don’t emit a lot of carbon, we’ve seen decades of manufacturers toying with alternative fuels. Going back in time a bit, we can see that the Caterpillar Corporation filed a 2008 patent application that covers a “power system having an ammonia-fueled engine.”

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Chery to launch new EXEED line; hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery-electric

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Chery will make the EXEED TX available in Europe with three electrified powertrains: a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV); plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV); or battery-electric vehicle (BEV). seconds, with a top speed of 200 km/h and fuel consumption of 1.8L/100km The EXEED TX PHEV will combine a 110 kW 1.5-liter

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