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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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Currently, the demand for bioethanol for use as an admixture in petrol is declining significantly throughout Europe because demand for fossil fuels has also fallen due to output and contact restrictions. There are currently around 47 million cars registered in Germany. More than 31.4 —Stefan Walter.

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H2 Mobility initiative agrees on $474M plan for hydrogen refueling network in Germany; 400 stations by 2023

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The six partners in the “H2 Mobility” initiative ( earlier post )—Air Liquide, Daimler, Linde, OMV, Shell and Total—have signed an agreement in principle upon a specific action plan for the construction of a Germany-wide hydrogen refueling network for fuel cell powered electric vehicles.

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JATO warns of widening disparity between WLTP correlated NEDC values and existing NEDC data

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This could result in significant financial penalties for automotive manufacturers in EU member states where CO 2 drives taxes. Finally, and perhaps more crucially, despite Alternative Fuel Vehicles (AFVs) increasing registrations by 30% in volume year on year, that fuel type still only accounts for 6% of the market.

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Perspective: Europeans in the lead with range extenders for hybrid vehicles; 2nd vs. 3rd generation

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The “ Electric Vehicles—Land, Sea & Air Europe 2011 ” conference and exhibition will take place in Stuttgart, Germany 27–28 June. Daimler AG subsidiary Mercedes Benz in Germany will soon put on sale the world’s first electric car with a fuel cell range extender.

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Drive Electric Submission on the Emissions Reduction Plan Discussion Document

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Many leading markets and car manufacturers have committed to effectively phasing out fossil fuel powered light vehicles. Unintended environmental consequences derived from developing alternative fuels should be considered (e.g. This is very true when it comes to the shift towards e-mobility. This will happen from 2030.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

2010 Prius designed to be manufactured with NiMH or Lithium batteries. However," he continued, "If carmakers decide not to take advantage of this offer, AFS Trinity intends to raise the funds to begin modifying existing hybrids or manufacture its own 150 mpg SUVs and, eventually, 250 mpg sedans. This is unusual.

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