Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Austria is offering would-be electric-car owners (and current ones) a tempting incentive to go tailpipe-emissions-free: permission to drive faster than those with gasoline, diesel, or hybrid vehicles.

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Austria Electric Cars Gasoline-Electric Cars 166

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Twelve European Union Member States exceeded one or more of the emission limits set by the EU National Emission Ceilings (NEC) Directive, according to recent official data for 2010 reported to the European Environment Agency (EEA). In some instances the limits were exceeded by significant amounts. Finland exceeded its ammonia ceiling.

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Pollution 2010 Liechtenstein Emissions 309

Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2020

This makes us an important driving force on the way to emission-free and sustainable mobility in rail transport. —Jörg Nikutta, Managing Director for Germany and Austria of Alstom Transport Deutschland GmbH. Alstom has made hydrogen history here.

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Fuel Hydrogen Austria Maintenance 501

Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2021

The hydrogen buses of Solaris are another option in the manufacturer’s zero-emission portfolio, next to trolleybuses and battery-powered buses; what distinguishes them from standard electric buses is that electric power is generated directly on board the vehicle.

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Hydrogen Austria Netherlands Italy 386

Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2012

2010 NO x emissions (all sectors) and ceilings for 12 EU countries exceeding their limits. The accompanying report from the European Environment Agency (EEA) confirms an initial assessment published earlier this year, showing 12 EU Member States exceeded limits under the National Emissions Ceilings (NEC) Directive in 2010.

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2010 Emissions Pollution Finland 240

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2009

The European Community’s air pollutant emission inventory report released by the European Environment Agency finds that in 2007, sulphur oxides (SO x ) emissions were down by 72 % from 1990 levels. EU-27 emissions of all four pollutants were lower in 2007 than in 2006.

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Pollution Emissions Czech Republic United Kingdom 236

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

TECO 2030 focuses on one of the biggest environmental challenges of our time: How to combine ever-increasing shipping volumes with reduced emissions? The company’s vision is emission-free shipping, with hydrogen-based fuel cells in a leading role. The company also provides optimal emission reduction for traditional fuel vessels.

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Norway Hydrogen Fuel Building 468

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DECEMBER 13, 2021

The transport carrier in the Czech city of Ústí nad Labem and Solaris Bus & Coach have signed a framework agreement for the purchase of zero-emission Urbino 12 hydrogen buses. The company has concluded contracts and framework agreements with carriers from Austria, France, the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Sweden and Italy.

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Czech Republic Hydrogen Poland Austria 435

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MARCH 26, 2022

Austria-based OMV, an international, integrated oil, gas and chemicals company, announced its intention to become a net-zero (Scope 1, 2 and 3) company by no later than 2050. OMV’s plan foresees emission reduction targets of 30% in operations (Scope 1 & 2) and a 20% reduction target in the product portfolio (Scope 3) for 2030.

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Oil Gas Production Austria 465

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MAY 6, 2014

BASF will introduce its innovative LNT+CS4F emissions control system for diesel engines at the International Vienna Motor Symposium, 8-9 May 2014 in Vienna, Austria. Euro 6c is the full Euro 6 emissions standard, ie. Euro 6 (like Euro 5) is being introduced in three stages. Euro 6 legislation will be implemented in 2014.

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Emissions Motor Motors Motoring 225

Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2022

According to the European Environment Agency (EEA), maritime transport is responsible for more than 3% of the total carbon emissions in the European Union. In 2019 alone, emissions reached 144 million tonnes of CO 2. in Innsbruck operated the small-scale testing facility to validate the underlying technical process.

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Hydrogen Engine Fuel Carbon 480

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DECEMBER 29, 2022

Researchers at the University of Vienna (Austria) have demonstrated that tire wear particle (TWP)-derived compounds are readily taken up by lettuce with measured maximum leaf concentrations between ∼0.75 for N-phenyl-N′-(1,3-dimethylbutyl)-p-phenylenediamine (6PPD) and 20 μg g –1 for hexamethoxymethyl melamine (HMMM). million tons per year.

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Ozone Austria Environment Emissions 456

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JULY 9, 2020

The hydrogen bus Solaris Urbino 12 hydrogen is being tested again in Austria. After successful test runs in Vienna in June, the bus was handed over to the Dr. Richard Group, the largest private bus operator in Austria, which presented the vehicle in St. Pölten on 7 July 2020. The cooperation of the two firms started back in 2010.

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Hydrogen Austria Power Storage Insight 284

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JUNE 1, 2011

Comparison of aggregated EU-27 emission projections and ceilings reported in 2010. The EU-27 and its Member States must meet legally binding limits for four air pollutants set by the National Emission Ceilings Directive (NEC Directive). Most Member States also anticipate meeting their emission ceilings for these pollutants.

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Emissions Transportation Europe Pollution 210

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MARCH 20, 2014

BMW has awarded ENGEL Austria another contract to supply system solutions to BMW’s Leipzig factory, where ENGEL duo injection moulding machines are used to manufacture car body shell components for the BMW i3 electric vehicle. ENGEL Austria is a leading supplier of lightweight solutions for the international automotive industry.

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BMW Austria 2018 2013 255

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JULY 4, 2017

Eleven EU Member States breached air pollution ceilings in 2015 mostly due to high emissions from agricultural and transport sources, according to new data and a briefing released by the European Environment Agency (EEA). The briefing includes information on countries’ 2015 emissions and national ceilings for different pollutants.

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Emissions Transportation Ireland Luxembourg 150

Teslarati

JULY 6, 2022

Tesla owners from eight countries took electric vehicles to new heights as they drove to the top of the highest mountain in Austria. Today with @TeslaClubAT we climbed the highest mountain in Austria with 60 Teslas from 8 countries and Supporting Peace, Love & Tesla @elonmusk #silencerallye @Tesla pic.twitter.com/DlnPgtxFR4.

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Austria Ukraine Tesla Finland 112

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OCTOBER 24, 2022

AUDI AG and the Austria-based green tech company Krajete GmbH are jointly developing new technologies for filtering emissions from ambient air. In addition to robust adsorber materials, these direct air capturing technologies (DAC) are based, above all, on innovative processes. This increases efficiency and reduces costs. r, Hungary.

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Audi CO2 Austria Hungary 304

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NOVEMBER 11, 2021

We will support efforts to achieve the road transport breakthrough announced by world leaders, which aims to make zero emission vehicles the new normal by making them accessible, affordable and sustainable in all regions by 2030. … The declaration is not legally binding and is focused on a global level. —COP 26 Declaration.

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Dominican Republic Emissions El Salvador Cape Verde 199

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APRIL 25, 2018

According to the provisional data, the average CO 2 emissions of a new car sold in the EU rose by 0.4 Since 2010, when monitoring started under current EU legislation, official emissions have decreased by 22 g CO 2 /km (16 %). According to the EEA: For 17 EU Member States the average CO 2 emissions were higher than in 2016.

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2017 Emissions CO2 Europe 199

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JUNE 18, 2021

The BMW Group has created a closed-loop material cycle for tungsten used in drill and milling bits for industrial machinery used in producing cars; the company is collecting old drill and milling bits at its plants in Germany and Austria for recycling. About half of this comes from the BMW Group plant in Steyr, Austria.

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BMW Austria Production Germany 284

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2017

Amminex is introducing BlueFit: a hardware retrofit solution aimed at lowering NO x emissions on older diesel cars to meet and surpass the latest Euro 6 standard. In an independent testing at the University of Graz, Austria, a 2014 mid-sized diesel car with a 1.5 liter engine (Euro 5) was retrofitted with BlueFit.

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Diesel Cars Austria Emissions 284

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JULY 25, 2023

They are intended for use in the eastern region in Austria, where they will replace the current diesel fleet. This means that the regional train can be battery operated on almost all of the non-electrified routes in Austria, for example. These allow low-emission rail operation, especially on lines without an overhead contact line.

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Battery Powered Hydrogen Power Powered 351

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AUGUST 24, 2020

The “&Charge” platform is currently available in Germany, Austria, Belgium and the Netherlands. The start-up not only avoids, reduces and compensates the CO 2 emissions of its own business activities, but also those of its users. Other countries are to follow shortly. &Charge” has been a climate-neutral company since its foundation.

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Porsche Companies Charging Climate Protection 312

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DECEMBER 6, 2021

The Coradia iLint trains have run more than 200,000 km with zero CO 2 emission in passenger service in Germany and Austria and has been successfully tested in the Netherlands. The only emission from a hydrogen train is water; it produces no harmful particulate or gaseous emissions.

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Hungary Hydrogen Transportation France 334

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JULY 21, 2023

This marks the first step for Duisburger Verkehrsgesellschaft AG (DVG) in its hourney to transform its fleet to completely emission-free by 2030. Urbino hydrogen buses have been contracted by customers from Austria, France, Spain, the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Slovakia, Switzerland, Sweden and Italy.

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Hydrogen Slovakia Poland Austria 284

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JUNE 12, 2012

Most daily journeys can be taken in zero-emission all-electric mode with an electric range of approximately 20 miles. The UK-built engines are supplied in sequence to production plants in Germany, Austria and Oxford and currently power the BMW X1, BMW 1 Series, the new BMW 3 Series as well as all MINI gasoline engines.

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BMW Plug-in Engine Plug 252

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NOVEMBER 4, 2022

The Wiener Linien transport company in Vienna, Austria has ordered 60 Mercedes-Benz eCitaro vehicles. The low-floor buses with zero local emissions will be delivered from next year until 2025. By the end of 2025, Wiener Linien will convert nine of its more than 100 routes to operation with the all-electric eCitaro.

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Mercedes Lithium Ion Austria Electric 284

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APRIL 8, 2013

BCD Chemie will market and distribute Myriant’s bio-succinic acid and Myrifilm solvent in Austria, Germany and Switzerland. Myriant’s bio-succinic acid reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 94% compared to petroleum-derived succinic acid and by 96% compared to petroleum-derived adipic acid, a chemical that succinic acid can replace.

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Renewable Companies Austria Switzerland 225

Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2022

and 12-tonne full-electric Volta Zero derivatives, as well as prepare the company’s contract manufacturing facility in Steyr, Austria, to start production of customer vehicles by the end of the year. million tonnes of CO 2 emissions by 2025. It will also fund the continued development of the recently confirmed 7.5-

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London Austria North America Fleet 334

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

It has since expanded to Gothenburg and Copenhagen with collaborative projects also taking place in Germany and Austria. In total THINK has now sold approaching 10,000 units, accumulating 35 million zero-emissions road miles to date. Some of the Move About fleet of THINK City EVs. Click to enlarge.

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Think City Austria Norway Cars 236

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NOVEMBER 19, 2020

The combustion engines with four, six, eight and 12 cylinders produced there will be manufactured at the company’s locations in Steyr in Austria and Hams Hall in the UK going forward. The BMW Group has reduced resource consumption and CO 2 emissions in vehicle production by 50% since 2006. Rendering of the new assembly hall.

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BMW Engine Production South Africa 396

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OCTOBER 30, 2013

Vogelbusch says that he plant is designed for best-of-breed performance in terms of primary energy and freshwater consumption and fully complies with Argentina’s emission standards. The company is based in Vienna (Austria), and is part of the privately owned Vogelbusch group. Customers include starch and sugar processing companies.

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Argentina Austria 2013 Water 239

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APRIL 21, 2010

The seventeen EU countries that levy passenger car taxes partially or totally based on the car’s carbon dioxide emissions and/or fuel consumption are: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

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Tax Plug-in Latvia Czech Republic 268

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JUNE 4, 2022

The move will significantly reduce Audi’s carbon emissions and also save money. The switch will reduce carbon emissions by around 2,600 tons every year. With this product, the power used for transportation is offset by means of climate certificates, reducing carbon emissions elsewhere.

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Audi Hungary Batteries Battery 273

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OCTOBER 2, 2009

Updated emission estimates for the EU for 2010 show just 14 Member States expect to meet their respective 2010 air pollutant limits set under the EU National Emission Ceilings Directive (NEC Directive), according to the European Environment Agency (EEA).

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Pollution 2010 Ireland Spain 186

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MARCH 5, 2019

Austrian Post is the largest logistics business in Austria. This transition has already begun and will now be accelerated to reduce CO 2 emissions by 70%. With two out of three new cars in Europe being sold to the private sector, business commitments to electric vehicles send a clear signal of demand for EVs to automakers.

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Fully Electric Fleet Climate Austria 279