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HEI launches two new non-tailpipe particulate emission studies

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Emissions from automobile exhaust systems have decreased in recent years due to the introduction of cleaner fuels and new control technologies on internal combustion engines, as well as increases in numbers of hybrid and electric vehicles. and PM 10 , including of NTP and TP emissions, at key selected London trial sites.

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Ricardo HyBoost “Intelligent Electrification” project awarded automotive environmental prize by Institution of Mechanical Engineers

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The Automobile Division of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers has awarded its Prize for the Environment to Ricardo, Ford Motor Company, Controlled Power Technologies and Valeo engineers for their paper HyBoost—An Intelligently Electrified Optimized Downsized Gasoline Engine Concept. Earlier post.). Earlier post.)

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Tata Motors Indica Vista EVX wins small passenger EV category at RAC Future Car Challenge

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The Royal Automobile Club’s new initiative was staged as part of the 2010 LBVCR weekend to actively promote and demonstrate environmentally-friendly energy technologies. The Tata Indica Vista EVX completed the 58-mile journey from Brighton to London at an energy cost of £1.35 (US$2.18). Click to enlarge.

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Volkswagen Group and ride-hailing provider Gett to expand on-demand mobility solutions & activities in Europe

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Chairman of the Board of Management Matthias Müller stressed the importance of the new strategic partnership, stating that ride hailing will be at the center of the Group’s new mobility on-demand business, which the company is building up as the second pillar alongside the classic automobile business. —Ole Harms.

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New high-temperature ceramic capacitor could reduce cooling needs in power electronics for hybrids and EVs

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As well as having applications in the automobile industry, HITECA capacitors could improve high temperature electronics in the aerospace, power, oil and gas sectors, and in high energy applications such as pulsed power—in which energy is stored over a period of time before being released as a high power pulse.

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New report suggests bioenergy crops are not a risk to food production

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Experts contributed from ten institutions across Africa, Europe and America, including the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), the World Bank and Imperial College London in the UK. —Jeremy Woods.

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Michelin doesn’t want you to buy as many EV tires

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Michelin sees a future in which its tires might be more expensive but last much longer and be much less impactful on the environment. How tire particulate emissions enter the environment (from Imperial College London 2023 report) Michelin’s Roget is aware of this issue, and he says that a white paper on the matter is forthcoming.

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