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Toyota Motor Manufacturing Turkey to become Toyota’s first European plant to produce plug-in-hybrid vehicles and batteries

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Available in hybrid and plug-in hybrid versions, the new Toyota C-HR will also be the first plug-in hybrid passenger car to be produced in Turkey. These measures include the introduction of new paint shop technologies which minimize CO 2 emissions and the use of solar energy which aims to make the plant self-sufficient in its energy use.

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Tenneco developing new gasoline particulate filter (GPF) technology ahead of Euro 6c emissions regulation

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These filters are designed for gasoline direct injection (GDI) engines to reduce particulate emissions in compliance with the Euro 6c emissions regulation (particulate number of no more than 6 x 10 11 particles/km), which takes effect on 1 September 2017. Emissions Engines Europe Regulations'

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Ford Focus 1.0L EcoBoost model accounts for 23.3% of Focus orders in April in Europe

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The Euro 19 markets are: Austria, Belgium, Britain, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. liter EcoBoost is class-leading in fuel economy and CO 2 emissions in the C-segment for gasoline-engine vehicles, Ford says.

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Continental urea sensors for efficient SCR NOx aftertreatment in diesels; measuring level, quality and temperature

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The urea sensor measures the level, quality, and temperature of the aqueous urea solution in the “AdBlue” tank, and ensures a lasting reduction in nitrogen-oxide emissions. Therefore the temperature within the urea tank has to be monitored in order to ensure constant system availability by activating a heating system when needed.

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KSPG awarded $342M in contracts for new compact EGR valve

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Ordered by European and North American automakers, the valve will be installed in engines designed to comply with the Euro 6 emission norm. In answer to the rising cost of fuel and ever tighter regulations regarding CO 2 emissions, Pierburg GmbH has for decades been specializing in, among other things, exhaust-gas recirculation (EGR) modules.

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EEA: Fuel efficiency improvements of new cars in Europe slowed in 2016

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Official emissions have decreased by a total of more than 22 g CO 2 /km (-16%) since 2010, when an updated monitoring system started under the current EU legislation. g CO 2 /km, new cars sold in 2016 emitted more than 23 g CO 2 /km above the 2021 target, according to the provisional emissions reported by Member States. Source: EEA.

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Kia introducing bi-fuel gasoline-LPG Picanto in Europe

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Responding to growing customer demand in Europe for small cars with low running costs and low emissions, Kia is introducing a bi-fuel gasoline-LPG model to its Picanto small car range. mpg US ) and CO 2 emissions of 100 g/km; automatic stop-start (ISG) equipped models will achieve 5.6 l/100 km (40.6 l/100 km (42 mpg US ) and 97 g/km.

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