Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2020

A hydrogen exchange, similar to electricity and gas exchanges, could act as a catalyst for a market for climate-neutral hydrogen, according to an exploratory study, “A Hydrogen Exchange for the Climate”, presented to Eric Wiebes, the Netherlands Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy.

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DECEMBER 14, 2011

A new European project, AMITRAN , is developing a methodology to assess the impact of ICT (information and communication technologies) and ITS (intelligent transport systems) on CO 2 emissions from the transport sector. Since present transport emissions are 27% above 1990 levels, this will be particularly difficult to achieve.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Since then, it has operated autonomous vehicles in Australia, Belgium, Canada, the US and the UK, carrying 200,000 passengers and covering more than 100,000 km. Commercial services run from Monday to Friday, between 8 am and 10 am and 2 pm and 4 pm, and feature a safety driver present in the vehicle at all times.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2013

Based on Volvo’s MethaneDiesel concept ( earlier post ) whereby LNG can be used in diesel engines, and Shell’s LNG expertise and infrastructure investments, the two companies will coordinate their activities and actively support the wider use of LNG in the transport sector. The agreement is non-exclusive both ways.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2017

At Busworld Europe in Belgium later this month, AKASOL will present its AKASYSTEM OEM battery system as a complete roof installation including the chiller and other additional components. In day-to day use, for example in public transport, this results in optimal thermal environmental conditions.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2019

In 2020, MAN, in cooperation with transport partners from five European countries, will have 15 MAN Lion City E-city buses tested in a day-to-day operation. Eight years ago, BYD was the first exhibitor at Busworld (Kortrijk) to present an electrically powered bus. About 20% of the buses built by Scania are now CNG or biogas buses.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

A new study, presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Annual Congress in Barcelona, has added to the growing body of evidence demonstrating the damaging effects of road-side pollution. Dupont (Leuven, Hasselt, Belgium). —Pieter Goeminne, lead author. Goeminne, E. Bijnens, B.

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MARCH 25, 2016

Scania will leave from Södertalje, south of Stockholm, driving through Sweden, Denmark and Germany to Maasvlakte II in the Port of Rotterdam, making a stop in Zolder, Belgium and in Zwolle, Netherlands. IVECO will depart from Brussels and DAF from their production location in Westerlo, Belgium. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2015

The measures are currently being developed for each affected series and each affected model year and will first be presented to the responsible authorities. In Belgium, some 320,000 affected vehicles—models with the EA 189-type diesel engine and a displacement of 1.2 million vehicles in Europe (EU28 markets), including some 2.4

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JULY 14, 2022

The awards are presented on behalf of the IEEE Board of Directors. PEDERSON AWARD IN SOLID-STATE CIRCUITS Sponsor: IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society INGRID VERBAUWHEDE KU Leuven Belgium “For pioneering contributions to energy-efficient and high-performance secure integrated circuits and systems.” IEEE DONALD O. IEEE RAO R.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2017

In France, for example, the figure is 70%, in Austria it is more than 80% and in Belgium it is even more than 90%. Electromobility is the future ,” Albrecht Reimold, Member of the Executive Board for Production and Logistics at Porsche AG, said at a presentation of the new Panamera plug-in hybrid models.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2022

When “replacing oil with electricity” has become a trend, the transportation industry has maintained the era of fuel oil for hundreds of years, but it is also undergoing subversive changes. Behind the popularity of charging piles in the oil circle, the transportation industry is undergoing a major change unseen in a century.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2011

As well as helping individuals find the most efficient route and travel mode, the systems should cut congestion and lower the environmental impacts of road transport. The system was presented to representatives from industry and service providers, as well as city and regional officials, at an event in Vienna, Austria, on 25 January.

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APRIL 28, 2010

None of the EEA scenarios considered delivered the targeted reduction in transport GHG emissions. Based on analysis of long-term trends, a new European Environment Agency (EEA) report calls for a clear vision defining Europe’s transport system by 2050 and consistent policies to achieve it. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 2, 2012

These were Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden. Road transport contributes approximately 40% of total NO x emissions in the EU. A lot of progress has been made in reducing sulphur dioxide (SO 2 ) emissions in recent decades.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2011

Mercedes-Benz is presenting a design study at “Trailer 2011” show in Belgium for an aerodynamic trailer that shows a reduction in wind resistance by up to 18%, with an accompanying decrease in fuel consumption by almost 5%. Mercedes-Benz’ new Aero Trailer design. Click to enlarge.

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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). NO x emissions from road transport contribute 39% of the EU emissions total.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

This aerodynamics package is already available ex-factory for heavy-duty Mercedes-Benz trucks in long-haul transport. The Aerodynamics trailer began as a study presented by Mercedes-Benz last autumn at the “Trailer” trade show in Kortrijk, Belgium. It is based on a conventional 13.6 Earlier post.)

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MAY 7, 2021

Afterwards, it will be presented in Germany and North America over the summer, with other European markets including Netherlands, Italy, and Belgium to be confirmed by year end. The Volta Zero was initially launched in the UK and France and is currently in Spain for a tailored roadshow with customers.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Maxus is presenting a range of zero emission EV80 battery electric vans at the 67 th IAA Commercial Vehicles show in Hannover. The standard EV80 model can be configured as a passenger bus, transporting eight people plus the driver. The fleet division is making the Maxus EV80 available to more than 200 major fleet operators in Europe.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2015

Van Hool is a Belgium-based independent bus, coach and industrial vehicle OEM. In December 2014, the first two buses powered by Ballard’s prototype FCvelocity-HD7 fuel cell power module were presented to Hamburger Hochbahn AG—transit operator for the City of Hamburg, Germany—and are now part of an operations trial.

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

If the C40 Recharge, built in Ghent, Belgium, is any indication of what is to come, Volvo is off to a solid start with its plans to never put another drop of gasoline in any of its models beginning in 2030. As part of these events we may be offered free transportation, lodging or meals.

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