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JATO: new car average CO2 emissions highest in Europe since 2014; slow EV uptake insufficient to counter fewer diesels and more SUVs

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This was in part caused by marked changes in attitude and regulations around the use of diesel fuels which has had the unintended consequence of pushing people to drive higher-CO 2 -emitting gasoline vehicles. g/km), C3 Aircross (-4.7), C1 (-4.5). France was the only market to see better results, as its average fell from 112.0

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Univ of Toronto study details impacts of interaction between driving patterns and electricity generation for WTW energy use and GHG emissions for PHEVs

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Solid portions represent GHG emissions associated with gasoline propulsion. First, driving distance determines the proportions of electricity and gasoline consumed by the PHEV. C1 is shorter than C2, which is shorter than C3). For the hydroelectric scenario, fossil energy use is 81% lower for C1 than for HWY2.

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Hyundai Unveils New 1.6L Gamma GDI, 3.3 Lambda GDI Engines; New Verna

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Gamma GDI (gasoline direct injection) engine; the latest edition of its 3.3L is the smallest Hyundai engine yet to benefit from the application of Gasoline Direct Injection technology. Verna is powered by the new generation Gamma gasoline engine with multiport fuel injection. unveiled its all-new 1.6L Gamma 1.6L

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Diesel car registrations in Europe in 2017 down 7.9%; SUV sales up 19.5%; AFVs up 46% but share still low

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Gasoline car registrations benefited from the decline of diesel, growing by 10.9% (+760,000 units) to a 50% market share; SUVs led growth with a record 4.56 In Europe, diesel car registrations fell by 7.9% million units in 2017, representing just 43.7% million registrations in 2017, 19.5% higher than in 2016.

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Zipcar Launches Car Sharing Club with Hybrids, PHEV and EV in London

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Car-sharing operator Zipcar and the Westminster City Council in London have launched a new car sharing club fleet that will initially include 20 hybrid vehicles and will offer members access to the country’s first all-electric car club vehicle, a Citroen c1. Other vehicles include a VW Caddy Maxi van and a Toyota Verso people carrier.

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DOE awards $35M to 15 projects in ARPA-E ECOSynBio program to reduce carbon footprint of biofuel production

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With a 50% higher product yield from glucose compared with current acetone-butanol-ethanol (ABE) fermentation with corn, biobutanol can be produced at prices that compete with gasoline, bioethanol, and the existing ABE fermentation technologies, but by a more carbon-efficient method. ZymoChem, Inc. ZymoChem, Inc. second award). ZymoChem, Inc.,

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GM provides technical details of the Gen 2 Voltec propulsion system used in the 2016 Volt

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Clutches are OWC1, C1 and B1. liter range extender engine. In designing the second-generation system, GM engineers built on the knowledge and data gained from the first-generation Volt. Click to enlarge. A key decision was to split EV propulsion between two motor-generators (motors A and B).

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