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Fuel-cell hybrid buses in regular service in Switzerland

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PostAuto Schweiz AG has become the first company in Switzerland to deploy fuel-cell technology for public road transport. Since the end of 2011, five Mercedes-Benz Citaro FuelCELL Hybrid models have been serving on routes in and around Brugg (in the canton of Aargau) as PostAuto vehicles.

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WinGD says its engines will be able to run on methanol from 2024 and ammonia from 2025

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Hybridization of the power arrangement is one option. WinGD offers system integration services that maximize fuel efficiency by selecting and sizing hybrid components and the electrical system in parallel with the main engine. —Volkmar Galke, Director of Global Sales, WinGD.

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Volkswagen Sneaks Ahead Of Tesla In Hot Swiss EV Market

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Switzerland is a top electric vehicle market in the world. are plugin hybrid sales, which brings the total plugin share to 26.8%. So far this year, 7.5% of all auto sales in the country are full-electric vehicles (BEV). Another 19.3% The top selling BEV on the Swiss market is the Tesla Model 3. It had […].

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Hydrogen Opposed Piston Engine Working Group formed

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—James Turner, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Clean Combustion Research Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Achates Power prefers compression ignition in its OP engines because it enables combustion in the middle of the combustion chamber for clean, efficient combustion and minimal heat loss.

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15 European Countries Have 15%+ Plugin Vehicle Sales (New Car Sales)

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There are now 15 European countries that have 15% or more of new-car buyers buying plugin electric cars (full electric cars or plugin hybrids). There are 12 European countries that have 10% or more of new-car buyers buying full electric vehicles (BEVs). China also passed those milestones in 2021 (15% plugin vehicle share and 12% […].

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ICCT study finds increasing gap between rated and actual passenger car fuel consumption in Europe

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A new white paper published by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) comparing official and “real-world” fuel consumption and CO 2 emission values for passenger cars in Europe and the United States shows that the average discrepancy between the values in Europe increased from less than 10% in 2001 to 25% in 2011.

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ICCT update finds real-world vehicle fuel economy gap continues to widen in Europe to 40%

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The gap between official fuel-economy figures and the real world for new cars in the EU has reached 40 per cent, according to the latest update by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) to its on-going research into in-use vehicle fuel efficiency and CO 2 emissions. com (Spain) and the car club TCS (Switzerland).