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IEA: carbon intensity of global energy supply has barely changed in last 20 years; “window of opportunity in transport”

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The global energy supply became 6% cleaner from 1971 to 1990,in response to the oil shocks of the 1970s. The world must slow the growth of energy demand as well as make its energy supply cleaner, the IEA said. The world must slow the growth of energy demand while making the energy supply cleaner. tCO 2 /TJ (2.39 tCO 2 /TJ (2.37

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DENSO Develops Exhaust Gas Temperature Sensor With Improved Temperature Detection Accuracy

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With the improved temperature detection performance, the new sensor helps regenerate DPFs more efficiently, resulting in cleaner emissions, as well as increased fuel efficiency due to less fuel required in the DPF regeneration process. It will also be installed to vehicles sold in Japan and Europe in 2010.

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SAE technical experts: fuel cell technology has advanced significantly, FC vehicle production has begun, further cost reductions & infrastructure development required

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Honda’s current state-of-the-art vehicle is the Clarity Fuel Cell, currently available in Japan, and to be available in the US and Europe by the end of the year. Earlier post ). kW/L–approximately a 60% improvement. In 2016, each of these areas plans to have more than 50 stations and 100s more within the next 5 years.

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Mazdas new SKYACTIV gasoline and diesel engines are steps on the road to its Ideal Engine; focus on compression ratio

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Extreme compression ratio rather than downsizing. Although downsizing—i.e., Mazda plans to combine this hybrid system with its next-generation SKYACTIV technologies to develop and introduce a hybrid vehicle in Japan, starting in 2013. Hybrids can deliver good fuel economy by powering the vehicle at lower loads.

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Daihatsu develops e:S Technology for 30 km/l in JC08 Mode; equivalent to 71 mpg US or 3.3 L/100km

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and the downsizing of the particles sprayed from the injector. The layout of the bumper openings and air cleaner ducts has been optimized and the air flow route has been improved to implement thermal management and lower the temperature of the intake air into the engine. The engine uses an i-EGR system. Thermal management.

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Can Alt-Fuel Credits Accelerate EV Adoption?

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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which stewards the RFS, had repeatedly downsized the targets by nearly 25 percent. friendly governments in Europe, Japan, and South Korea have criticized the plan for purportedly discriminating against non-U.S. By the mid-2010s, the U.S. In 2016, a U.S. And although the plan seeks to reduce U.S.

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