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Rosenbauer and Berlin Fire Dept to develop hybrid fire truck; project eLHF

Green Car Congress

The Concept Fire Truck (CFT) of Rosenbauer is the technological basis for the eLHF. Rosenbauer Concept Fire Truck. The goal is to develop an innovative product and to then purchase it. Rosenbauer presented the “Concept Fire Truck” to the public for the first time in 2016.

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New fuel-efficient bulk carrier concept design; DNV estimates new tankers, bulkers and container vessels will be up to 30% more energy efficient by 2020 than newbuilds today

Green Car Congress

ships with a cargo-carrying capability of less than 60,000 metric tonnes—bulk carrier concept design: the Green Dolphin. The Green Dolphin concept design is a five-cargo-hold CSR (Common Structural Rules) double-hull bulk carrier that meets current and future expected air and water emissions regulations. Draught, design.

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Driving Dystopia: Pickup Sales Are Probably Going to Decline in the UK

The Truth About Cars

While familiar with the concept, I was not ready to traverse the graphs and tables required to determine how much you’re on the hook for depending upon what type of vehicle you’ve chosen. One would expect to receive some kind of purchasing allowance calculated that’s then tied to income. Normal to my American eyes thus far.

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German OEMs to upgrade emissions control on 5.3M Euro 5 and 6 diesels, contribute to €500M Sustainable Mobility fund

Green Car Congress

The Federal and state governments also expect the manufacturers to use self-financed competitive measures to provide incentives for the change of pre-Euro-5 diesel vehicles to vehicles with the latest exhaust gas aftertreatment or electric vehicles. The German KBA will also test exhaust emissions even with approved vehicles.

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Charged Up: The 2024 Dodge Charger is Finally Here

The Truth About Cars

The extra horsepower on the R/T and Scat Pack models come from stage kits that will be standard at launch but will later need to be purchased separately. Oh, and of course, the Daytona gets a fake-exhaust system that will make it sound like an old-school V8 muscle car. We've seen this car in concept form for quite some time.

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Westport acquires Clean Energy’s BAF natural gas vehicle business for $25M

Green Car Congress

The new co-marketing program is aimed at increasing the natural gas vehicle market, and will allow Westport to provide purchase incentives for fleets, including fuel credits, and includes a commitment from Clean Energy to purchase Westport products.

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What we don’t admit about carbon dioxide

Electric Auto Association

The decision to purchase an electric vehicle (EV) over an internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle involves several factors. Unfortunately, our intuitive concepts about CO2 conflict with our scientific appraisal of its harmfulness. Our clever mufflers quiet the explosions and direct the copious exhaust out the rear.

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