Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2013

Sweden-based White Smoke Shipping, together with Delta Marine and Omega Marine of Turkey as well as Frederiet AB and Crew Chart Ship Management of Sweden, has developed the WS3 project—a vessel designed for the growing LNG bunkering market of the North European ECA (Emission Control Areas) with special focus on the Baltic sea.

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Mariner Sweden Turkey Oil 218

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2017

While sales of new diesel passenger cars have decreased in recent years, the share of diesel used in road transport (including for freight transport by heavy-duty vehicles) has continued to rise, amounting to more than 66% of total fuel sales in road transport in 2015, compared with 51% in 2000. in 2015 to 7.1%

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Environment Transportation Emissions Climate 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2010

(MHI) has completed its first unit of the STG (Super Turbo Generating) System, a marine-use, high-efficiency, combined power generation system that utilizes waste heat and the exhaust gas from diesel engines. The STG System (Super Turbo Generating System). Click to enlarge. The STG system generates 2.4 a hybrid boost. a hybrid boost.

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Mariner Waste Mitsubishi Engine 199

Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2010

The hybrid bus will reduce fuel consumption by up to 35% and carbon emissions by an equal amount. The 12-meter Volvo 7700 Hybrid bus is now being built in the company’s plant in Wroclaw, Poland and the chassis for the double-decker Volvo B5L Hybrid will be built in Borås, Sweden. Earlier post.)

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Volvo Hybrid Production Ireland 199

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2011

Volvo Buses is currently developing a plug-in hybrid bus that can drive long distances silently and exhaust-free on only electricity. Three buses will be tested in Gothenburg, Sweden, supported by the European Union. Earlier post.). This could support distances of up to 10 kilometers (6.2

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Volvo Plug-in Charging Plug 240

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Volvo’s current plug-in architecture of choice is shown on its V70 diesel PHEV prototypes: combining a front-wheel drive engine (diesel initially) with an axle-integrated rear-wheel drive electric motor, powered, in the case of the V70 PHEV, by an 11.3 Tags: Diesel Hybrids Plug-ins Vehicle Manufacturers. Earlier post.).

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Plug-in Volvo All-Electric Plug 170

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Volvo unveiled its new Volvo V90 wagon in Stockholm, Sweden. Two of the gears are overdrives, saving fuel when cruising at constant speeds. The Lock-up (LU) system comprises the latest NVH damping technology (pendulum damper for diesels and super long travel damper for the gasoline engine). Earlier post.)

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Volvo PHEV Range Miles 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Researchers in an unrelated study of direct injection natural gasoline engines (dual-fuel combustion in CI-engines using RCCI as well as conventional duel-fuel combustion) at Chalmers University (Sweden) noted that methane’s very high octane number allows the use of high compression ratios in spark ignition engines.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 20, 2011

Ford is offering two additional, more fuel efficient, powertrain options for the Focus in Europe: the Ford PowerShift automatic with dual dry-clutch technology, and the Flexifuel derivative capable of utilizing E85 fuel. with PowerShift has cut CO 2 emissions by 19% to 149g/km, and now achieves an average fuel consumption of 6.4

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Ford Europe Fuel Economy Sweden 225

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 11, 2009

Chemrec’s pulp mill-integrated BioDME (dimethyl ether) biorefinery demonstration plant project will break ground in September in Piteå, Sweden, with expected biofuel production by mid-2010. The primary use of DME today is as a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) substitute, yet DME use as an advanced diesel fuel is also being developed.

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2010 Production Diesel Carbon 186

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

In a joint project with the EU, the Swedish Energy Agency, fuel companies and the transport industry, Volvo Trucks is investigating the potential for large-scale investment in dimethyl ether (DME) fuel produced from biomass (Bio-DME). Therefore, a simpler system can be used for after-treatment of the exhaust gases.

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Volvo Diesel Oil Fuel 170

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Six Wärtsilä 31DF dual-fuel engines running primarily on liquefied natural gas (LNG) will provide the propulsion and power for the vessel. The diesel version of this same engine has been recognized by Guinness World Records as being the world’s most efficient 4-stroke diesel engine. There is an option for a second vessel.

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Mariner Diesel Finland Fuel 170

Baua Electric

APRIL 28, 2024

Tesla was rapidly expanding its reach and portfolio, and the Volkswagen Group — hurt from the ‘diesel gate’ scandal — had committed huge resources to pivot to electric cars. As for CNG or ethanol vehicles, they have a range of exhaust and emission after-treatment solutions. Back home, Mahindra & Mahindra was the sole player.

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India DC Motor Motors 52

Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2013

Volvo also revealed ongoing customer field testing of DME trucks in the US (with Safeway and Martin Transportation), as well as its partnership in the customer trials with startup DME producer Oberon Fuels. Oberon Fuels is the first company to announce plans to commercialize DME fuel production in North America. DME and diesel.

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Volvo 2015 Production North America 270

Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2009

Scania’s ethanol bus features a modified diesel engine running on a mixture of 95% ethanol with 5% ignition improver. Scania’s bus sales in Sweden began 2009 very strongly, and some 100 such vehicles have been registered so far this year. Earlier post.) Scania’s third-generation CI ethanol engine.

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Diesel Engine Sweden Belgium 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

This range includes the first four-cylinder engine with cylinder deactivation (ACT)—and the modular diesel engine system (MDB) with the also new EA288 engine series (66 kW / 89 hp to 140 kW / 188 hp). At low and medium load, two of the cylinders are shut off, which reduces fuel consumption in the EU driving cycle by 0.4

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Engine Exhaust Diesel Gasoline-Electric 294

Plug In India

MARCH 5, 2023

Diesel vehicles may be totally banned as they wont meet the regulations of BS6 round 2. micron particulate matter emitted from vehicle exhausts. Why should the government interfere? Then came the BS4 and then India moved towards BS6.Diesel The final stage is Zero Emissions. Only electric vehicles offers zero local emissions.

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