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Alstom to supply Italy’s first hydrogen trains

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The new hydrogen trains will be based on Alstom’s Coradia Stream regional train platform, which is dedicated to the European market and already being produced for Italy by Alstom’s main Italian sites. The hydrogen version will match the operational performance of diesel trains, including their range. Coradia Stream for FNM.

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Study links ambient PM2.5 and ozone specifically caused by vehicle exhaust emissions to ~361,000 premature deaths worldwide in 2010 and ~385,000 in 2015

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A new study provides the most detailed picture available to date of the global, regional, and local health impacts attributable to emissions from four transportation subsectors: on-road diesel vehicles; other on-road vehicles; shipping; and non-road mobile engines such as agricultural and construction equipment. Together, PM 2.5

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Iveco to supply 115 natural gas Daily Vehicles to TNT Express Italy

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Iveco contracted to deliver 115 Daily Natural Power light commercial vehicles to TNT Express Italy by 2013. The methane gas-powered vehicles will be used by TNT for its express courier activities in the Rome area as well as other parts of Central Italy. Click to enlarge. The supply of these vehicles will take place in several stages.

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3.0L EcoDiesel available across the 2020 Jeep Wrangler four-door lineup; 1st diesel-powered Wrangler in N America

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Jeep will offer a diesel-powered Wrangler for the first time in North America with the introduction of the 2020 Jeep Wrangler EcoDiesel. gallon diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) tank is located immediately behind the fuel tank with refill location next to the diesel fuel filler. Wrangler four-door models will offer the new 3.0-liter

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Chevy Equinox diesel offers EPA-rated 39 mpg hwy; starts at $31,435

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turbo-diesel engine. A 577-mile cruising range (FWD) also means the Equinox diesel can drive farther between fill-ups. The new turbo-diesel engine is part of Equinox’s trio of all-turbocharged propulsion systems. Pricing for the turbo-diesel engine starts at $31,435 (including destination) when it goes on sale this fall.

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Study finds renewable diesel blends deliver fuel consumption and CO2 benefits in Euro 5 engines

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Researchers from Istituto Motori - CNR in Italy and Eni report in a paper in the journal Fuel that blends of hydrocracked fossil oil (HCK) and Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) as diesel fuels deliver fuel consumption (FC) and CO 2 savings based on the NEDC cycle. —Napolitano et al. All fuels were FAME-free.

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New 2020 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel 4x2 pickup EPA-rated at 32 mpg highway in US; new 3.0L EcoDiesel

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651 N·m) and diesel towing capability of 12,560 pounds. The Ram 1500 EcoDiesel offers the best torque and towing among all half-ton diesel trucks. Introduction of a dual, high-pressure and low-pressure exhaust gas recirculation system, a first for a diesel engine in North America. The Ram 1500’s all-new 3.0-liter

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