Influencers assess 2017 and make predictions for 2018
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 20, 2017
As the year winds down, questions tend to arise about what the big trends of the past year have been and what the year to come may hold.
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BMW sold 100,000 plug-in cars this year: more than GM, probably Nissan too (Tesla TBD)
Green Car Reports
DECEMBER 20, 2017
You have to hand it to BMW. When the German automaker set out to eclipse last year's sales of plug-in cars by delivering 100,000 electrified vehicles globally this year, it was an ambitious goal. But as of the end of November, the automaker has achieved its goal—and in so doing has sold nearly as many electrified vehicles this year as it did.
German partners start testing of optimized aviation engine compression system
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 20, 2017
Long-term partners MTU Aero Engines, the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) and GKN Aerospace Engine Systems have been working together within the European research program Clean Sky 2 to optimize an engine compression system and make it lighter. The resulting new technologies could be incorporated into the next generation of geared turbofans.
Most-accurate climate-change models suggest worst effects on global weather
Green Car Reports
DECEMBER 20, 2017
The denial of accepted climate science by the Trump Administration has now put the U.S. at odds with essentially every other nation in the world. Meanwhile, the news on the effects of higher concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is, if anything, getting worse. A recent analysis of studies and models of those effects seems to indicate.
How serious is Norway about climate change? So much that its streetlights self-dim
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Audi extends trade-in bonus in Germany for Euro 1-4 diesel owners switching to Audi Euro 6 vehicle
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 20, 2017
In Germany, Audi is extending its trade-in bonus for customers who switch from diesel-powered cars that meet the Euro 1 through Euro 4 emissions standards to an Audi that meets the Euro 6 standard. The price advantage is scaled by model—depending on the category of the selected new car, it amounts to between €3,000 and €10,000 ($3,500 to $12,000).
Wärtsilä providing HY hybrid modules for Swedish port tug; first vessel operating with Wärtsilä HY solution
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 20, 2017
The technology group Wärtsilä will supply two Wärtsilä HY 2 hybrid power modules for a new escort tug being built for the Swedish port of Luleå located on the Gulf of Bothnia in the northern end of the Baltic Sea. The vessel is being built at GONDAN Shipbuilders, in Asturias, Spain, and the order with Wärtsilä was booked in December 2017. When launched in early 2019, it will become the first vessel operating with a Wärtsilä HY solution. ( Earlier post.).
JATO: European car registrations up 5.2% in November; SUVs post record market share
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 20, 2017
New car registrations in Europe climbed 5.2% year-on-year in November 2017 to 1,250,281 units, according to JATO Dynamics. France, Spain and Germany, along with mid-sized markets including the Netherlands and Austria, experienced the biggest increases in volume for the month, off-setting a decline in the UK market where registrations were down 11.2%.
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