article thumbnail

Stellantis opens its first battery technology center in Italy

Green Car Congress

Stellantis celebrated the grand opening of its first Battery Technology Center, at the Mirafiori complex in Turin, Italy. The center is the biggest in Italy and among the largest in Europe.

Italy 170
article thumbnail

Iveco Group inaugurates its new zero- and low-emission bus plant in Foggia

Green Car Congress

inaugurated its new Foggia plant dedicated to the production of zero- and low-emission buses. The production volume of the plant will be 1,000 vehicles per year: high-tech buses with zero-emission propulsion (battery-electric and hydrogen-electric) and low-emission propulsion (methane/biomethane, traditional fuels and biofuels).

Emissions 225
article thumbnail

European Commission opens infringement procedure against Italy over insufficient action on Fiat Chrysler emission control strategies

Green Car Congress

The European Commission has launched an infringement procedure against Italy for failure to fulfil its obligations under EU vehicle type-approval legislation with regards to Fiat Chrysler (FCA) automobiles. Car manufacturers have been treating emission tests laxly—some have even broken the law.

Italy 170
article thumbnail

Nuvera boosts fuel cell engine test capabilities

Green Car Congress

Nuvera Fuel Cells, LLC, a provider of fuel cell power solutions for motive applications, has expanded its hydrogen fuel cell engine testing capabilities with the commissioning of a large-scale durability test facility in Italy. The new automated facility, located at the SIAD S.p.A. Nuvera is a subsidiary of Hyster-Yale Group, Inc.,

Engine 259
article thumbnail

Wärtsilä coordinating EU-funded project to accelerate ammonia engine development

Green Car Congress

A consortium of shipping stakeholders aims to develop demonstrators for two-stroke and four-stroke marine engines running on ammonia fuel. The project is coordinated by technology group Wärtsilä, with participation from naval architects C-Job, classification society DNV, ship owner MSC and the National Research Council (CNR) of Italy.

Engine 210
article thumbnail

Study finds carbon emissions benefits of reduction in oil demand depend on size of drop and global oil market structure

Green Car Congress

New research led by Mohammad Masnadi, assistant professor of chemical and petroleum engineering at the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering, offers a closer look at the relationship between decreasing demand for oil and a resilient, varied oil market—and the carbon footprint associated with both. Masnadi, M.S.,

Oil 305
article thumbnail

FCA to invest $400M to convert idled Indiana transmission plant to build GMET4 engines

Green Car Congress

to build the GMET4 engine—the Company’s 2.0-liter liter Global Medium Engine inline four-cylinder turbo that is currently offered on the Jeep Wrangler and Jeep Cherokee. liter turbocharged I-4 engine is part of FCA’s Global Medium Engine family. engine with engine stop start (ESS). While the 2.0-liter

Indiana 269