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BMW Group to lead €19.5M HyCET project consortium on hydrogen combustion engine trucks

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The German Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV) approved the funding application for the consortium research project HyCET (Hydrogen Combustion Engine Trucks) led by the BMW Group. The research project aims to demonstrate the sustainability potential of trucks with hydrogen combustion engines for transport logistics.

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Yara and Linde Engineering to build a 24 MW green hydrogen plant in Norway

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Yara signed a contract with Linde Engineering for the construction and delivery of a green hydrogen demonstration plant at Yara’s ammonia production facility at Herøya Industripark in Porsgrunn, Norway. Green ammonia is the key to reducing emissions from world food production and long-distance shipping.

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Nuvera Fuel Cells and Urban Mobility Systems partner on fuel cell powertrains

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Nuvera Fuel Cells, LLC, a provider of heavy-duty hydrogen fuel cell engines for on- and off-road mobility, signed a memorandum of understanding with Netherlands-based clean technology engineering company Urban Mobility Systems (UMS). Nuvera currently offers 45 and 60 kW systems. Nuvera is a subsidiary of Hyster-Yale Group, Inc.,

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EBS in the Netherlands receives 93 Mercedes-Benz Citaro NGT hybrid buses

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Their common characteristic is the combination of a natural-gas-powered engine with a hybrid module. The Mercedes-Benz M 936 G gas-powered engine delivers 222 kW (302 hp) from 7.7 Accordingly, emissions are lower. The use of the hybrid module also further reduces the low noise levels of the natural-gas engine when pulling away.

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Fraunhofer ISI/ICCT analysis of PHEV data finds real-world CO2 emissions 2-4x higher than official values

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A new analysis of the real-world usage of more than 100,000 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles shows a large deviation between on-road CO 2 emissions and fuel efficiency and the official vehicle type-approval values. Plug-in hybrid vehicles often are not recharged regularly, which implies driving is often performed on the combustion engine.

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European Emissions Regulations Drive the Toyota GR Yaris' Price Up By Almost 100 Percent

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Europe has, and will likely remain, far more aggressive with emissions-cutting measures than we are here in the United States. That’s how the 2024 Toyota GR Yaris, a car powered by an (admittedly powerful and turbocharged) three-cylinder engine, costs nearly double its sticker price in France.

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Daimler Buses delivers at least 95 eCitaro buses and e-infrastructure as a complete turnkey system to The Hague

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The Hague is not only the third largest city in the Netherlands, it is also the parliamentary and governmental seat of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the capital of the province of South Holland. The complete e-package solution for HTM also includes the necessary civil engineering measures for the HTM depot in The Hague.