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Volkswagen and Greece to create model island for climate-neutral mobility

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The Volkswagen Group and Greece have agreed to establish a mobility system on the Mediterranean island of Astypalea. To that end, the current transport system on the island will transition to electric vehicles and renewable power generation. Energy will be primarily generated from local power sources such as solar and wind.

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New HERE-SBD index identifies EV leaders and laggards in the US and Europe

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How quickly you can charge – the average power capacity of public EV chargers. The number of EVs on the road versus internal combustion engine vehicles – EV fleet share. On the other hand, North Dakota, with a large land area and very small EV fleet size, would need to aim for closer to two EVs per charger.

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EEA: average CO2 emissions from new cars and new vans in Europe increased again in 2019

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Compared to other cars in the same segment, SUVs are typically heavier and have more powerful engines and larger frontal areas – all features that increase fuel consumption. Diesel vehicles continue to make up the vast majority of the new van fleet, constituting 94% of registrations in 2019. in 2018 to 1.3% g CO 2 /km.

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Honda targets new Guinness World Records title for fuel efficiency with 8,500-mile diesel drive across Europe

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i-DTEC diesel engined Honda Civic Tourer. i-DTEC engine provides 120 PS (118 hp, 88 kW) of power and 300 N·m (221 lb-ft) of torque, 62 mpg US (3.8 i-DTEC engine to out-perform its quoted fuel efficiency in real-world driving conditions consistently. In the Civic Tourer, the 1.6

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DNV GL paper suggests near-term success for LNG in shipping; alternative fuel mix to diversify over time

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The global merchant fleet currently consumes around 330 million tonnes of fuel annually, 80-85 per cent of which is residual fuel with high sulfur content. Renewable electricity could also be used to produce hydrogen, which in turn can be used to power fuel cells, providing auxiliary or propulsion power.

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Euro Auto Production Down 35% in First Quarter 2009; Second Half Production May be Down 25%; Small Cars Hit New Record Share

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While fleet renewal schemes (vehicle scrappage) have helped segments of the passenger car market in some countries, overall vehicle demand in Europe went further down as well. At the same time, average engine size and power fell from 1,706cc (whole year 2008) to 1,635cc, and 86kW (whole year 2008) to 82 kW. in Greece, 11.8%

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Europe Expands Virtual Borders To Thwart Migrants

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The ship’s captain stopped the engines, and the aircraft flashed its lights at the rubber boat. In the last five years, Europe has bestowed massive new regulatory and spending power on the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, known as. Athanasios Kapoutsis , an engineering researcher on the team.

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