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Provisional agreement reached on European CO2 standards for heavy-duty trucks; 30% lower by 2030

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The European Parliament and the Council have reached provisional agreement on a regulation setting, for the first time in the EU, strict CO 2 emission standards for trucks. The deal follows an agreement reached in December on new CO 2 emission standards for cars and light vans in the EU for the period after 2020. —Erik Jonnaert.

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Daimler denies DUH charges of emissions data rigging, says evaluating legal options

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that it had rigged emissions data, Daimler “ sharply ” denied the allegations and said that it was evaluating legal options pertaining to the approach taken and the public assertions made by the DUH. Our engines meet and adhere to every legal requirement. The technical programming of our engines adheres to all legal requirements.

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MAN rolls out battery repair centers across Europe – Charged EVs

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The knowledge gained at MAN’s first repair center in Hanover-Laatzen, which launched in 2020, is being transferred to its other European markets, in each of which certain criteria must be met, based on practical experience and specific legal standards.

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Tesla Cybertruck could be headed to Germany in the coming months

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Tesla began its Cybertruck tour around China last week , and X user Andre Fink said on Sunday that the unique electric vehicle (EV) is slated to come to the Stuttgart Holzgerlingen delivery center , the automaker’s largest in Europe. Unfortunately, it’s impossible to make a 3.2mm radius on a 1.4mm sheet of stainless steel.”

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Europe Mandates Automatic Emergency Braking

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A case in point is intelligent speed assistance, which Ford has offered in Europe on the S-Max since 2015 and on the more affordable Focus since 2017 , well before the EU had even decided to make it mandatory. “In Manufacturers made it standard before government agencies got around to telling them to. That puts U.S.

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Ford Europe bringing 48V mild hybrid tech to Tourneo van; new diesel engines

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Ford Europe will introduce more powerful and fuel-efficient 2.0-liter The engine delivers up to a 6% improvement in fuel efficiency, based on the World Harmonized Light Vehicle Test Procedure (WLTP), while adhering to the latest stringent Euro 6 emissions standards. In addition to the new 185 PS variant, the 2.0-liter

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BMW X2 xDrive25e SAC PHEV to be launched July 2020

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BMW will launch the new X2 xDrive25e SAC (“Sport Activity Coupé”) PHEV, announced in January ( earlier post ), in Europe in July 2020 with pricing from €47,250 (US$51,800). kWh enable an all-electric range of up to 57 kilometers in the legal EU test cycle (35 miles). Fuel consumption in the legal EU test cycle is 1.9

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