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JANUARY 4, 2017

Ballard Power Systems fuel cells have powered buses for more than 10 million cumulative kilometers (6.2 This fuel cell industry milestone has been achieved across the company’s seven generations of its FCveloCity fuel cell engine, which have been deployed in buses in 15 countries on 5 continents during the past 10 years.

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Fuel Power Powered Latvia 170

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FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Poland, Slovakia, Luxembourg and Lithuania all posted record levels of volume, while it was the best year since 2007 for Spain and Estonia, and the best year since 2008 for Romania, Hungary, Croatia and Latvia. The majority of vehicles registered in 2018 were powered by gasoline engines, with the fuel type making up 57% of all registrations.

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OCTOBER 9, 2019

We are determined to serve our customers and the entire aviation industry in reducing greenhouse gas emissions with our Neste MY Renewable Jet Fuel. The Netherlands is one of the leading countries for promoting the use of sustainable aviation fuels globally. —Neste’s President and CEO Peter Vanacker. EG Retail (Netherlands) B.V

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Netherlands Renewable Diesel Latvia 186

Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2012

Between 2010 and 2011 the number of new car registrations increased in many Member States, notably Latvia (71%), Lithuania (68%) and Estonia (66%) , but fell in others, including Greece (-31 %), Portugal (-31%) and Spain (-17 %). million cars, but has fallen continuously since. There were 8,700 pure electric cars registered in 2011.

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2010 2011 Latvia Estonia 231

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MAY 1, 2014

AFV are alternative fuel vehicles: electric, LPG, NG-biomethane, E85, biodiesel, hybrid and plug-in vehicles. The average per-km CO 2 emissions for gasoline-fueled cars was 128.62 grams; and for alternative fuel vehicles (electric, LPG, NG-biomethane, E85, biodiesel, hybrid and plug-in vehicles), 104.14 Source: EEA.

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MAY 27, 2015

Honda aims to win a new Guinness World Records title for fuel efficiency in an 8,500-mile (13,679 km) drive across all 24 contiguous EU countries in a 1.6 l/100 km) on the European combined cycle, a range of 817 miles on one tank of fuel and CO 2 emissions of 99 g/km. i-DTEC diesel engined Honda Civic Tourer.

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Honda Miles Czech Republic Diesel 150

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DECEMBER 22, 2011

Nordic Green, a company focused on the introduction of bio-methanol, has signed an Agency Agreement with BioMCN , a producer of bio-methanol, for the representation and sales of bio-methanol in Nordic (Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland) and Baltic (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania) countries.

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Green Lithuania Latvia Estonia 225

Cars That Think

DECEMBER 31, 2023

A real corker, and the answer to the question, what generates electricity but isn’t a dynamo or a fuel cell? This New Breed of Generator Can Run on Almost Any Fuel Technicians assembled a linear generator at Mainspring Energy’s Menlo Park, Calif., The fuel is enriched to about 4.8 But atop the list are a couple of surprises.

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Fusion Energy Lithium Ion Grid 80

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AUGUST 1, 2018

The fuel type accounted for just 37% of the total market—its lowest share since 2001. Alternative Fueled Vehicles (AFVs) performed well, as electrics, hybrids and plug-ins posted an increase of 31% and recorded 450,200 registrations, making up 5.4% of total registrations.

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SUV Diesel Market Finland 236

Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2009

The deal will allow UAB Hydro2 to manufacture, sell and install the Save-Fuel On Demand Hydrogen Technology for the truck, bus and coach industries in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. As a result the engine burns fuel more efficiently and produces less particulate emissions and reduces the vehicle’s environmental impact.

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Oil Hydrogen Lithuania Latvia 150

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MAY 30, 2012

The higher share of gas led to an improved carbon intensity of fossil fuel consumption in many Member States. Other findings include: Emissions were higher in most of the key sectors in 2010, particularly those sectors relying on fossil-fuel combustion. Spain, Greece and Portugal again reported lower GHG emissions in 2010.

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2010 Emissions Gas 2009 225

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JANUARY 30, 2009

We have proven that we can produce renewable jet fuel from sustainable resources that is a drop-in replacement eliminating the need for costly changes to the fuels infrastructure and transportation fleet. This technology can be utilized to begin making an impact on the aviation fuel supply in as little as three years.”

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Latvia South Korea Oil Malaysia 150

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JUNE 4, 2019

Everfuel, Wrightbus, Ballard Power Systems, Hexagon Composites, Nel Hydrogen and Ryse Hydrogen—leading players in the hydrogen fuel cell electric value chain—are joining forces to form the H2Bus Consortium. Here, a hydrogen bus can be fueled in five minutes. per kilometer. —Jacob Krogsgaard, CEO of Everfuel.

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Hydrogen Europe Fuel Latvia 363

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APRIL 28, 2010

Whilst none of the scenarios considered would deliver the desired 80% cut in CO 2 emissions by 2050, the greatest savings potential arises from the combined package, in which technological improvements that reduce fuel consumption are used alongside measures to shift journeys to lower emission modes and to avoid the need to travel altogether.

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Czech Republic Clean Cleaning 2007 186

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APRIL 5, 2009

The report also confirms that price signals play a major role in the choices made by consumers; a 10% increase in fuel prices is associated with a 20% increase in demand for bus services. We still need clear, measurable, realistic and time related targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, air emissions and noise from transport.

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Transportation Czech Republic 2006 Romania 150

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JULY 14, 2020

OECD Europe: Austria; Belgium; Czech Republic; Denmark; Estonia; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Hungary; Iceland; Ireland; Italy; Latvia; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Netherlands; Switzerland; Norway; Poland; Portugal; Slovak Republic; Slovenia; Spain; Sweden; Turkey; United Kingdom. US DOE.

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Czech Republic Oil America Gasoline 417

Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

VW Polo) – the least green motorists are from Latvia with a figure of 177g/km (eg. Latvia / 181 / 183. Portuguese drivers are the greenest in Europe when it comes to buying cars with an average CO2 rate of 138g/km (eg. Suburu Imprezza). The average British driver comes sixteenth in the list with 158g/km (eg. VW Passat).

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Green Czech Republic Latvia CO2 39

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JUNE 21, 2018

Solaris Bus & Coach has announced the Solaris Urbino 12 hydrogen, a new generation hydrogen fuel cell bus. Energy needed to power the driveline of the Solaris Urbin 12 hydrogen will be obtained fromthe fuel cell; range on a single refueling will be more than 350 km (217 miles). The battery will be charged with power from the fuel cell.

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Hydrogen Latvia 2014 Cheap 287

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APRIL 21, 2010

The seventeen EU countries that levy passenger car taxes partially or totally based on the car’s carbon dioxide emissions and/or fuel consumption are: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

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Tax Plug-in Czech Republic Latvia 268

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AUGUST 22, 2009

In 2007 the top polluting sources in the EU-27 were fuel combustion in households, passenger cars, heavy duty vehicles, and in power plants. Power plants producing heat and electricity have reduced emissions significantly since 1990 by improving abatement equipment, switching to cleaner fuels and through improved energy efficiency.

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Pollution Emissions Czech Republic United Kingdom 236

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JANUARY 24, 2018

The EPI uses three indicators to measure air quality: household solid fuel use; PM 2.5 Burundi, Central African Republic, Madagascar, the Bahamas, and Latvia slipped significantly in environmental performance, largely due to sub-par performance on climate change. average exposure, and PM 2.5 exceedance of WHO thresholds.

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2018 Papua New Guinea Burundi Central African Republic 300

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MAY 2, 2013

Two separate reports highlight the ongoing improvement in vehicle technologies and the growing trend toward consumers purchasing more fuel efficient vehicles in the US and in Europe. Those who say fuel economy is very important expect to get twelve miles more per gallon (mpg) from their next vehicle than those who say it is not important.

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Europe MPG Fuel Fuel Economy 281