article thumbnail

Toyota’s diesel line-up in Western Europe to be made compatible with HVO100 diesel fuel

Green Car Congress

Toyota’s toughest, body-on-frame models in Europe are to be made compatible with HVO100 diesel, a non-fossil fuel made from 100% renewable sources such as waste cooking oil. The principal technical change from current vehicles is an adjustment of the fuel injection system to increase fuel volume.

Diesel 186
article thumbnail

Solaris joins European Clean Hydrogen Alliance

Green Car Congress

Bus manufacturer Solaris has joined the European Clean Hydrogen Alliance , an initiative led by the European Commission. The aim of the Alliance is to scale-up, by 2030, the production and deployment of hydrogen as a fuel produced by means of low-emission technologies and renewable energy sources.

Hydrogen 259
article thumbnail

Ballard signs fuel cell supply agreement with Solaris; initial order of 10 modules as range extenders for electric trolley buses

Green Car Congress

Ballard Power Systems has signed a Long-Term Sales Agreement (LTSA) with Solaris Bus & Coach, a bus OEM headquartered in Poland, for the sale and supply of fuel cell modules to support deployment of Solaris fuel cell buses in Europe. Sub-system includes coolant pump, piping, control valve. meters (61.5

Latvia 150
article thumbnail

Ballard-powered fuel cell electric buses exceed 10M km of revenue service

Green Car Congress

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.

Fuel 170
article thumbnail

New cars sold in Europe in 2011 were 3.3% more fuel efficient than those sold in 2010; increasing diesel uptake

Green Car Congress

The data also show that car manufacturers are mostly on track to meeting European Union (EU) targets. Last year the EEA reported that manufacturers had some distance to go to meet the 2015 target. The preliminary figures will now be verified by car manufacturers before they are confirmed by the European Commission later this year.

2010 231
article thumbnail

New cars in Europe in 2013 collectively met 2015 CO2 target two years ahead of the deadline

Green Car Congress

AFV are alternative fuel vehicles: electric, LPG, NG-biomethane, E85, biodiesel, hybrid and plug-in vehicles. While the collective target has been met, it has not yet been confirmed whether each individual manufacturer has met its own target, which is based on the average mass of the cars they sell. 2015 target: 130 g CO 2 /km.

2013 231
article thumbnail

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

Green Car Congress

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.

Honda 150