Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2010

Dacia has extended its line-up (in France) of vehicles that run on alternative fuels with a new, E85 flex-fuel version of the Dacia Sandero hatchback alongside the existing Dacia Logan/Sandero 1.4 The biofuel version of Dacia Sandero is manufactured by the brand’s ISO 14001-certified factory in Pitesti, Romania. Dacia Sandero 1.6

France 199

France Romania Fuel Alternative Fuels 199

Green Car Congress

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.

Honda 150

Honda Miles Czech Republic Diesel 150

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 7, 2021

By complementing electrification, a mixed technology approach allowing use of renewable fuels could deliver a 50% CO 2 reduction by 2030, while maintaining jobs and creating value-add. Technology is not the enemy here but rather fossil fuels, and tech openness will be critical to deliver a just transition.

Europe 199

Europe Romania Renewable Climate 199

Teslarati

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The new EU law will require that all carmakers achieve a 100 percent cut in CO2 emissions by 2035 for all new cars sold, eliminating the possibility that gas or petrol-fueled engines can be sold in any of the 27 countries in the EU.

Sale 98

Sale Engine Bulgaria CO2 98

Green Car Reports

APRIL 29, 2011

But if you were to sit in, you would hear a paper by a research team in Japan and Romania that offers a fascinating new avenue for increasing engine efficiency and reducing gas consumption: Ditch the spark plugs, and use lasers to ignite.

Romania 105

Romania Baltimore Plug Japan 105

Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2013

With the launch of this newest fuel-efficient engine, Ford now has capacity to build 1.6 liter EcoBoost—the fifth member of the EcoBoost family—will commence initially at Ford’s facility in Craiova, Romania, later this month. liter EcoBoost, while delivering improved fuel economy and lower CO 2 emissions.

Fusion 246

Fusion Water Ford Engine 246

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2017

This collaboration is in line with the implementation of the DAFI Directive (Directive 2014/94 - Deployment of Alternative Fuels Infrastructures), with a particular focus on certain countries and regions, starting from Wallonia, Belgium. FCA is pursuing the development of alternative fuel motors as a key pillar in its strategy.

Belgium 150

Belgium Chrysler Automobile Gas 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

A ban on certain domestic heating fuels, such as coal, also leads to improved air quality in low-income zones. The report stresses that better alignment of social and environment policies and improved local action are needed to successfully tackle environmental justice issues. KEY FINDINGS. Air and noise pollution.

Pollution 265

Pollution Bulgaria Greece Portugal 265

Green Car Congress

MAY 22, 2018

The European Commission is taking the UK to court—along with Germany, France, Italy, Romania, and Hungary—over its long-standing failure to meet EU limits for nitrogen dioxide (NO?). Cleaner fuels and stoves produce less smoke, less soot and more heat. In future only the cleanest domestic fuels will be available for sale.

Clean 186

Clean Cleaning Diesel Gasoline 186

Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2017

Over the course of eight hours, 14 entrepreneurial companies from Romania, Spain and Germany presented themselves in 30‑minute sessions in front of eight judges. One of their goals is to reduce fuel consumption. Nearly 50 mobility start‑ups applied.

Romania 218

Romania IDEA 2017 Spain 218

Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2011

Judged by a panel of 76 motoring journalists from 36 countries as disparate as the USA, Japan, China, Russia, New Zealand, India, Korea, Germany, France, Romania, South Africa, Mexico and the UK, the Awards highlight and acknowledge engine engineering excellence. liter 16v engine, but fuel consumption is 30% lower. Compared with a 1.2-liter

International 268

International 2011 Engine Ferrari 268

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Ford of Europe has previously announced plans to triple annual production of vehicles equipped with fuel-efficient EcoBoost petrol engines to approximately 480,000 by 2015, from 141,000 in 2011. liter EcoBoost is also built in Ford’s Craiova, Romania, engine plant. Ford in Europe recently announced a new version of the Focus 1.0-liter

Ford 199

Ford Production Romania Transit Connect 199

Baua Electric

MAY 22, 2023

. “We oppose any new exhaust emission rules (including new testing requirements or new emission limits) for cars and vans,” the international locations mentioned within the paper, which used to be signed via France, Italy, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia.

International 52

International Czech Republic Emissions Bulgaria 52

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2018

But it was the positive economic situation across the continent that boosted results, JATO said, as midsize markets such as the Netherlands, Poland and Sweden all posted increases, and smaller markets like Hungary, Greece, Romania, Croatia and Lithuania similarly posted significant increases. of total registrations.

SUV 236

SUV Diesel Market Finland 236

Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2013

Diesel, used by most HGVs, causes more air pollution per kilometer than other fuels such as petrol. Costs are also high in Luxemburg, Germany, Romania, Italy and Austria, at around €0.08/km Exhaust emissions from diesel engines were recently labelled as carcinogenic by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. km (US$0.10).

Pollution 223

Pollution Charging Romania Switzerland 223

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

Ford announced that when the three-cylinder EcoBoost engine debuts in the European Ford Focus, it will produce 125 PS (124 hp, 92 kW) with fuel consumption of 5.0 liter engine and with significantly improved fuel efficiency and lower CO 2 emissions. EcoBoost will debut in Europe in early 2012 and ultimately be available worldwide.

Ford 268

Ford Engine Production Future 268

Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2019

Excess death rates were particularly high in eastern European countries, such as Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania and Ukraine, with more than 200 each year per 100,000 of the population. When they looked at individual countries, the researchers found that air pollution caused an excess death rate of 154 per 100,000 in Germany (a reduction of 2.4

Pollution 320

Pollution Europe Cyprus Bulgaria 320

Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2016

It stated that the traditional core areas such as car body design, fuel economy etc., The report highlights the shift in the product strategy of the automotive companies from building discrete products to cognitive AI Systems.

2015 150

2015 Industrial Industry Los Angeles 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2009

Romania was the first and so far only Eastern European Member State to introduce CO 2 -related taxation last year as part of a more comprehensive overhaul of vehicle taxation in the country. Tags: Climate Change Emissions Europe Fuel Efficiency Policy.

CO2 150

CO2 Auto Industry Industrial Industry 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2010

In 2009, biodiesel represented about 75% of biofuels produced in Europe (bio-ethanol fuel production last year being. illustrated by the case of Romania, where biodiesel. GHG emissions from all transport fuels defined at EU level, in line with the principle that. competing fuel sources need to be assessed on a fair.

2009 230

2009 Production 2008 Italy 230

Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2010

VärmlandsMetanol AB has selected Uhde, a ThyssenKrupp company, as technology supplier and engineering partner for a biomass-to-methanol plant in Hagfors, Sweden, with an annual production of 100,000 tonnes of fuel-grade methanol from forest-residue biomass. In a 2005 paper published in the ACS journal Energy & Fuels , Yin et al.

Sweden 247

Sweden Commercial Coal 2005 247

Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2009

Emissions of GHG have increased by 26% (EU-15) or 180 million tonnes between 1990 and 2006, excluding international aviation and marine transport—an amount larger than the entire annual national emissions for 2006 from Belgium (132 million tonnes) or Romania (157 million tonnes). Transport at a crossroads. EEA Report No 3/2009 ).

Transportation 150

Transportation Czech Republic 2006 Romania 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2015

The overwhelming majority (98%) still chose gasoline and diesel models.Gasoline was the fuel of choice for 56% of European drivers and nowhere was that more the case than in Russia, where customers chose 96% gasoline-powered cars, followed by the Netherlands (87%) and the Czech Republic (83%).

Europe 150

Europe Buy Ford 2015 150

Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

In October, Romania adopted a plan to double its nuclear capacity by 2031. But Stein says that the idea of looking at nuclear as a bottleneck for renewables is flawed—when the real target should be to reduce reliance on fossil fuels. “We And other countries are charting new nuclear courses. It’s not one versus the other,” he says.

France 98

France Germany Renewable Spain 98

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2009

million from the Department of Energy’s ARPA-E program ( earlier post ) to complete its prototype development of a new gasoline-fueled wave disc engine and electricity generator that promises to be five times more efficient than traditional auto engines in electricity production, 20% lighter, and 30% cheaper to manufacture. Click to enlarge.

Michigan 316

Michigan Engine Universal 2004 316

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

liter ( earlier post ) I-4 engines combine turbocharging and direct-injection technology to deliver fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions reduced by up to 20% versus conventional, larger-displacement gasoline engines with similar power output. Tags: Engines Fuel Efficiency. The all-new EcoBoost 1.6-liter liter and 2.0-liter

Engine 186

Engine Ford Downsizing United Kingdom 186

Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2022

The Refining & Marketing business is to become a leading European provider of sustainable fuels, feedstock, and mobility solutions. In Refining, OMV strives to become a leading producer of sustainable fuels and chemical feedstock in Europe. Production of sustainable fuels and chemical feedstock will be increased to 1.5

Oil 465

Oil Gas Production Austria 465

Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Peter Kovalev/TASS/Getty Images So how did Europe become addicted to Russian fossil fuels, particularly natural gas? produced fuels was further reduced by an accelerated shift away from coal, which in 2020 was down to 11 percent of primary supply, from 18 percent in 2000. Certification of the €9.5 Consumption of E.U.-produced

Ukraine 120

Ukraine Russia Fuel Saudi Arabia 120

Green Car Congress

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.

Czech Republic 186

Czech Republic Clean Cleaning 2007 186

Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

The report found that strict new emissions laws are having a strong effect on the availability of cleaner cars, but wealth, motoring taxes, fuel prices and consumer attitudes, which vary wildly from country to country across Europe, have much more of an effect on how clean a car is chosen.&#. Romania / 156 / 155 / 9.

Green 39

Green Czech Republic Latvia CO2 39

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Outside urban areas, the CF Hybrid is powered by the clean and efficient PACCAR MX-11 diesel engine, where the hybrid technology provides additional fuel savings thanks to the smart energy management. This energy can be used by the electric motor to operate in conjunction with the diesel engine to further reduce fuel consumption.

Hybrid 220

Hybrid Czech Republic Bulgaria Electrical 220

Green Car Congress

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.

Tax 268

Tax Plug-in Czech Republic Latvia 268

Cars That Think

JANUARY 15, 2023

NuScale has plans to build a US plant in Idaho by 2030; the company is involved in the UK , Poland , and Romania as well. Many SMR designs today call for a kind of fuel that is currently only sold by one company—a subsidiary of Russia’s state-owned nuclear energy company, Rosatom. Where, then, can SMR operators turn for fuel?

Future 112

Future Russia Waste Energy 112

Cars That Think

MARCH 30, 2022

The combustion of natural gas or a liquid fuel heats the mixture to about 1,050 °C, and the molten glass is then poured from a ceramic spout onto a 6-centimeter-thick layer of molten tin, at a temperature of 230 °C. Plate-glassmaking is fairly energy intensive and cannot do without fossil fuels, using today’s practices.

Carbon 98

Carbon Czech Republic Romania Luxembourg 98

Green Car Congress

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.

Pollution 236

Pollution Emissions Czech Republic United Kingdom 236

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Today BYD employs 130,000 people in 11 factories, eight in China and one each in India, Hungary, and Romania. They generate fewer greenhouse gas emissions than cars that burn gasoline, and they have lower fuel costs, even when oil is cheap. near Motorola, and another 20 or so work in San Francisco, not far from Apple.

BYD 62

BYD 2009 Companies Electric Cars 62