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

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HVO100 (hydrated vegetable oil) meets the EN 15940 European quality standard for paraffinic diesel. It has a higher cetane number (c80) than standard diesel and has a lower sulfur and aromatics content. This is required as HVO100 is less dense than standard diesel.

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

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Solaris has signed a contract with Rigas Satiksme, the transport operator in the city of Riga, Latvia for 10 of the Trollino trolley buses. Standard Solaris Trollino 18. Each 85 kilowatt FCveloCity-HD fuel cell module that has been ordered will be deployed as a range extender in a Solaris Trollino model low-floor trolley bus.

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IONITY partners with Shell, OMV, Tank & Rast and Circle K on sites for high-power charging network; 18 countries, >200 sites

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By teaming up with Circle K in Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden, IONITY will be able to forge ahead with the construction of its fast charging network in Northern Europe.

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I.M. Group to Import Great Wall Vehicles Into Europe Starting in 2010

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Initially, the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania will be targeted. The Great Wall Motor Company, one of the few privately-owned Chinese car companies, has designed and built all of the European-bound models specifically to meet EU whole-vehicle type approval standards.

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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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The car which attempts the record must be a standard model in every respect, with no modifications to give an advantage. The unit will provide journey information in real-time to ensure that Honda can supply robust and reliable automated data-evidence to meet the requirements stipulated by Guinness World Records.

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Laser Melting for Better Aircraft Engine Parts

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They need to endure 1,000 rotations every second, withstand heat of up to 2,000°C, and meet stringent safety standards. Research for FANTASIA was undertaken by research institutes and industrial partners from France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Spain, South Africa and Switzerland. Konrad Wissenbach. The FANTASIA project was funded €3.78

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Carmakers are going green but British motorists are not

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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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