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Porsche will cut CO2 emissions by 25% by 2012

At a technical briefing on the new Porsche Panamera this week in Germany, Wolfgang Dürheimer, EVP of Research and Development at Porsche talked about additional powertrains and CO2 reductions. On the question of downsizing engines for its cars, Dürheimer said that there were no current plans for smaller displacement conventional engines in the Panamera than the 4.8-liter V8. In certain markets, such as China, where larger engines are taxed more heavily, Porsche may choose to offer a smaller engine. The company also has not decided ... Read more →

EU-sponsored report critical of electric vehicles? Jeremy Korzeniewski

The European Union has been working on new legislation with the goal of reducing overall carbon emissions to just 130 g/km by 2015. Many believe that electric vehicles are the best way to achieve ...

Euro carmakers likely to get a 2 year brake on CO2 limits Sam Abuelsamid

The plan to require European automakers to meet new carbon dioxide emissions limits looks set to be pushed back a couple of years from 2012 to 2014. The next round of Euro6 emissions standards was ...

Head of German automaker group wants variable CO2 limits Sam Abuelsamid

Recently the European Commission has been looking at making heretofore voluntary carbon dioxide emissions limits for automakers, mandatory. As might be expected, automakers are not thrilled by that ...

Porsche will cut CO2 emissions by 25% by 2012 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

At a technical briefing on the new Porsche Panamera this week in Germany, Wolfgang Dürheimer, EVP of Research and Development at Porsche talked about additional powertrains and CO2 reductions. On the question of downsizing engines for its cars, Dürheimer said that there were no current ...

EU-sponsored report critical of electric vehicles? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The European Union has been working on new legislation with the goal of reducing overall carbon emissions to just 130 g/km by 2015. Many believe that electric vehicles are the best way to achieve this ultimate goal, but internal reports may not agree with this assessment, according to the Financial ...

Euro carmakers likely to get a 2 year brake on CO2 limits 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The plan to require European automakers to meet new carbon dioxide emissions limits looks set to be pushed back a couple of years from 2012 to 2014. The next round of Euro6 emissions standards was already due to take effect in 2014 so it would make sense implement the CO2 changes at the same time. ...

Head of German automaker group wants variable CO2 limits 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Recently the European Commission has been looking at making heretofore voluntary carbon dioxide emissions limits for automakers, mandatory. As might be expected, automakers are not thrilled by that prospect, and they are fighting back. Bernd Gottschalk, president of German automotive industry trade ...


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