Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from newly registered passenger vehicles are meant to be falling. The European Union (EU) fleet-wide average emission target of 95g CO2/km comes into effect in 2021, and the EU Parliament and Council have already turned their attention to the next phase of CO2 regulations for new passenger cars and light commercial […]

Powertrain electrification is one of the headline-grabbing options to combat the rise in global vehicle emissions. But before this new wave of technology can really take off, significant advancements are required in charging infrastructure and battery technology. Thus, by 2035, 80% of vehicles sold will still utilise some form of internal combustion engine (ICE), according […]

  by Hank Hogan Motorcycles could face an easier road ahead, thanks to the late April release of a new lubricant specification, JASO T 903:2016. A product of the Japanese Standards Organization (JASO), the new specification replaces a 2011 version. Among other changes, the 2016 spec implements improved testing to categorise lubricants into high friction […]

By Alison Gaines In 2008, only four countries in the world had firm, enforceable fuel-efficiency policies, covering about half of all light-duty fuel demand, said Rob Gardner, manager of the economics and energy division of ExxonMobil’s corporate strategic planning department. In 2014, this grew to about 90% of light-duty fuel demand, he said. Presenting “ExxonMobil’s […]

One path to a zero-emission future involves hydrogen. When used in a fuel cell, hydrogen helps produce electricity to power a vehicle. These fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) have attractive attributes. “It is considered a zero emission vehicle,” said Eiji Ohira, director of the Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Technology Group at the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO). Based in Kawasaki […]