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Fact and Figures
Did you know that in Germany:
- In 2011 more than 42 million cars were registered in Germany, which means 517 cars per 1,000 inhabitants
- Greenhouse gas emissions in Germany declined from 1200 million tonnes CO2 equivalent in 1991 to 937 million tonnes CO2 equivalent in 2012
- Pollutant emissions from transport were reduced in the last 20 years: carbon monoxide 90 %, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons 90 %, benzene by 95 %, nitrogen oxides 90 %
Products
The world‘s first hydrogen fuel cell powered waste collection vehicle is used in Berlin
www.emo-berlin.de/en/showcase/projects/electric-freight-tranport/elektro-aes
Advanced vehicle electrification products help improve the marketability of electrified vehicles
http://delphi.com/manufacturers/auto/hevevproducts/evap-emiss-sys/
Cargotram in dresden – how tramcars do avoid truck transfers
Urban hub „bentobox“ fosters more sustainable urban freight delivery in Berlin
http://www.bentobox-berlin.de/
Introducing fuel cell-hybrid buses in the Rhineland
Exhaust-gas after treatment