OICA has changed its logo. To reflect, in a modern logo, the future auto-mobility, based on the new technologies of connectivity. The logo contains graphically the OICA acronym and contains several auto-related symbols, reflecting a start/stop button, a (steering) wheel and connectivity.
Two main types of hybrid-electric vehicles exist, and they have different advantages and different applications, but both have fuel efficiency advantages over conventional internal combustion engined vehicles.
Parallel hybrids can run simply on battery power when zero emissions are required – say in the city – and purely on their parallel internal combustion engine for higher […]
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Battery Powered Electric Vehicles have been around in limited quantities for some time and have useful applications for inner city use because of their zero local emissions, but if the energy to recharge the batteries is generated using fossil fuels, there is no overall environmental advantage. In addition, the limited range provided by even the […]
Hydrogen is often called the fuel of the future because it contains no Carbon (and therefore produces no CO2) and it can be made from water.
However there are considerable problems to be overcome:
the amount of energy required to make it, by separating the Hydrogen and Oxygen in water,
its highly explosive nature when mixed with […]
BioDiesel is a transport fuel oil made mainly from organic vegetable oils by a production process called trans-esterification. General feedstocks for such an oil are soybean or rapeseed.
All modern diesel engines can run on up to 5% bio-diesel and higher concentrations up to 10% can be used in some vehicles, subject to limits set by […]
Ethanol or Ethyl Alcohol can be made chemically from Petroleum or by the more traditional method of fermenting sugar derived from vegetable matter. In this case it is often known as “Bio-Ethanol”.
The main sources of sugar required to produce ethanol are fuel or energy crops, grown specifically for energy use and include cereals, sugar […]
CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) is composed primarily of methane. It is stored under pressure on the vehicle at pressures up to 250 bar (3600 pounds per square inch). CNG cylinders are manufactured to internationally approved standards and made from light, high strength composite materials.
There are three types of Natural Gas Vehicle: Dedicated, Bi-Fuel and Dual […]
What is LPG?
LPG consists of propane or butane or any mixture of predominantly these two hydrocarbons or their isomers.
Commercial Propane predominantly consists of hydrocarbons containing three carbon atoms, mainly propane (C3H8).
Commercial Butane predominantly consists of hydrocarbons containing four carbon atoms, mainly n- and iso – butanes (C4H10).
Both Propane and Butane can be liquefied at ambient temperature […]
OICA is governed by the General Assembly. The Organization’s operation and activities are directed by the Council. The Organization’s Secretariat is directed by the Secretary General, who also supervises the technical activities with the assistance of two engineers.
Council
President
John Bozzella (Auto Innovators – USA)
Treasurer
Jean Luc Brossard (CCFA – France)
Other Council Members
Auto Innovators – United States
ANFIA – […]
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Chairman
Frits van Bruggen
Managing Director
Fries Heinis
Responsible managers/major departments
Sacha Boedijn – Passenger Cars, Light and Heavy Commercial Vehicles, Bicyles
Jeroen van de Braak […]
