Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2022

The new plant will use auto thermal reforming technology to achieve the lowest carbon footprint of any plant at this scale and has the potential to transition to net-zero emissions with future modifications. The new plant is expected to have an annual production capacity of 1.2

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2020

To produce its thermoplastic material, UBQ breaks down mixed waste streams into their most basic natural components (lignin, cellulose, sugar, fiber) and creates a new sustainable, composite material, through a closed-loop, energy efficient process that does not use water, generate effluents, emit harmful fumes or residues.

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Electrek

AUGUST 6, 2022

Tesla is in hot water with California DMV over its Autopilot and self-driving claims, which the agency believes are deceptive. The company has two weeks to respond to the inquiry or it risks temporarily losing its licenses to operate as a vehicle manufacturer and auto dealer in California.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2013

The University of Houston (UH) will develop a battery using a novel water-based, lithium-ion chemistry that makes use of sustainable, low-cost, high-energy, organic materials. Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) will develop a new water-based metal hydride-air battery. Water-Based Flow Battery for EVs. Lead organization.

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Electrek

MARCH 23, 2024

Automakers are fiercely lobbying governments to water down already-compromised emissions rules, but doing so will only lead to their doom as market entrants that are serious about EVs will continue ramping them anyway.

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Chinese Auto Water Emissions 145

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

Prior to opening the Solar Park, the Chattanooga plant became the first auto plant in the world to receive LEED Platinum certification from the US Green Building Council in 2012. It remains the only auto plant worldwide to earn the LEED Platinum certification. 2012 baseline. 2018 target. 1,253 kWh/car. 1,018 kWh/car. CO 2.393 t/car.319

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Ford unveiled the redesigned Transit Connect Wagon at the Chicago Auto Show. liter four-cylinder gasoline engine with direct injection with Auto Start-Stop as standard equipment, or the new 1.5-liter The wagon, which comes in 5- or 7-passenger models, offers a choice between a new 2.0-liter Ford is targeting the 1.5L

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 29, 2023

Shattering Myths: The Role of Advanced Auto Glass Technologies in Greener, Safer Driving Seeing Your Way To Safer, More Efficient Driving Driving green isn’t only about the type of vehicle you drive or the fuel it uses. One overlooked but crucial component is auto glass. However, this couldn’t be further from the truth.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2022

The partner companies want to turn the damaged auto glass into recyclable material for model production and have drawn up a multi-stage process for that purpose. This is where Audi and its partner companies Reiling Glas Recycling, Saint-Gobain Glass, and Saint-Gobain Sekurit are now doing pioneering work as part of a joint pilot project.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 14, 2024

Ford is experimenting with auto part prototypes made from olive tree scraps. Ford engineers in Cologne started researching the possibilities of using food waste to create auto part prototypes. And so we don’t have any additional land usage or water consumption to grow these fibers.

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Waste Ford Parts Auto 101

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

With the water-cooled intercooler keeping turbo temperatures down, the V6 engine improves on the outgoing V8 engine in every way. The new system also offers standard wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility. The 24-valve, Dual Overhead Cam V6 is chain-driven and features Dual VVTi systems. on every grade.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

At the 2022 Detroit Auto Show, Jepp introduced the new heritage-inspired 2023 Jeep Wrangler Willys 4xe to Wrangler 4xe electrified lineup. 1 Selec-Trac full-time 4WD system, 30 inches of water fording, heavy-duty Dana 44 axles and mud-terrain tires. Willys 4xe factory suspension lift delivers 10.1 inches of ground clearance.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Blue Oval City will be among the largest auto manufacturing campuses in US history. Through an on-site wastewater treatment plant, the assembly plant aspires to make zero freshwater withdrawals for assembly processes by incorporating water reuse and recycling systems. Ford Blue Oval City. Technician investments in Texas and the US.

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Baua Electric

JULY 16, 2024

Where trees once grew, there are dusty warehouses, mountains of black coal and water that runs silty brown. Now orange dust often covers his plants and clean water is scarce. The company said it strives to protect water and has launched coral and mangrove planting programs. The plants also grow more slowly, he said.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 22, 2024

Google has announced plans to update Android Auto to reduce the time drivers are required to look at screens. There will be additional changes made to how Android Auto works with Google Maps and other applications owned by Alphabet. Android Auto 11.1 This includes the obligatory mention of leveraging artificial intelligence.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2021

1 auto brand is going zero emissions with America’s favorite vehicle. Designed with bumper-height clearance, this water-resistant space comes equipped with four electrical outlets, two USB chargers and a drainable floor that can double as a food and beverage container. Ford is taking reservations with a $100 deposit. America’s No.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Among these is a $210-million investment in a new, more environmentally responsible auto-body painting facility and innovative paint process at its Marysville, Ohio auto plant (MAP), the largest of Honda’s eight auto plants in North America. Source: Honda North America. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2023

Water flows into the CCM, where an iridium catalyst uses electrical energy to break water molecules into oxygen, protons and electrons. JM is one of China’s leading auto catalyst producers and platinum group metals traders and refiners, and a leading player across syngas and hydrogen fuel cells.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

At Sunday’s event , the company talked to local employees about Giga Berlin’s water usage and the factory’s environmental and water protection protocols. Giga Berlin Water Consumption. Tesla wants to reduce Giga Berlin’s water consumption even further. Currently, Giga Berlin consumes about 2.2

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2019

Since 2010, SEAT, a member of the Volkswagen Group, has improved its production-related environmental footprint by 34% on average with measures to emit less CO 2 and fewer volatile organic compounds, generate less waste and consume less water and energy. and 30.9%, respectively. and generated 34.2% less waste.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2023

The all-electric 2025 Ram 1500 REV—the first battery-electric light-duty pickup truck from Ram Truck—made its world debut at the New York International Auto Show. An onboard power panel in the bed can provide up to 7.2 kW while an available onboard power panel in the front trunk (frunk) provides up to 3.6

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Cars That Think

APRIL 16, 2024

And in the aftermath of a natural disaster like a tornado or wildfire, the vehicle, called H2Rescue , can supply electric power and potable water to survivors while acting as a temperature-controlled command center for rescue personnel. Any time the fuel cell is producing energy to move the vehicle or to export power, it’s generating water.”

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2013

In 2009, the number of private cars owned in China exceeded the United States, resulting in it being the world’s largest auto market. In their study, the Imperial College London team used liquid hot water (LHW) pretreatment to enhance sugar release from bamboo lignocellulose while minimizing economic and environmental costs.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2019

NIO presented the swap concept at NIO Day in December 2017 for the first time and now demonstrated the actual system along with various technological innovations including the CFRP battery enclosure live at the 2019 Shanghai Auto Show. Commercial battery enclosures for electric vehicles are mainly made of aluminum and steel.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The platform will have algorithms that analyze applicants’ creditworthiness and their eligibility for EV incentives in order to offer them the most affordable EV auto loan on the market. Gridware Inc is developing industrial IOT systems and risk simulation software for utilities that own and maintain electricity distribution grids.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2022

VinFast also proactively applies multiple solutions that help reduce water waste and chemical emissions. The VF 8 and VF 9 were introduced to the global audience at the 2021 Los Angeles Auto Show. Reservations, announced at CES 2022, are taking place from until the end of 5 April 2022.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2019

water and electricity to produce higher-energy carbon-based products and a co-product of pure oxygen. Three Wheels United (Bangalore, India) is using finance and technology to decarbonize the auto rickshaw market. into cost-competitive chemicals and fuels. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Jeep unveiled the 2020 Jeep Gladiator pickup at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Gladiator also benefits from up to 30 inches of water fording, up to 1,600 pounds of payload and up to 7,650 pounds of towing capacity with the available Max Towing Package. Gladiator will offer two powertrains: a 3.6-liter An approach angle of 43.6

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The Indiana Auto Plant (IAP) and the East Liberty Auto Plant (ELP) in Ohio, which produced the previous CR-V Hybrid, will begin production of the 2023 CR-V hybrid in the coming months. Honda has produced automobiles in North America for 40 years, beginning in November 1982 at the Marysville Auto Plant.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

The technology also retains all the water from the original feedstock. The process reduces water consumption by up to 35%. As feedstock for this process, Alcoa is targeting Zorba auto shred scrap as a raw material. Earlier post.) The ASTRAEA technology: Enabling a new value chain to create high purity aluminum.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

At the Los Angeles Auto Show, Toyota Motor North America announced that it will build the world’s first megawatt-scale carbonate fuel cell power generation plant with a hydrogen fueling station to support its operations at the Port of Long Beach.

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Baua Electric

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Young electric water taxi service E-lixr is pivoting its previous business strategy to become the USs first operator of all-electric vessels. Together, theyformed ARKHAUS, an innovative new social club on the waters of Miami, which we have covered on Electrek in the past.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Sila Nanotechnologies , Auto Scale Silicon Anode Plant, $100,000,000. The demonstration plant will produce NMC811 generating zero waste and 70% less greenhouse gases by using only 10% of the water and 30% of the energy versus traditional battery material production methods. Component Manufacturing (Cathode).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Next-generation Toyota Audio Multimedia equips all 2023 Corolla Hybrid models with an 8-inch high-resolution touch screen and added capabilities, including standard wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility. All models add two rear-seat USB-C ports for a total of four in the car. Toyota sought efficiency gains in every system.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2022

Segregating mixed end-of-life plastic by type for recycling has been a long-term problem for the auto industry, Tour said, and it’s becoming more critical because of potential environmental regulations around end-of-life vehicles. Process flow and life-cycle assessment comparing graphene synthesis methods. Wyss et al.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Foils are now exploding in water transport, from surfing to boating and everything in between. By knifing through the water rather than riding on top of it, the foils are much faster, more efficient and also, as a byproduct, are much smoother (no seasickness!). Its a true game-changer in the world of personal water transportation.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2018

At the New York International Auto Show this week, Toyota will stage the premiere of the new 2019 Corolla Hatchback. An optimized water jacket in head and block enhances cooling and reliability. The all-new TNGA-based powertrain features the 2.0-liter Physically, the engine is smaller and lighter than its 1.8-liter

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