Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

BASF will adopt unique process concepts in the syngas plant to reduce carbon emissions compared to conventional syngas plants, contributing to BASF’s sustainability goals. The technical concept of this syngas plant is the first of its kind in China, underscoring our commitment to achieving climate neutrality by 2050.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2010

The seventeen EU countries that levy passenger car taxes partially or totally based on the car’s carbon dioxide emissions and/or fuel consumption are: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2022

Van Hool, the Belgian manufacturer of buses, coaches and industrial vehicles, presented its first edition of a completely new range of 100% zero emission buses on the first day of Euro Mobility Expo 2022, an international trade show for public transport. Our customers are focusing on greening their fleets and are pursuing zero emissions.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2022

The framework contract includes an option for a further 130 new VDL Citeas, which in the coming years will contribute to a further reduction in CO 2 emissions. Amsterdam has developed the Route Map Amsterdam Climate Neutral 2050: the city will reduce its CO 2 emissions by 5% in 2025, 55% in 2030 and 95% in 2050 compared to 1990 levels.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2022

The move will significantly reduce Audi’s carbon emissions and also save money. Battery modules and cells needed in Belgium for the Audi e-tron and Audi e-tron Sportback were up to now transported by truck over the approximately 1,300-kilometer-long route from the supplier in Hungary. In Hungary and Belgium, Audi uses DBeco neutral.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2021

The Audi e-tron and e-tron Sportback are assembled in Brussels, Belgium, in a plant certified as carbon-neutral, according to Belgian testing company Vinçotte, with suppliers also using sustainable production processes when and where possible. The company has set itself the goal of reducing vehicle-specific CO 2 emissions by 30% by 2025.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The strategy is centred around two main technology routes, as introduced in the first ArcelorMittal Europe climate action report published earlier this year: The use of hydrogen in DRI-EAF (Direct Reduced Iron - Electric Arc Furnace) and, also, the blast furnace. Hydrogen plays a central role in the company’s decarbonization strategy.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2022

At an event held at its steel plant in Ghent, Belgium, ArcelorMittal inaugurated its flagship carbon capture and utilization (CCU) project. It will reduce annual carbon emissions from the Ghent plant by 125,000 tonnes. This project will reduce annual carbon emissions in Ghent by 112,500 tonnes. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2017

This collaboration is in line with the implementation of the DAFI Directive (Directive 2014/94 - Deployment of Alternative Fuels Infrastructures), with a particular focus on certain countries and regions, starting from Wallonia, Belgium. ENGIE considers transportation a major development focus.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2014

The Global Climate and Energy Project (GCEP) at Stanford University has awarded $10.5 A team of scientists from the United States, Belgium and Scotland also received support for research that could lead to the large-scale conversion of cellulosic plants to biofuels: Optimizing yield and composition in lignin?modified modified plants.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2009

IPCC reference emissions scenarios, 2000—2100. The dispute has contributed to a significant split among the primary bloc of developing countries, and has highlighted an increased focus on climate adaptation strategies, in addition to emissions reductions, during the talks. Inset box represents. instrumental records.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2011

A new European project, AMITRAN , is developing a methodology to assess the impact of ICT (information and communication technologies) and ITS (intelligent transport systems) on CO 2 emissions from the transport sector. Since present transport emissions are 27% above 1990 levels, this will be particularly difficult to achieve.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2019

ResponsibleSteel is the industry’s first global multi-stakeholder standard and certification initiative, dedicated to defining and promoting responsible practice, aimed at improving: Climate change and greenhouse gas emissions. The first wave of auditing includes sites in Belgium, Germany, Spain and France with others to follow.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2019

They can now drive silently and emission-free up to 50 km/h, whereas previously this was only up to 20 km/h. Depending on the weather conditions and topography, up to one kilometer of emission-free driving is possible. As a result, fuel consumption and emissions are up to 40% lower than with a conventional Euro 6 diesel bus.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 14, 2014

is an electrified vehicle that is used to transport DHL Express shipments at the moment in France as well as in Aruba, Belgium, Denmark and Germany. The investment into new technologies and fuel concepts is part of the Group''s climate protection program GoGreen. The Kangoo Z.E. Renault ZOE as well as the Renault Twizy.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The inked agreement covers a full suite of solutions to operate the electric fleet including access to Ford Pro’s connected E-Telematics software and charging solutions in order to reduce costs and optimize efficiency as a part of the two organizations’ common zero emission goals.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Before we start, I want to tell you that you can get the latest coverage from some of Spectrum ‘s most important beats, including AI, climate change, and robotics, by signing up for one of our free newsletters. Can we make everything in our world smarter without worsening climate change? Your scope one is your direct emissions.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2017

Over this period Ballard has worked with 13 bus manufacturers to develop a variety of fuel cell bus configurations that have been deployed in a wide range of climatic conditions and operated under a host of demanding duty cycles.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2017

At the Brussels Motorshow in Belgium, Renault Pro+ introduced two new electric light commercial vehicles—New Kangoo Z.E. recovers a range of 35 km in just one hour of charging (in a temperate climate). and Master Z.E.—to —to its line-up, bringing the total to four. New Kangoo Z.E. New Kangoo Z.E. New Kangoo Z.E.

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Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Looking at the remaining five-digit total markets, both Belgium and Sweden saw registrations decline by 20.3%. However, other six-figure markets were not so positive, namely Sweden (down 7.8%), Belgium (down 3.3%), the Netherlands (down 3.2%) and Ireland (down 0.9%). Belgium surged 41.3%, while the Netherlands enjoyed a rise of 4.5%.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Last week we told you that the company was heading to Belgium and Luxembourg (see article ), and now it will play a pivotal role in the introduction of an electric vehicle recharging infrastructure in Denmark. This is a crucial moment for the Danish market and the global shift towards zero-emissions motoring,” he said. .

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 7, 2025

Founded in 1947 in Belgium, Van Hool was a storied name in bus and coach manufacturing, known for producing a range of vehicles spanning diesel, hybrid, battery-electric, and hydrogen fuel-cell models. For decades, it supplied public and private transport fleets across Europe and beyond, cementing its reputation as an innovative.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Due to the low emissions from hydrogen combustion, the trucks are also considered as zero-emission vehicles under EU regulations. Hydrogen is a good energy-storage solution for climate-friendly transportation that can supplement battery-electric mobility. The HyCET research project will have an investment volume of €19.5

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2022

The aim of the project, which involves seven European trials in total, is to investigate how hydrogen-fueled trucks can be an effective solution in reducing emissions in refuse vehicles. The procurement of further climate-friendly trucks with hydrogen engines is planned. Wietholt is also a service partner of Allison Transmission.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2021

Following a successful demonstration and pilot phase, Air Products plans to convert its global fleet of approximately 2,000 trucks to hydrogen fuel cell zero-emission vehicles. Hydrogen fuel cells are gaining momentum as the technology of choice in heavy-duty applications due to the duty cycles, especially in extreme climate conditions.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2020

The sooner Uber and taxis go 100% electric, the sooner citizens will enjoy cleaner air and quieter neighbourhoods, the planet will have less climate-wrecking emissions and drivers will earn more money. Because of Uber drivers’ high mileage, the climate benefits of replacing a combustion car with an EV in this sector are even greater.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2010

A new report from Frost & Sullivan, Implementation Roadmap of CO 2 Tax Banding in European Countries and Impact Analysis on Powertrain and Green Technology Adoption , finds that about 80% of the European vehicle sales is expected to be in the less than 150 g/km CO 2 emission band by 2015. g/km—in model year 2016. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2016

The first areas of focus in 2017 for the body will be the challenges of global CO 2 emissions and the corresponding regulations post-2025, plus the company’s transformation process. Connie Hedegaard – former EU Commissioner for Climate Action. Yves Leterme – former OECD Deputy Secretary-General and former Prime Minister of Belgium.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 30, 2023

In line with the UN Paris Climate Agreement and the EU Green Deal, ATS, MPET and PSAA aim to reduce their carbon emissions by 50% by 2030 with 2019 as a baseline and have net-zero emissions for all their terminals by 2050. Ports have already been identified as hotspots for hydrogen technology.

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Teslarati

JUNE 7, 2023

Eneco, an energy producer in the Netherlands, is relying on Tesla to power its biggest battery project to date, which will be used to “more efficiently balance Belgium’s electricity grid” and is expected to be operational in 2024. Eneco is jointly owned by Mitsubishi Corp.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2020

The project results therefore contribute to Sustainable Development Goal 13 on Climate Action of the UN Global Compact through decarbonization with the major advantage of doing so at a lower cost than the technologies currently in use. The project had a budget of €4.2

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

The average gap between official fuel consumption figures and actual fuel use for new cars in the EU has reached 42%, according to the latest update by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) to its on-going research into vehicle fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions. com (Spain); and the car club TCS (Switzerland).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2010

None of the EEA scenarios considered delivered the targeted reduction in transport GHG emissions. The report’s findings for the period 1997–2007 present a mixed picture, with some improvements in air pollutants and serious concerns regarding persistent growth in transport’s greenhouse gas emissions. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2009

Indexed European transport sector greenhouse gas emissions, 1990-2006. Transport continues to contribute disproportionally to Europe’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, poor air quality and noise, and still uses the least efficient modes to move people and goods according to a new report from the European Environmental Agency (EEA).

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Baua Electric

MARCH 12, 2025

This means hybrid buyers can still benefit from reduced emissions and faster refuelling times. Plus, a warmer climate means batteries avoid the stress of colder weather. The proposal reiterated the planned 100% CO 2 emission reduction target for passenger-car fleets by 2035. The outlook is more negative in Belgium this year.

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EV Adoption

MARCH 15, 2021

Death rattle of the internal combustion engine sparks a political battle – A nine-country coalition led by the Netherlands and Denmark called on the European Commission to decide on a phaseout date for the internal combustion engine as part of efforts to curb emissions and put the bloc on track to meet its climate targets.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

In order to minimise carbon emissions linked to electrified transport, global attention on vehicles and infrastructure that will maximise the use of renewable energy for mobility has increased. “That is why we are making it possible for electric cars to enter the market in order to replace conventional fuel.

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