Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2021

With a high-torque drive motor and an AMT gearbox, the high-power fuel cell stack features an energy conversion rate of more than 50%. At the 2020 United Nations Climate Change conference, Chinese President Xi Jiping proposed that China’s carbon dioxide emissions should peak in 2030 and that carbon neutrality should be achieved by 2060.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 4, 2023

However, there’s a shortage of roboticists tackling climate change, due to a lack of awareness of necessary and urgent applications. After talking with many climate robotics founders for my blog, Nirva Labs , here are my findings on how you can find opportunities to help robots make an impact on climate change.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2022

BYD is launching three new battery-electric passenger vehicles in Europe at the Paris Motor Show, including the BYD ATTO 3, a C-segment SUV designed with the European customer in mind; the BYD TANG, a 7-seater with variable all-wheel drive; and the sporty sedan BYD HAN. In Europe, BYD is dedicated to making mobility solutions emission-free.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2021

Nissan Motor Co., The company’s electrification and emissions reduction efforts support the aims of the UN Paris Agreement on climate change and global progress toward carbon neutrality by 2050. has set the goal to achieve carbon neutrality across the company’s operations and the life cycle of its products by 2050.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2021

It will allow us to meet the expectations of our customers and be a part of the solution when it comes to fighting climate change. The C40 Recharge propulsion consists of twin electric motors, one on the front and one on the rear axle, powered by a 78 kWh battery that can be fast-charged to 80% in about 40 minutes.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2021

In the Q4 Sportback 40 e-tron, the rear axle is powered by an electric motor that delivers 150 kW (204 PS). The new quattro version uses two electric motors for its electric all-wheel drive. Emissions that cannot currently be avoided are offset via carbon credits that fund climate change mitigation projects.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

In their analysis, motor vehicles emerged as the greatest net contributor to atmospheric warming now and in the near term, with a total radiative forcing of 199 mWm -2 in 2020. Bauer (2010) Attribution of climate forcing to economic sectors. Tags: Climate Change Emissions Policy. Menon, D.T. Shindell, and S. 0906548107.

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Creative Greenius

APRIL 25, 2021

At the same time Chevrolet announced their new Bolt EV with a 238 mile range and even though GM was the one who killed the EV1 electric car and General Motors was one of the worst run corporations on the planet, I decided to give the new government-rescued GM a chance. But I needed to see and feel the car for myself.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2012

Titan , supported by the DOE, will provide unprecedented computing power for research in energy, climate change, efficient engines, materials and other disciplines. (20 Titan will provide unprecedented computing power for research in energy, climate change, materials and other disciplines to enable scientific leadership.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2021

Origin Materials launched its Net Zero Automotive Program with Ford Motor Company. The assessment studies Origin products across four environmental criteria: climate change; ecosystem quality, resource consumption; and human health. kg CO 2 eq/kg CMF; -1.7 kg CO 2 eq/kg HTC; -1.5 kg CO 2 eq/kg furfural; -1.4

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2012

Geographical distributions of global BC emissions from motor vehicles in 1976 (A) and 2006 (B). Researchers at Peking University have developed a new methodology to model black carbon (BC) emissions from diesel and gasoline motor vehicles. It was predicted that global BC emissions from motor vehicles might reach 1,025?1,754

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Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2020

The system will graph lifecycle impact for a range of specified powertrains, for a large number of impact categories: Climate change [kg CO 2 -eq.]. The top sample above shows climate change impact; the subsequent chart shows human toxicity. Sample results from Carculator. Depletion of fresh water reserves [m 3 ].

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 17, 2019

The idea of bringing back the Hummer brand is on the table at General Motors.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2019

Also, Toyota will provide fee-based technical support to other manufacturers developing and selling electrified vehicles when they use Toyota’s motors, batteries, PCUs, control ECUs, and other vehicle electrification system technologies as part of their powertrain systems.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2023

Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation introduced the AI-enabled, blockchain-based Supplier CO 2 Emission Monitoring System (SCEMS) to manage the carbon emissions of its cooperative business partners.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2013

General Motors is the first automaker among 40 major US companies to sign a “ Climate Declaration ,” collectively asserting that responding to climate change is good business. GM’s participation was announced today at the Ceres Conference in San Francisco.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2021

General Motors and Shell, through its wholly owned subsidiary MP2 Energy, LLC, are collaborating to provide comprehensive energy solutions programs to GM’s customers and supply chain partners, including fixed-rate home energy plans backed by 100% renewable energy resources.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Polestar has released the LCA reports for the new Polestar 2 versions (Long-range Single-motor and Standard-range Single-motor), including all emissions from cradle to grave. The company published an evaluation of the carbon footprint of the Long-range Dual-motor Polestar 2 in 2020. e for “Standard-range Single-motor”.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2013

One in three Europeans would spend more to buy an environmentally friendly car even though 71% say they have reduced overall spending as a result of the economic recession, according to a Ford Motor Company-sponsored poll.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 31, 2014

The Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said BC has a direct radiative forcing of +0.4 (+0.05 Historical annual BC emissions in the residential sector (A), industrial sector (B), and motor vehicles (C) from 1960 to 2007. Climate Change Emissions Health'

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2012

In 1980, just one in 10 motorized vehicles in the world was in Asia, but by 2030 the region is expected to account for nearly half the global total. Booming cities and rising incomes are fueling a surge in vehicle fleets across Asia. However, Asia’s needs are vast, with estimated investments of $2.5

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The company’s retrofit work builds upon testing of its 2-megawatt (~2,700 horsepower) motor. The electrification of aviation is important because aviation is a source of air pollution, including climate change emissions. Steve Hanley recently covered Wright Electric’s November passenger aircraft retrofit news here.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2013

The number of vehicle miles traveled by light-duty motor vehicles (passenger cars and light-duty trucks) increased 34% from 1990 to 2011, as a result of a confluence of factors including population growth, economic growth, urban sprawl, and low fuel prices over much of this period. Climate Change Emissions Policy'

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2010

Ford Motor Company is the first automaker and one of several companies taking a leadership position in joining the Water Disclosure Project , which will establish a water disclosure protocol for companies around the world and promote conservation and stewardship.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 5, 2023

Although neither ice sheet is expected to melt completely anytime soon, their incredible scale makes even small changes consequential for the future of our planet. And the data that Peregrine will gather will help scientists to understand how these critical areas will respond to climate change.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

After holding for the preceding two years (during the six-month period) at 540 MMT, CO 2 emissions from the consumption of motor gasoline (excluding ethanol) rose to 542 MMT during the period in 2014. Climate Change Emissions' Sankey diagrams. Top: US Energy Flow, 2013 (quadrillion Btu). Source: EIA MER. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2012

The number of vehicle miles traveled by light-duty motor vehicles (passenger cars and. From 1990 to 2010, transportation emissions rose by 18% due, in large part, to increased demand for travel and the stagnation of fuel efficiency. across the US vehicle fleet.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

The surcharges will only take effect six months later, from 1 July 2013, to give consumers and the motor industry more time to adjust. The scheme will be reviewed, taking into consideration its impact on motorists’ purchasing decision, technological advances and the progress in Singapore’s overall mitigation efforts on climate change.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2020

Ford Motor Company intends to achieve carbon neutrality globally by 2050, while setting interim targets to address climate change challenges more urgently. Carbon neutrality refers to achieving zero carbon emissions by balancing such emissions with carbon removal.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2014

Despite this progress, UCS noted, Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler still have higher than average new fleet smog-forming and GHG emissions. Climate Change Coal Emissions Fuel Efficiency' UCS again assigned a score of 100 to the industry average, and index each automaker’s results to that average.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 2, 2014

The awards are annually bestowed upon scientists, policy makers, community leaders and educators who have made outstanding contributions to the advancement of clean air and climate change science, technology and policy.

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Cars That Think

JULY 2, 2024

Global efforts to combat climate change hinge on pivoting sharply away from fossil fuels. Against this backdrop, massive efforts are underway to design and test advanced electric-vehicle (EV) motors that do not use rare earth elements (or use relatively little of them). research on advanced motors for EVs.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2022

ENEOS Corporation, Suzuki Motor Corporation, Subaru Corporation, Daihatsu Motor Co. Toyota Motor Corporation , and Toyota Tsusho Corporation established the Research Association of Biomass Innovation for Next Generation Automobile Fuels (Research Association) to study ways to optimize the process of producing fuel.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2022

Ford Motor Company and the Volkswagen Group are expanding their e-mobility partnership. Earlier post.) Ford, which just announced plans to introduce another 7 EVs in Europe by 2024 ( earlier post ), plans to produce an electric model for the European market based on the MEB platform. The automaker will also double its planned MEB volume to 1.2

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2020

10 billion for passenger vehicle and commercial motor vehicle safety. It also increases funding for truck and bus safety programs under the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, providing $4.6 This boosts funding for highway safety programs under the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), providing $5.3

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2013

The team includes European, North American and Asian OEMs including Chrysler/Fiat, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Jaguar Land Rover, Mazda, PSA, Renault and Toyota. Climate Change Emissions Safety Vehicle Systems' The SAE CRP has carefully evaluated the extensive testing conducted by its members.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

General Motors could have plans to produce a military prototype vehicle based on the upcoming Hummer EV under its GMC brand. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has even tipped his cap toward EVs and has stated in the past that policies and procedures that could help combat climate change are supported.

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