Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 16, 2021

That is why we continue to develop our gas engines for use with green hydrogen—whether as a 10 or 25% admixture or for 100%. In addition, fuel cells powered by 100% green hydrogen can play an important role in future energy supply in combination with renewable energies.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Delivery of the locally emission-free eCitaro buses will take place in early 2022. The all-electric Mercedes-Benz eCitaro buses which are now on order are part of the transport company’s climate protection strategy implemented last year. The batteries combine a very high energy density with a particularly long service life.

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Mercedes Batteries Battery Climate Protection 435

Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2009

Business must do even more for climate protection, even in difficult times, said Franz Fehrenbach, chairman of the Bosch board of management, an a talk at the Baden-Württemberg sustainability congress held in Stuttgart on 25 March ( Nachhaltigkeitskongress Baden-Württemberg 2009 ). Tags: Climate Change Policy Sustainability.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2021

We have expanded the plant to include biomethane production based on the model we use at our German locations, and now we are providing green fuels for the American market manufactured from excess maize straw. This turns driving vehicles into a form of climate protection. —Claus Sauter, CEO of VERBIO AG.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

With 85 percent lower CO 2 emissions than with conventional fossil fuels, the contribution to climate protection is enormous. BFO ‘drops in’ to normal fuel tanks, meaning no hardware changes are needed to realise instant emissions impact. In addition, sulfur oxide emissions will be almost completely avoided.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2014

Five technology paths for very-low-NO x and GHG emissions from heavy-duty natural gas engines. The “Pathways to Near-Zero-Emission Natural Gas Heavy Duty Vehicles” report, authored by GNA on behalf of Southern California Gas Co. An 80% reduction of GHG emissions is targeted for 2050, relative to 1990 levels. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

Switching to heavy crude oil and synthetic crude oil derived from oil sands bitumen in refineries could double or triple refinery emissions and add 1.6-3.7 This would increase total petroleum fuel cycle emissions by 14-33%. This would increase total petroleum fuel cycle emissions by 14-33%. —Karras 2010.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2023

HyIron, with the support of the state of Lower Saxony, has commissioned what it says is the world’s largest direct reduction plant for green iron on the site of RWE’s Emsland gas-fired power plant. At the plant, iron ore will be reduced solely with the aid of green hydrogen.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2023

These recently-ordered all-electric Mercedes-Benz eCitaro G buses with NMC 3 battery technology form part of the transport company’s climate protection strategy. By 2025, emission-free local transportation is set to account for around 50% of BSAG’s operating performance (operational kilometers) in Bremen.

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Mercedes Batteries Battery Climate Protection 473

Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2022

The BMW iFACTORY focuses the BMW Group’s production expertise on three key topic areas: LEAN, which stands for efficiency, precision and extreme flexibility; GREEN, for sustainability, resource-efficiency and circularity; and. GREEN: Sustainability along the entire value chain. —Milan Nedeljkovi?,

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2021

AeroSHARK, a surface film that mimics the fine structure of a shark’s skin, is to be rolled out on Lufthansa Cargo’s entire freighter fleet from the beginning of 2022, making the aircraft more economical and reducing emissions. This provided unequivocal proof that emissions were reduced by around 0.8%

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2021

As part of a pilot project, Audi is procuring 20-inch wheels for the Audi e-tron GT electric car that are made from low-CO 2 emission aluminum supplied by Alcoa to RONAL GROUP, the wheel’s manufacturer. We are therefore actively searching for innovative processes that help reduce CO 2 emissions as early as possible in the creation process.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

From a lifecycle view, this additional carbon burden is offset compared to the combustion engine vehicle during the use phase, as EVs rack up zero-emission miles that eventually pull the EV ahead of the ICE. This will be made possible, among other things, by the consistent avoidance and reduction of CO 2 emissions in the supply chain.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2019

ridesharing companies—for innovative ways to curb GHG emissions as new mobility options grow at a rapid pace. SB 1014 requires CARB to establish by 1 January 2020, a GHG emission baseline for TNCs on a per-passenger-mile basis.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

German Federal Research Minister Anja Karliczek recently unveiled an example of a “hyper hybrid” vehicle powered by synthetic methanol, which is based on “green hydrogen” technologies. But while the idea to produce a climate-friendly car is admirable, the vehicle Germany used for the project was quite questionable.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2022

Over the past year and a half, the company has invested around €10 million at Rolls-Royce Solutions in Augsburg in test bench modernization, hydrogen infrastructure and other measures as part of its ‘Net Zero at Power Systems’ climate protection program. Otto Preiss, Rolls-Royce Power Systems Chief Technology Officer and COO.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2020

The DHL Group is a pioneer of green logistics, utilizing its expertise to make the logistics of its customers greener and more sustainable. Typically, in its neat form and over the life cycle, its use can reduce up to 80% of greenhouse gas emissions compared to fossil jet fuel use.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

With synthetic diesel fuels of the EN15940 standard, CO 2 emissions can be reduced by up to 100% compared to fossil diesel. Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO or renewable diesel), which is already commercially available today, reduces CO 2 emissions by up to 90%. DB Series 294 locomotive with an 8V 4000 R41 mtu engine running on HVO.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2020

“&Charge” has been a climate-neutral company since its foundation. The start-up not only avoids, reduces and compensates the CO 2 emissions of its own business activities, but also those of its users. Customers can use their collected “kilometers” to support certified climate protection projects.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Ford will also investigate how innovative geofencing and blockchain technology could help to accurately track and increase the number of “green miles” driven by vehicles. Whenever a trial vehicle enters a controlled zone, its electric-drive mode is triggered and the zero-emission driving green miles are documented.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

From a scientific perspective, the adsorption of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is an important measure in addition to reducing emissions for reaching the Group’s climate targets. Furthermore, the rock in Iceland has the ideal composition for storing large amounts of CO 2.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2022

The aim is to produce green hydrogen at the swb AG power plant site in Bremen Mittelsbüren that will be used for pig iron production and processing at Arcelor Mittal’s steel mill, as well as for future mobility applications. The project costs will amount to approximately €20 million, with €10 million coming from the state of Bremen.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

This fuel is of particular interest to Volkswagen’s major and fleet customers whose diesel vehicles cover many kilometers a year as its use helps to achieve climate protection goals. I hope that public filling stations will also be offering R33 as “Green Premium” in the near future. —Volkswagen project manager Prof.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

In March 2017, Deutsche Post DHL Group, the parent company of DHL Express, registered a significant first for the logistics industry by announcing a commitment to reduce its logistics-related emissions to net zero by 2050. This includes joining partners to plant one million trees each year.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2013

John DeCicco at the University of Michigan argues that to reduce transportation sector greenhouse gas emissions, the proper policy focus should be upstream in sectors that provide the fuel, rather than downstream on the choice of fuels in the automobile. —“Factor Analysis of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Automobiles”.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Consequently, the hybrid project vehicle is designed to help contribute towards reaching Berlin’s climate protection goals. In addition, the project specifications also provide for reduced noise emissions as well as an improvement in occupational health and safety, technical availability and communication.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2009

While including all fuels under a carbon cap is necessary for an effective climate policy, DeCicco argues, it is not sufficient for addressing all fuels-related emissions. “ In particular, it fails to cover many GHG emissions during the production of biofuels and their feedstocks. The “renewability shortcut ”.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Daimler AG has received top marks for disclosure of its climate protection measures aimed at combating climate change, receiving the maximum 100 points in the Carbon Disclosure Project’s (CDP’s) “Climate Disclosure Leadership Index” and an “A” rating in the “Climate Performance Leadership Index”.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

The 2013 review analyzed the corporate economic, environmental, and social sustainability performance of 31 automotive companies, seven of them from Europe, with reference to criteria such as environmental and climate protection strategy, innovation management and corporate social responsibility.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2009

Initial results from a joint pilot test of 14 series-produced Mercedes-Benz trucks and buses running NExBTL renewable diesel (hydrotreated vegetable oil, HVO) since mid-2008 show a reduction in NO x emissions of up to 15%, and in CO 2 emissions of more than 60% compared to fossil fuels.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2020

AKASOL and Alstom are convinced that hydrogen fuel cell-based propulsion will prove to be another key driver, alongside pure electric vehicles, on the way towards an emission-free transportation system. —Olaf Lies (SPD), Lower Saxony’s Minister for the Environment, Energy, Construction and Climate Protection.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2013

I guarantee that we will do everything in our power to reach carbon dioxide emissions of 95 grams without any reservations. This is a decision in favor of climate protection and a key signal for committing to the protection of the environment and society and the series production of climate-friendly technical solutions.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2023

This project is supported by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection. As part of its sustainability program, Rolls-Royce is focusing the product portfolio of its Power Systems business unit on sustainable fuels and new technologies that can further reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 14, 2014

In order to test new technologies, the company partners with various automotive manufacturers and is part of several industry working groups such as Green Freight Europe or aireg. The investment into new technologies and fuel concepts is part of the Group''s climate protection program GoGreen.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

introduced legislation that would set an escalating fee on greenhouse gas emissions from large stationary sources to fund investments in energy efficiency and sustainable energy technologies and also provide rebates to consumers to offset increases in energy prices. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.)

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

For drivers, this means with sunliquid 20, CO 2 emissions are reduced while consumption remains the same. Use of sunliquid 20 also resulted in a 50% improvement in particle emissions count in contrast to the EU 5 reference fuel. The resulting cellulosic ethanol saves around 95% of CO2 emissions when compared to fossil gasoline.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 19, 2011

Such an approach makes fuel and feedstock production facilities the focus of accounting, he suggests, while treating the CO 2 emissions from fuel end-use at face value regardless of the origin of the fuel carbon (bio or fossil). ABC accounting with appropriate reporting periods can also be used to manage carbon stocks and sinks.

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