Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Thirty-seven globally prominent scientists representing the International Journal of Engine Research have published an open-access editorial addressing the future of the Internal Combustion Engine, and stressing the importance for continued development of more efficient and even lower-emitting technologies. —Reitz et al.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

A new study from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) has found that although liquid-hydrogen- (LH 2 )-combustion aircraft do not perform as well as their jet fuel counterparts, they can still play an important role in meeting aviation’s 2050 climate goals.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2021

Tenneco is putting its 100-plus years of powertrain expertise in improving vehicle fuel efficiency and reducing emissions to work to explore synthetic fuels (e-fuels) as a viable near-term solution to further maximize the efficiency and minimize the carbon footprint of internal combustion engines (ICE).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2021

Rolls-Royce Power Systems has outlined its road map for climate neutrality: Net Zero@Power Systems. —“The Future Of Internal Combustion Engines As Seen By Rolls-Royce Power Systems”. This near-term target plays a significant role in Rolls-Royce Group’s ambition to achieve net zero by 2050 at the latest.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2022

Starting immediately, Deutsche Post is offsetting any unavoidable CO 2 emissions due to mail transport with investments in internationally recognized and certified climate protection projects at no extra charge. For the last ten years, DHL has transported all parcels for private customers with its climate-friendly “GoGreen” service.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2022

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has established a 2050 net-zero carbon dioxide emission goal for international aviation. The agreement is exciting, in part because ICAO has stopped pretending to be a global climate cop. Countries will develop national measures to cut emissions consistent with ICAO’s goal.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

A recent report from CE Delft, an independent research and consultancy organization, regarding the climate impact of Exhaust Gas Cleaning (EGC) systems for the marine industry. This study provides a comprehensive overview of the climate impacts of different options to reduce sulfur emissions.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

A new International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) 2 -emissions-commercial-aviation-2018">report finds that aviation emissions are increasing 70% faster than UN projections that already point to a tripling of CO 2 by 2050. In other words, the climate challenge for aviation is worse than expected. Source: The ICCT.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2021

a leader in the area of high-performance dynamometer systems, recently provided a performance test stand for validating designs for new hydraulic variable timing cam phaser systems for a major international provider of powertrain components. This enables engineers to simulate temperatures encountered by those starting engines in all climates.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

Swedish Climate Leap, “Klimatklivet”, is investing €15 million in power-to-fuel Liquid Wind’s facility, FlagshipONE, producing eMethanol. The aim of their initiative Climate Leap is to support local and regional investments that reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other gases that affect the climate. Earlier post.).

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 10, 2025

Some of the sustainable transportation news is more on the transition away from internal combustion engines and the electrification of a whole slew of vehicle types because climate change and toxic air pollution are urgent problems that need to be solved. Other times, it can be really, really fun.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2021

Infinium, an electrofuels solution provider, announced the close of a funding round bringing together a consortium of investors including Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), AP Ventures, Neuman & Esser, and the Grantham Environmental Trust.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2021

South Korea-based EnerTech International is a leader in delivering lithium-ion cells using state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities to produce high-performance, large format batteries. With its Extreme Fast Charge capability, Enevate technology allows for a battery to charge in as fast as five minutes.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2022

The Strategy outlines concrete measures to accelerate regulatory processes at the sub-national, national and international levels; to ensure meaningful and ongoing Indigenous partnership throughout the value chain; and to ensure that the Strategy is in line with Canada’s climate and nature protection goals.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 26, 2021

By certifying its green subcontractors, the world’s leading logistics provider underlines its responsibility in terms of sustainability and climate change while at the same time creating the necessary transparency for its stakeholders.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

Porsche and Siemens Energy have joined forces with a number of international companies to build an industrial plant for the production of nearly CO?-neutral I’m pleased that we’re making progress on this international lighthouse project for the hydrogen economy together with strong international partners from business and politics.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The German Federal Minister for Digital Affairs and Transport Dr Volker Wissing launched an international e-fuels dialogue in Munich at the conference “ E-Fuels – Paving the Way for Clean Mobility ”. The aim is to consolidate international exchange. We need e-fuels to achieve our climate protection goals.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) mobilized a $135-million climate financing package for VinFast Trading and Production Joint Stock Company (VinFast) for manufacturing Vietnam’s first fully-electric public transport bus fleet and first national electric vehicle (EV) charging network.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2021

On the road to climate-friendly mobility, we must ensure we don’t leave any technical opportunities untapped, starting with electromobility and ending with renewable fuels. we save can help us achieve our climate targets. —Sebastian Willmann, head of Internal Combustion Engine Development at Volkswagen. Every bit of CO?

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Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2021

The fact is: we must and want to promote the switch to climate-friendly mobility urgently. Today we are taking a giant step towards climate-friendly mobility. We are taking a big step on the way to making our economy climate-neutral. A central area for this is the steel industry as well as the chemical industry.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2022

Urban Production is an international architecture competition organized by the BMW Group in close cooperation with the City of Munich. Redesigned, the various levels could open up natural green spaces that will help regulate the micro-climate inside the plant and also support water retention.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2021

Aumann is a leading international manufacturer of innovative special machines and automated production lines with a focus on electromobility. It combines unique winding technology for the highly efficient production of electric motors with decades of automation experience.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 25, 2021

Germany’s Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Protection (BMWi) has approved €900 million for the innovative funding instrument H2Global. The aim of the project is to advance the international market ramp-up of green hydrogen and to use double-auction procedures for this purpose.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2022

Cumulative greenhouse gas emissions versus vehicle mileage for (a) internal combustion engine and battery electric sedans, SUVs, and pickup trucks, and (b) hybrid electric and battery electric sedans, SUVs, and pickup trucks. This is an important study to inform and encourage climate action. years for sedans, 1.4 years for SUVs, and 1.3

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Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2021

And yet, super-rich super polluters are flying around like there’s no climate crisis. Despite the disproportionate climate impact, private jets are untaxed in most European nations because of exemptions from the EU’s carbon pricing scheme (EU ETS) and untaxed kerosene. One operator reported an 11.3%

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2021

This is the only way we can get people excited about climate-friendly mobility and switch them from an internal combustion engine to an electric car. The upper price limit of 44 cents per kWh was chosen taking into account both market economy and climate policy aspects. Charging must be possible anytime and anywhere in Germany.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2021

The results show there is no realistic pathway to full decarbonization of internal combustion engine vehicles, and that only battery and hydrogen fuel-cell EVs have potential to be very low-GHG passenger vehicle pathways. Natural gas does not offer climate benefits compared to gasoline and diesel, and many biofuel pathways do not, either.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2021

This year is pivotal for international climate action—and it began with high hopes—but these latest numbers are a sharp reminder of the immense challenge we face in rapidly transforming the global energy system. But our numbers show we are returning to carbon-intensive business-as-usual.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2022

With its services, the center will also support international cooperation to set standards and offer small and medium-sized companies a development environment in which to prepare for international competition. Hydrogen is the chance to make large parts of mobility and the economy climate-neutral. Source: BMDV. This we do.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2021

According to the ITF Transport Outlook 2021 , the biennial flagship report of the International Transport Forum, a sister organization of the OECD, global transport activity will more than double by 2050, and traffic emissions will rise by 16% compared to 2015 even if existing commitments to decarbonize transport are fully implemented.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2022

The recommendations are based upon a new Ceres analysis of the aggregate results of an internal Alliance survey, which found that the Alliance members who participated in the survey collectively plan to procure 333,000 electric vehicles including sedans SUVs, pickups and box trucks. Key findings include: Preference for BEVs.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2021

There is no long-term future for cars with an internal combustion engine. 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. By 2030, it plans for every car it sells to be pure electric. —Henrik Green, chief technology officer.

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JANUARY 17, 2025

However, some companies are more interested in being “green” leaders seeming to have a genuine focus on protecting our climate, air, and water. continued] The post NIO ET7 & NIO ET5 Touring Win Green Design International Award appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Eric Wiebes, the Netherlands’ Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy, sent a letter to the Dutch Parliament in March 2020 and advocated for an active international policy to reduce sustainable hydrogen costs and to create new international partnerships. —Sandor Gaastra, the Director General for Climate and Energy.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2023

The power unit with the internal designation APP550 was developed by Volkswagen Group Components in Kassel and is also produced there. 7 is the first model based on the modular electric drive (MEB) platform that has a newly developed and highly efficient drive by Volkswagen. model so far.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2020

New Energy Nexus is an international non-profit that supports clean energy entrepreneurs with funds, accelerators, and networks. —Danny Kennedy, CEO of New Energy Nexus. Source: New Energy Nexus. Some experts estimate that the known lithium resource in the Salton Sea can meet more than one-third of today’s global lithium demand.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2020

The analysis, published in Nature Climate Change , was conducted by researchers from the University of East Anglia, Stanford University, the CICERO Center for International Climate Research and CSIRO as part of the Global Carbon Project. Percentage change in global daily fossil CO 2 emissions, Jan-May 2020. Le Quéré, C.,

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