Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 24, 2019

Copper use in automotive wire harness will continue to grow according to new research commissioned by the International Copper Association (ICA). Developing countries/regions (China, South Asia, South America) have seen the most growth in copper demand, according to the study, which projects that this will likely continue to be the trend.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

SAE International announced that Larry T. Nitz leads GM’s Global Transmission and Electrification team, with engineering operations in North America, Europe, South America and Asia. Nitz leads GM’s Global Transmission and Electrification team, with engineering operations in North America, Europe, South America and Asia.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2011

Axion International, a leading producer of industrial building products and railroad ties made from 100% recycled plastic ( earlier post ), has signed a non-binding Letter of Intent (LOI) with Sicut Holding Limited (previously Micron Inc.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2013

The fifth and final session of negotiations on the establishment of an international mercury convention—International Negotiating Committee on Mercury (INC5)—is taking place this coming week in Geneva. Intentional-use sectors: Disposal and incineration of product waste, cremation emissions, chlor-alkali industry.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 21, 2010

Earlier this year, Elevance entered into an agreement to form a joint venture with Wilmar International Limited (Wilmar), one of the largest global agribusiness groups, to construct a biorefinery based on olefin metathesis technology for the production of high-value performance chemicals, advanced biofuels and oleochemicals from renewable oils.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2012

At the 2012 São Paulo International Motor Show in Brazil, Volkswagen presented the world premiere of a newly developed compact SUV concept: the Taigun. If it were to become a production car, Volkswagen noted, it would not only be offered in South America, but around the world. The four-seat Taigun is powered by a new 1.0-liter

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Innovation News Network

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Lithium Power International is in discussions with copper miner Codelco for a potential collaboration to mine for lithium in South America. The post Codelco and Lithium Power International set to jointly mine for lithium in South America appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2020

By investing in research & development and by teaming with its suppliers, Finnlines is well on time to meet and clearly exceed all the ambitious environmental targets set by the IMO and by the international community for shipping. —Bjarne Foldager – Senior Vice President, Head of Two-Stroke Business at MAN Energy Solutions.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2018

CarSharing with Car2Go and DriveNow: Car2Go and DriveNow operate a total of 20,000 vehicles in 30 major international cities. The multimodal platform will also offer possible solutions for the needs of urban private transport, including providing cars as a service. More than four million customers already use these carsharing services.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2011

GM will introduce the 2013 Chevrolet Spark minicar at the Los Angeles International Auto Show. The original version of the Spark is already on sale in Europe, Asia, Australia, Mexico and South America. In the United States and Canada, the Spark will be powered by a 1.2L lb-ft (111 N·m). The dual-overhead cam 1.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Plans are in place to sell the small family sedan to additional markets in South America, North Africa and the Middle East. The New Sail is the first locally developed and manufactured passenger car from an international brand to be exported. Authorized Chevrolet dealers will sell and service the New Sail outside China.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2014

Marc Rosenmayr, CEO for HELLA Electronics in North and South America. As wireless charging has become more available and easy to use, it also might allow automakers to reduce battery size and weight on electric and hybrid electric vehicles. Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2014

At the 2015 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit in January, Schaeffler will show the second phase of its concept car that meets 2025 CAFE requirements, including its mild hybridization with a 48-volt system. Earlier post.). The vehicle is based on a modern, all-wheel-drive, midsize SUV with an automatic transmission.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2022

The International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that global refining capacity decreased by 730,000 barrels per day (b/d) in 2021—the first decline in global refining capacity in 30 years. In the United States, refining capacity has decreased by about 1.1 million b/d in 2022 and by 2.1 million b/d in 2023.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2020

Experts from the development team joined Nuseed and, by working closely with Nuseed’s South America and European teams, have accelerated commercialization, by building the Nuseed Value Chain with R&D, contract growers, industry partners, and RSB certified delivery to the end-use customer in just five months.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2013

It features an all-aluminum frame with appropriate weight distribution with an internally developed energy recovery system (during braking). Orders have been awarded in China, the Netherlands, Finland, Denmark, Uruguay, North and South America.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2020

The world première of the first generation Tiguan took place at the Frankfurt International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt in 2007. The Kaluga plant, 104 miles south-west of Moscow, produces the NWB vehicles for the Russian market and for neighboring Central Asian countries. Later that year, the first Tiguan came to market.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

According to the International Energy Agency, from 2000 through 2008 (the last year for which a complete set of global data exists), global diesel (also called gasoil in some parts of the world) consumption increased by 23%, while consumption of other petroleum products grew by 7%.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2010

The 2011 Shell Eco-Marathon Americas—a challenge for high school, university, and college students from across North and South America to design vehicles to go the farthest distance using the least amount of energy—has expanded its categories to include plug-in electric vehicles (PHEVs).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2022

To meet this demand and make an important contribution in terms of sustainable mobility, we are now offering the MAN electric bus solution for international markets outside Europe with our eBus chassis. By 2040, sales of zero-emission buses are expected to rise to more than 80% of the global market.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2012

This head office will be responsible for operating and growing Nexen’s assets in North and South America, Europe and West Africa and CNOOC Limited’s portfolio in Canada, the U.S. and Central America. Nexen’s other international activities will be maintained as planned.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

The plans for Brazil are part of Audi’s international expansion plans. Together with the new production in Brazil, Audi intends to significantly increase its deliveries of the brand in South America. The company also plans to produce cars in Mexico as of 2016.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2012

Long-haul international traffic to and from North America is forecasted to grow at an annual rate of approximately 5%. The international growth is primarily driven by anticipated passenger traffic to Southwest Asia, China, the Middle East, Africa and South America.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 11, 2024

For this reason, the topic of e-mobility has received increasing attention from exhibitors and visitors of The smarter E South America and has been promoted at the Special Exhibition Power2Drive as part of the ees South America exhibition and the accompanying program since 2019.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2011

with a hybrid electric power system for use in buses in Argentina and throughout South America. As a member of the Argentine commercial vehicle industry, TATSA is engaged in an expansion process in both domestic and international markets. TATSA), a company wholly owned by Consorcio Metropolitano de Transporte S.A.,

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2013

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the specialized cancer agency of the World Health Organization (WHO), has classified outdoor air pollution as carcinogenic to humans (Group 1). The work underlying the classification is published in IARC Scientific Publication No. 161, Air Pollution and Cancer.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2013

Funk noted the company is also focused on other diesel engine model conversion opportunities to complement its international growth expansion with partners in Asia, Latin and South America, China and Europe. —Stephen Lambo, president of American Strategic Group.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Simultaneously, with fuel prices surging as much as 20% in the last six months, and the cumulative costs of internal combustion engine-vehicle maintenance, drivers are increasingly turning to cost-effective electric auto-rickshaws as the modern and reliable vehicles of choice.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2019

In addition, the solid ceramic electrolyte thickness directly impacts the battery’s internal resistance and thus limits charge and discharge rates. It has 33 manufacturing sites spreading across Europe, North and South America, China, and South East Asia.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 4, 2013

Tata cars, buses and trucks are being marketed in several countries in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, South East Asia, South America, CIS and Russia. TMETC’s engineering team is based at the International Automotive Research Centre (IARC) at the University of Warwick Campus, in Coventry, UK.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2014

The large number of international free trade agreements—within the NAFTA area, with the European Union and the MERCOSUR member states, for example—was a decisive factor in the choice of location, BMW said. We are continuing our strategy of “production follows the market.”

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Projects are certified according to the highest international standards Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) as well as Climate Community and Biodiversity Standard (CCB) or Gold Standard. 3, as well as emissions from other areas. The Volkswagen Group is focusing initially on forest conservation and restoration, especially in the tropics.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2014

range in South America and Asia, responding to needs on CO 2 emissions reductions, improved air quality, and the energy independence of numerous countries. The electric quad is poised to replace motorized two-wheelers and, in some cases, internal-combustion four-wheelers. Outside Europe, Renault has begun to market its Z.E.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2011

A trio of European countries and one from South America made major strides in reducing their levels of sulfur content in gasoline, allowing them to advance in the annual global ranking published by Hart Energy’s International Fuel Quality Center (IFQC). Maximum gasoline sulfur limits. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

These are some of the findings of a new health assessment based on the Tropospheric Ozone Assessment Report (TOAR), an effort by the International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Project to create the world’s most comprehensive database of surface ozone observations from all available ozone monitoring stations around the globe. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2010

The companies plan to jointly develop integrated camelina cultivation and associated refinery projects in the US Europe, South America, and Asia. In the teaming agreement, BioJet will bring its international network and management experience in developing renewable jet fuel projects. —Sam Huttenbauer, CEO of Great Plains.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2020

An international team of researchers has used satellite images to map urban growth between 1985 and 2015. Approximately 69% of the newly developed urban areas are in Asia and North America, where urban areas increased by an average of 4,970 ± 319 km 2 yr –1 and 2,358 ± 150 km 2 yr –1 , respectively.

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