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BMW Group 1st automotive manufacturer to use new Pirelli tires containing FSC-certified natural rubber and rayon

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In 2017, the BMW Group and FSC advocated for further development of FSC standards for cultivation of natural rubber in Thailand. By far the largest share of natural rubber grown worldwide goes into tire production. Natural rubber’s high elasticity and sturdiness currently make it irreplaceable for tire production.

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Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program accepting application for 2017 awards

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Protection of the spoon-billed sandpiper, an endangered species throughout the Talay Park coastal area in Thailand, as well as the promotion of bird tourism. BirdLife International Tokyo. Conservation International Japan. Nippon International Cooperation for Community Development.

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GM to double models with 40 mpg highway or better by 2017; ongoing manufacturing efficiency improvements

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GM has made three product commitments for 2017 related to its sustainability strategy: to have 500,000 vehicles on the road in the US with some form of electrification ( earlier post ); to double the number of US models that can achieve an EPA-estimated 40 mpg US (5.9 The 2020 target was raised from 0.70 to reflect this change.

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Airless tires look like the future for robotaxis, EVs, and more

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Toyota and the tire maker Sumitomo debuted weight-saving airless tires combined with in-wheel motors in a 2017 concept, noting then that it needed to make progress in cutting rolling resistance, which was still higher than inflated designs at the time.

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HALO research aircraft measuring the emissions of megacities in EmeRGe project

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The University of Bremen is the scientific base of the international project known as EMeRGe (Effect of Megacities on the transport and transformation of pollutants on the Regional and Global scales). Ground measurements are being taken in China, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, the Philippines and Thailand, for example.

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15 Graphs That Explain the State of AI in 2024

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It’s interesting to note that Google’s 2017 transformer model , which introduced the architecture that underpins almost all of today’s large language models, was trained for only US $930. And they have a hefty carbon footprint The AI Index team also estimated the carbon footprint of certain large language models.

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Chevron announces $32.7B capital and exploratory budget for 2012; LNG and deepwater investments propel a step change

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By 2017, we expect our net crude oil and natural gas production to grow about 20 percent to 3.3 This planned spending includes initial appraisal of new acreage captured over the past two years, including Liberia, China and various international shale gas plays. the Wolfcamp play in West Texas and the Pattaini Basin offshore Thailand.

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