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Konarka Technologies and Webasto collaborating on organic solar applications in automotive roofing systems

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a developer and manufacturer of flexible organic solar films, is collaborating with Webasto, one of the top 100 automotive suppliers, to integrate Konarka’s Power Plastic organic solar cells in Webasto’s automobile roofing systems. Konarka Technologies, Inc.,

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Honda secures auto industry’s largest renewable energy purchase; 60% reduction in CO2 from N.A. manufacturing operations

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Seeking to slash CO 2 emissions from its North American manufacturing operations, Honda has entered into long-term virtual power purchase agreements (VPPAs) for renewable wind and solar power that will cover more than 60% of the electricity that Honda uses in North America. will deliver to the grid by the end of 2020.

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Honda targeting 100% BEV & FCEV sales in N America by 2040; new e:Architecture EVs coming in second half of this decade

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Honda has entered into long-term virtual power purchase agreements (VPPAs) for renewable wind and solar power that cover more than 60% of the electricity that Honda uses in North America. Honda further commits to supplying its operations with 100% renewable energy and has begun taking steps to achieving this goal.

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Audi aims to reduce CO2 emissions by 30% over the vehicle lifecycle by 2025

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Audi was the first automobile manufacturer to receive the Performance Standard certificate from the Aluminum Stewardship Initiative. Audi is also focusing on the manufacture of its products. The solar-energy park will produce more than 9.5 The battery housing of the Audi e-tron is made of sustainable, certified aluminum.

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GM commits to 100% renewable energy by 2050

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Tata Motors Limited is India’s largest automobile manufacturer, producing a range of commercial and passenger vehicles as well as defence and homeland security vehicles. The company expects to exceed this when two new wind projects come online later this year to help power four manufacturing operations. Tata Motors.

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Renewable Energy Generation: Change is not a destination, just as hope is not a strategy, a lesson exported from Detroit

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On May 25, 1961 President John F Kennedy, in a special joint session of Congress, declared, “I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth. Perspective by The Townsend Company. RPS policies as of March 2011.

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Proposal for a Vehicle-Level Test Procedure to Measure Air Conditioning Fuel Use

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At the upcoming SAE 2010 World Congress in Detroit, John Rugh from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) will present a paper proposing a vehicle-level test procedure to measure the fuel used by mobile air conditioning units. PHEV Charge-Depletion electric range over the UDDS and USO6 drive cycles with and without A/C. Rugh, 2010.

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