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SIAM, Maharashtra Pollution Control Board organise workshop on circular economy | Autocar Professional

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The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) collaborated with the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board to organise a ‘Circularity Workshop’ on ‘Extended Producer Responsibility Regime: An Innovative Policy Tool for Fostering a Sustainable Circular Economy in the Automotive Industry.’

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More than 50 percent of MoUs signed in Vibrant Gujarat are green | Autocar Professional

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The event is scheduled to be held from January 10 to 12, 2024 and the theme is Gateway to the Future. Toshihiro Suzuki, President of Suzuki Motor Corp, who was present at the Vibrant Gujarat Summit, said that the Indian automotive market has been expanding steadily to become the third largest automobile market. This will lead to 1.7

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Tesla vehicle reviews are pointless…Here’s why

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Earlier this week, Edmunds put up a scathing review of the Model S Plaid , calling it “a waste of money” and saying it was nothing more than a marketing tool to make an aging vehicle relevant once again. For something that is such a waste, it sure provided a lot of enjoyment to the Edmunds staff.

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Vitesco’s copper welding is going inexperienced

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The golf green lasers rise by contrast to the standard infrared lasers worn to assemble copper-welded joints, which can be a part of the newly remarkable battery control electronics worn on electrical automobiles. “That’s the main obstacle in the welding of copper, this huge waste of energy,” he stated.

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Mercedes-Benz Cars plants in Germany to be supplied with CO2-neutral energy from 2022

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According to its slogan— digital, flexible, green—it will set standards within the worldwide automobile production. The production hall uses renewable energy and reduces water consumption and waste significantly. The “Factory 56” is currently built in the Sindelfingen plant (Germany).

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KPMG study identifies 10 sustainability “megaforces” with accelerating impacts on business; imperative of sustainability changing the automotive business radically

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KPMG International is hosting the event, in cooperation with the UN Global Compact (UNGC), the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Scarcity also creates opportunities to develop substitute materials or to recover materials from waste.

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Volkswagen of America temporarily withdraws application for US certification of MY 2016 vehicles; AECDs

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These events are deeply troubling. As one of the world’s largest automobile manufacturers, our commitment to the environment extends throughout every aspect of our business in the more than 150 countries in which we operate. I did not think that something like this was possible at the Volkswagen Group.

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