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MARCH 28, 2011

The green car could be about to go yellow according to the American Chemical Society (ACS) as scientists develop new techniques to build cars using fibres from fruits such as pineapples and bananas.

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JANUARY 16, 2010

Tags: Biofuels Green cars Latest news anhydrous ethanol Brazil Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association ethanol ethanol blend hydrous ethanol sugarcane industry.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2009

Its spiritual home may be in Germany, but after enjoying significant growth in South America, Volkswagen will invest €2.3billion in new products and manufacturing capacity expansion in Brazil between 2009 and 2014. The new Cross Fox will debut at the end of November, with the Passat CC, Tiguan and Eos available as imports.

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APRIL 6, 2010

As it aims to build a global biofuels marketplace, Brazil’s Council of Ministers of the Board of Foreign Trade have lifted the country’s tariff on imported ethanol on a temporary basis. The tax rate of 20 per cent is slashed to zero per cent in a measure that is valid until December 31 and has been [.].

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OCTOBER 29, 2009

The announcement, made by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, is expected to increase biodiesel production levels in the country to 2.4billion litres and will move Brazil to being the second largest producer of biodiesel in the world, behind only Germany. Currently, Brazil ranks fourth behind Germany, the US and France.

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MARCH 21, 2011

With Brazil on the rise as a global power it has found a strong ally in the energy sector in the form of the USA. Following President Obama’s official visit to Brazil an agreement to launch a strategic energy dialogue was confirmed between the two countries. Brazil has found favour after the oil reserves it [.].

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JULY 16, 2009

That’s because the company has once again shown its commitment to creating vehicles with low fuel consumption and low emissions as General Motors Brazil invests R$2billion into launching a new Chevrolet line of vehicles and to expand its plant in Gravatai, Rio Grande do Sul.

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JULY 2, 2009

If you thought that the surging popularity of green cars was all down to drivers looking to save a bit of cash, then it might be time to re-evaluate. After all, market research firm Synovate has released a study showing that nearly six in 10 people would choose to buy a green car over a dream car, even if money were no object.

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JANUARY 4, 2011

Jianghuai Automobile Company shipped 500 ethanol powered cars to Brazil at the end of December thanks to a deal signed in August with Brazilian dealer SHC to export 620,000 units during the [.].

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

The company presented a prototype of the vehicle earlier this week in Brazil and now hopes to spread its wings across South America. The project marks collaboration between Iveco and Itaipu Binacional, an organisation that manages the largest hydroelectric generating station in the world on the border between Brazil and Paraguay.

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JULY 26, 2009

It was first introduced in Thailand in 1996 and cumulative sales of the car now exceed 1.2million units in more than 45 countries. Tags: Green cars Honda Latest news Brazil flex fuel vehicles Honda City Honda City FFV Honda City Flex Fuel Vehicle. Among the lead features of the Honda City FFV is a 1.5

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OCTOBER 27, 2010

Kia Motors introduced a new fuel efficient, ethanol-petrol powered Soul Flex as part of the Salao Internacional do Automovel in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Tags: Green cars Kia Latest news Brazil flex fuel vehicles Kia Motors Kia Soul Flex Kia Sportage Kia Sportage Flex.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2010

Kia is to launch a new flex-fuel model of its popular crossover Soul model. The model, called the Soul Flex, has been unveiled at the Brazilian Motor Show in São Paulo and is scheduled to go on sale in Brazil early next year. Able to run on 100 per cent ethanol, 100 per cent gasoline [.].

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JUNE 23, 2010

With customer demand on the increase in South America, General Motors is setting up a new regional organisation in the area. Known as GM South America, its headquarters will be in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and it will be led by Jaime Ardila, who is currently the president and general manager of GM Mercosur. The newly formed [.].

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NOVEMBER 11, 2010

It may be an aggressive prediction – but a report by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute is suggesting that 90 per cent of vehicle fleets in the USA, China, Western Europe, Brazil and Japan could be running on alternative powertrain/fuels by 2050.

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JUNE 22, 2010

Ethanol production in Midwestern Brazil is on the increase after Petrobras formed a strategic partnership with Grupo Sao Martinho SA, one of the largest sugar and energy groups in the country. Tags: Biofuels Green cars Latest news biodiesel production ethanol ethanol production Petrobras Petrobras Biocombustivel.

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OCTOBER 13, 2009

It predicts 35 per cent growth in the US; 30 per cent growth in Brazil; and substantial increases in areas including the Asia-Pacific region, France, Germany and Argentina. Tags: Biofuels Latest news The Green Piece. However, to implement a wide scale adoption of biofuels in their existing form would be dangerous and premature.

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JULY 14, 2014

While the German football team was picking up the FIFA World Cup in Brazil, one of the country’s biggest car manufacturers, Volkswagen, was awarded the National Energy Globe Award Germany for its environmental programme ‘Think Blue. Latest News Volkswagen' The award honours outstanding projects from around the[.].

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MAY 1, 2012

Brazil was once thought of as the stronghold of ethanol production (pictured) – however, it now appears that the South American country has been surpassed by the USA. A study by Hart Energy entitled US & Brazil Ethanol Outlook to 2022 shows that the USA is actually ahead of Brazil in terms of ethanol exports. [.].

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JULY 27, 2009

New blog post: Honda introduces flex fuel car in Brazil [link] #. New blog post: Ford Australia aims to boost efficiency [link] #. New blog post: Hyundai plans green growth investment [link] #. New blog post: Ozone concentrations can impair healthy lungs [link] #.

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DECEMBER 20, 2009

The result was the tentative approval of a non-biding, three-page political statement hashed out between the leaders of Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, South Africa, [.].

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OCTOBER 18, 2009

Having already established itself as the firm leader in the green car race, Toyota has now set its sights on the developing market. Tags: Green cars Latest news Toyota Daihatsu new Toyota small car Toyota Motor Company. Toyota, which currently holds a 51.2

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OCTOBER 19, 2009

Currently, the top five markets for natural gas vehicles are Pakistan, Argentina, Iran, India and Brazil with Pike Research anticipating that India will be the fastest growing market at a rate of 18.4 It has also forecast that the market will grow globally at a rate of 5.5 per cent to reach just over three million vehicles by 2015.

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JUNE 2, 2010

Scandinavian electric vehicle maker THINK, has announced it is to deliver its first vehicles into South America – part of a new collaboration with Brazilian electricity supplier, CPFL Energia SA. The news follows THINK’s recent announcements about entering in Europe and plans to start new operations in the USA and Asia.

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OCTOBER 25, 2011

According to a new study at the University of Sao Paolo in Brazil, if sugar cane is used as the feedstock to produce ethanol and electricity for the same final use then only four per cent of the world’s available cropland area would be needed to power a global fleet of hybrid and electric cars. [.].

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OCTOBER 1, 2009

That’s the verdict of a new global analysis released by Hart Energy Publishing’s Global Biofuels Centre (GBC) which concludes that the US will see a growth of total biofuel use by more than 35 per cent; while Brazil will increase domestic supplies by 30 per cent and more than double production of palm oil biodiesel.

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JULY 19, 2009

There was above average precipitation across parts of central and north east Europe, eastern Asia, the northern half of the contiguous United States and northern Brazil. Tags: Global warming Latest news Green cars June temperatures weather.

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AUGUST 27, 2010

Collecting electricity from the air could be the next solution to powering our homes and cars, according to scientists at the 240th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS). Researchers at the University of Campinas in Brazil reported to the gathered audience that they have solved a century old mystery of how moisture in [.].

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DECEMBER 7, 2009

What role will green cars play? per cent of the UK’s 26million cars are electric and the sector remains exempt from the carbon trading system. The entry of biofuels into the system will encourage Brazil to increase its sugar production with sugar cane derived ethanol cutting around 90 per cent of carbon emissions of petrol.

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OCTOBER 27, 2009

With the global recession making drivers think about their wallets and the environment ahead of power and good looks, a green car race has emerged with manufacturers keen to offer more fuel efficient and environmentally friendly vehicles than their rivals. So who is leading the green car race? Faye Sunderland.

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Green Car Reports caught up with Fiat North American CEO Aamir Ahmed last month and found out there’s a lot more to it. Fiat and 500 are almost synonymous, whereas in Brazil, the Fiat brand covers a full-range lineup from passenger cars to trucks. “As and San Francisco nearly as much. For the U.S.,

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APRIL 17, 2009

According to the new figures, soy crops from US, Argentina and Brazil, used in the most common biodiesels sold in the UK, could be causing 3 times more emissions than conventional fossil fuels. In theory biofuels are good for the climate because plants absorb carbon, which is re-released when the fuel is burnt.

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JUNE 1, 2010

Brazil has become a hot market for automotive giants around the world and now General Motors is poised to make another significant investment in the country. General Motors do Brazil will invest R$700million into the development and production of a new Chevrolet model at the Sao Caetano do Sul plant in Sao Paulo.

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AUGUST 31, 2011

It appears that biofuels are more popular than ever after global production leapt by 17 per cent during 2010 and reached an all-time high of 105billion litres. The total is up from 90billion litres in 2009 and, research conducted by Worldwatch Institute’s Climate and Energy Programme, suggests that high oil prices and a global economic [.].

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AUGUST 15, 2011

Brazilhas a sterling reputation for its biofuels industry – and now the country’s Petrobras Biocombustivel will pour $2.5billion into increasing biodiesel and ethanol production between 2011 and 2015.

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OCTOBER 8, 2011

It will invest US$1.4billion in constructing a new manufacturing facility in Resende in Rio de Janeiro to develop, industrialise and launch [.].

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AUGUST 14, 2012

The benefits of reduced deforestation are already beginning to show: at least according to new data from the National Institute for Space Research in Sao Paulo. It reports that carbon emissions resulting from deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon have dropped by 57 per cent from the period of 2004-2011. This has occurred thanks to a [.].

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