Electrek

JUNE 11, 2021

The Rome-headquartered Enel Group’s Brazilian renewable energy subsidiary, Enel Green Power Brasil Participações Ltda, has started commercial operations of the 716 MW Lagoa dos Ventos I and II wind farm in Brazil. more… The post South America’s largest wind farm starts commercial operations appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 14, 2013

Brazil has become the epicentre of the world’s biofuels push: so it’s no surprise that a major UK company is looking to get in on the act. TMO Renewables (TMO), based in the UK, has announced that it has formed a joint venture with Usina Santa Maria Ltd to build a commercial production plant in [.].

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Green Car Reports

MAY 19, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: A 2014 Nissan Leaf recall that could see a few owners get new cars, we drive entirely on ethanol in Brazil''s flex-fuel Volkswagen Gol, and electric cars for speed freaks. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 8, 2016

Today, ads for the BMW 330e plug-in hybrid poke fun at Tesla Model 3 wait times, the Nissan BladeGlider electric sports car reemerges in Brazil, and Consumer Reports criticizes Volkswagen diesel buyback offers. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Electrek

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): A technique used to improve wind farms’ performance makes them quieter, too. The leading source of energy in Brazil in 2020 is hydropower, but solar is the rising star. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

Today on Green Car Reports, we''ve got a slew of ideas for reducing emissions, and one counterpoint. On the positive side, China is subsidizing electric cars, Brazil is offering sugarcane ethanol as a possible solution to the U.S.'

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Green Cars News

MARCH 8, 2010

How far has your country gone to support the green car movement? Our bet is that it has some way to go to catch Brazil – which celebrated building its 10millionth flex-fuel vehicle earlier this month.

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Green Cars News

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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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Tags: Green cars Hybrid cars Latest news Volvo Brazil hybrid bus hybrid bus trial hybrid buses Mexico Volvo Buses.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 17, 2024

Some fear that Chinese firms could do an end run around such barriers by producing EVs in places like Mexico and Brazil.) Ironically, another tool to stem the flood of cars both green and brown (China is exporting lots of gas-burners too) could be a new tax on the embedded carbon emissions of imported goods.

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Green Cars News

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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Green Cars News

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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Green Cars News

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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Green Cars News

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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Green Cars News

JULY 16, 2009

Some think the “G&# in GM now stands for “Government&# rather than “General&# - however, it’s hard to argue that it might just stand for “Green&#. The expansion comes on the back of huge success for GM in Brazil where it recorded record annual sales of 548,941 in 2008.

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Green Cars News

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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Baua Electric

JANUARY 11, 2024

China International Marine Containers Group (CIMC), which built the vessel, announced the news on WeChat Wednesday. By using green and clean liquified natural gas as the main fuel, CIMC says it can “significantly reduce emissions.” BYD is already a leader in key auto markets like Thailand , Brazil, and Columbia.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2019

This is good news for the future of southeast Michigan, delivering more good-paying manufacturing jobs. Through this new plan, Ford is targeting to invest more than $850 million in the Flat Rock Assembly Plant through 2023, adding a second shift. —Joe Hinrichs, Ford’s president, Global Operations.

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Green Cars News

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. Scientists in Brazil have developed a more effective way to use fibres from these and other plants in a new generation of [.].

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Green Cars News

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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Electric Vehicles India

OCTOBER 12, 2021

The Minister also cited examples of Brazil, Canada, and the USA, where most automobile companies manufacture flex-fuel engines. “We also want to promote the use of green hydrogen, which can help us accomplish the zero-carbon emission mission,” he said.

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Green Cars News

JULY 26, 2009

Tags: Green cars Honda Latest news Brazil flex fuel vehicles Honda City Honda City FFV Honda City Flex Fuel Vehicle.

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Green Cars News

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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Green Cars News

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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Green Cars News

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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Green Cars News

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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Cars That Think

MARCH 12, 2024

I see Riko-chan as a powerful motivator,” says Baptista, a full-stack developer based in Brazil. “I Manga, like the one I wrote, can motivate girls to pursue STEM to develop green technologies.” The two ask an online AI circuit-design program for directions on how to repair the lights’ outdated circuitry. “I

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Green Cars News

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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Baua Electric

MAY 4, 2024

While domestic market wholesales are posting strong double-digit growth on the back of a much-awaited rural India recovery, export demand for made-in-India two-wheelers is finally beginning to see the green shoots of recovery. Royal Enfield also has five modern CKD assembly facilities in Nepal, Brazil, Thailand, Argentina and Colombia.

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Green Cars News

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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Green Cars News

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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Green Cars News

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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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 12, 2016

US Hybrid’s 170kW and 240kW drive motors currently power monorails in Brazil and Malaysia, while US Hybrid’s 320kW drives power heavy-duty mining equipment as well as Class 8 trucks. US Hybrid FCe 80. Click to enlarge.

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My Energi

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Due to the ongoing COVID19 crisis in South America, Extreme E decided to make the quick decision to switch the location of the fourth race of 2021 from Brazil to the island of Sardinia off the coast of Italy. One of the greatest problems with rising heat levels is the drying out of green areas such as forests and grassland.

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Green Cars News

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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Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2017

EPA is also taking comment on addressing concerns that some RFS obligations are increasingly met with imported fuel from Brazil, Argentina and Indonesia. The Iowa Corn Growers Association called the proposed conventional biofuels requirement of 15 billion gallons “ good news.”. Biomass-based diesel standard is final for 2018.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 7, 2009

What role will green cars play? However, this lack of emphasis on transport emissions will change with the United Nations indicating to Brazil that it will include biofuels in the offsetting regime between the developed and developing world. Tags: The Green Piece Copenhagen Copenhagen Climate Change meeting. Less than 0.1

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