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Volkswagen fueling car carriers with fuel derived from used cooking oil; GoodFuels BFO

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With 85 percent lower CO 2 emissions than with conventional fossil fuels, the contribution to climate protection is enormous. These vessels travel between Europe, North America and Latin America. We are the first automaker to make widespread use of this fuel.

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Neste to supply DHL Express with sustainable aviation fuel at SFO

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This deal will see DHL Express become the first cargo operator to use Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel on flights departing from SFO and will enable them to contribute to their climate protection target to reduce all logistics-related emissions to zero by the year 2050.

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Alcoa to supply sustainable, low-carbon aluminum for wheels on Audi e-tron GT

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EcoLum is delivered globally from predominantly hydro-powered smelters in North America and Europe. Audi uses carbon credits from certified climate protection projects to offset CO 2 emissions that currently cannot be avoided using renewable sources of energy.

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Volkswagen’s ID.3 debuts for the European market

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3 will not go on sale in North America. However, should CO 2 emissions be unavoidable along the supply chain, these will be compensated by investments in climate protection projects. Volkswagen’s ID.3 3 1ST models feature the most popular battery variant that provides a usable energy content of 58 kWh.

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Volkswagen’s first two production battery-electric vehicles debut at Frankfurt

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After its spring 2014 launch in Europe, the e-Golf will roll out Asia and North America in late 2014 and early 2015, respectively. This ensures that further investment is continually being made in the generation of renewable energy and thus in climate protection and the switchover to new sources of power.