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Toyota Motor Europe starts transporting vehicles by cross-channel rail freight to reduce emissions

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Toyota Motor Europe (TME) has started transporting new cars by cross-channel rail services between its Valenciennes Vehicle Logistics hub in France and Toton (UK). TME together with its logistics partners, Getlink and CAT Group, will initially transport around 70,000 cars per year—equivalent to 270 trains per year.

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German minister Wissing starts international e-fuels dialogue

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The German Federal Minister for Digital Affairs and Transport Dr Volker Wissing launched an international e-fuels dialogue in Munich at the conference “ E-Fuels – Paving the Way for Clean Mobility ”. We will be able to decarbonize transport faster if we keep all technological possibilities open.

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Euro Manganese produces HPEMM from Chvaletice demonstration plant

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Euro Manganese has produced high-purity electrolytic manganese metal (HPEMM) from its demonstration plant at the Chvaletice Project in the Czech Republic. Earlier post.) An external laboratory has confirmed the first HPEMM sent for testing has met the target specifications and was at 99.9% Mn metal purity.

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EEA: 3/4 of EU urban population exposed to toxic air as governments fail to cut emissions

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They know what needs to be done to improve air quality: cleaner energy and industrial production, greener and smarter transport, and sustainable farming. —Margherita Tolotto, Senior Policy Officer for Air and Noise at the European Environmental Bureau.

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Successful first test run of Alstom Coradia iLint fuel cell train; signed letters of intent for 60 trains

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An extensive test campaign will be conducted in Germany and Czech Republic in the coming months before the Coradia iLint performs its first passenger test runs on the Buxtehude–Bremervörde–Bremerhaven–Cuxhaven (Germany) route beginning of 2018. It enables sustainable train operation while maintaining high train performance.

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LCA finds EMN high-purity manganese products have lower carbon footprint than incumbent industry

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The study excluded the transport of reagents for comparative purposes; as such, Scope 3 and total GWP figures for the CMP are slightly lower in this study than those detailed in an LCA Study conducted earlier this year.

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Magna providing composite liftgate assembly for BMW i3 EV

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The liftgate assembly is being produced at a Magna facility in the Czech Republic, using advanced manufacturing and bonding processes to ensure a high-quality product scalable for high-volume production. The fully assembled module is transported to BMW Group’s Leipzig facility for direct assembly in line.