Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2014

'A pilot project in BMW’s Munich vehicle assembly plan is exploring the benefits of a new and innovative ergonomic tool—a flexible finger cot, which protects workers against excess strains on the thumb joints while carrying out certain assembly activities. The project is part of a dissertation in cooperation with the Department of Ergonomics at the Technical University of Munich.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 2, 2014

'In an action sure to appease fans of a greener transportation future, the U.S. Supreme Court has chosen to decline oil and ethanol companies'' appeal to a decision to uphold California''s Low Carbon Fuels Standard (LCFS). That means the LCFS now has one fewer obstacle in its aim to encourage the adoption of cleaner fuels in the state''s cars and.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2014

'China is set to overtake the US as the global diesel generator set (genset) market leader, increasing its share from 26% in 2013 to 33% by 2020, according to a new report from research and consulting firm GlobalData. The report— Diesel Generator Market – Global Market Size, Equipment Share and Competitive Analysis to 2020 —forecasts that while the US, China and India are currently the top diesel genset players, only China and India’s market shares will improve by the end of the fore

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Green Car Reports

JULY 2, 2014

'China is a tricky but potentially lucrative market to conquer. Automotive brands all around the world want a piece of the action given the potential rewards, but the market is still quite different to others around the globe. Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] is one such automaker giving the Chinese market a go, when it recently started sales of its Model.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2014

'ExxonMobil affiliate Esso Belgium, a division of ExxonMobil Petroleum & Chemical B.V.B.A., plans to invest more than $1 billion to install a new delayed coker unit at its Antwerp refinery to convert heavy, higher sulfur residual oils into transportation fuels products such as marine gasoil and diesel fuel. The new unit will expand the refinery’s ability to help meet energy needs throughout northwest Europe, despite what the company calls a challenging industry environment.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 2, 2014

'Cars sold in the U.S. have to meet certain safety regulations in order to ensure their legality on U.S. roads. Unfortunately for Toyota, one of those safety regulations for electric vehicles would prevent its upcoming fuel-cell sedan from driving after even a small fender-bender--so the company is seeking exemption for the vehicle. According to.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 2, 2014

'It hasn''t reached the heady heights of May''s record-breaking sales tally, but Nissan still has the highest-selling mainstream electric vehicle on the market. Nissan rounds off the month''s sales having moved 2,347 Leafs. That''s 770 fewer than May''s best-ever Leaf sales total, but it''s still a record for June, up 5.5 percent on last year''s June.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2014

'Shanghai GM recently sold its one-millionth Chevrolet Sail since the introduction of the current generation of the popular small car in 2010. The Sail offers a choice of 1.2-liter or 1.4-liter gasoline engines. It is targeted at young families who are first-time car buyers. Sixteen variants of the Sail sedan and hatchback are available, with an official starting price of RMB 56,800 (US$9,150).

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Green Car Reports

JULY 2, 2014

'Today on Green Car Reports: Tesla''s ups and downs in China, a safety-rule exemption for the Toyota fuel-cell vehicle, and the U.S. Supreme Court upholds California''s Low Carbon Fuels Standard. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Tesla Motors gets used to selling cars in China, while Chinese customers get used to driving them. Toyota needs a.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2014

'by Jack Rosebro. At 2:56 AM PST today, NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory 2 (OCO-2) was successfully launched into orbit from Space Complex 2 West at California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base, riding on a two-stage Delta II 7320-10 launch vehicle. Consisting of a single observing instrument, the Observatory is designed to provide precise measurements of atmospheric CO 2 , and is NASA’s first satellite mission dedicated to studying concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2014

'Cummins has selected the OptiBlend Dual Fuel System from Hythane Company, a wholly owned US subsidiary of Perth-based Eden Energy Ltd to deliver an integrated solution for retrofitting dual-fueled power on drilling rigs. The Optiblend kit displaces diesel with natural gas (up to 70%) or other alternative fuels, without modifications to the internal components or the stock fuel management system.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2014

'The Common Module Family represents a new approach to engineering for the Renault/Nissan Alliance. Click to enlarge. The Renault-Nissan Alliance posted record synergies of €2.87 billion (US$3.9B) in 2013, up from €2.69 billion (US$3.7 billion) in the previous year. Purchasing, powertrain and vehicle engineering remained the biggest contributors as the Alliance geared up for the launch of its first Common Module Family (CMF) vehicles. ( Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2014

'Vocational truck equipment provider The Reading Group has issued an infographic highlighting some of the benefits of aluminum truck bodies. Reading has a strong history of working with aluminum, and was the first service body manufacturer to produce an aluminum truck body—more than 33 years ago. Using aluminum over other composite metals in the construction of service bodies makes for a cleaner production process and transfers external costs into a benefit Reading says.

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