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Ford tops 50 Best Global Green Brands list for 2014; Toyota, Honda and Nissan 2nd, 3rd and 4th

Green Car Congress

Automakers took the top four slots in the 50 Best Global Green Brands list for 2014, published by Fortune magazine in conjunction with the consulting firm Deloitte and Interbrand. The Best Global Green Brand report’s overall scores are calculated by combining the standardized performance and perception scores. Operations.

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GM Recalls Over 570,000 Chevy Silverado HD, GMC Sienna HD Pickup Trucks

Green Fleet Magazine

Under certain conditions water may intrude into the vehicle's tailgate and come into contact with the electronic gate-release switch, potentially causing a short circuit.

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Boeing truck-mounted laser demonstrator destroys targets through wind and fog; “photons on target”, only diesel required

Green Car Congress

Thermal management is provided by a two-loop chilled water system for the laser, with a standard air conditioner for all other subsystems. The thermal management and electrical power systems provide a deep magazine of continuous target engagements. Lethal engagements take seconds with duration being target dependent.

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Debunking the Lithium "Mining" FUD

Plug In India

According to PV Magazine’s early 2020 report, Various strategy papers for a green mining sector have been prepared. For example - the process of obtaining lithium from brines can be more sustainable by condensing evaporated water so it can later be returned to the ground.

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Hydrogen fuel company in ASA reprimand

Green Cars News

An advert placed in an unnamed magazine boasted that the ‘Hydrogen Fuel Saver’ could supply greater power using less fuel, reduce vehicle emissions and create less pollutants. Tags: Green credentials advert ASA magazine Waterboost.

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I’ve Done The Math – Now I’m Doing Something About It

Creative Greenius

Bill McKibben’s “Do The Math” article in 2012′s Rolling Stone magazine taught us that we cannot burn any more than 565 gigatons of carbon if we want to stay at 2° or lower. You know how the Greenius loves a challenge and how little I fear anything… except maybe The Math itself.

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Opinon: Lithium Market Set To Explode; All Eyes Are On Nevada

Green Car Congress

The lithium, found in salty water, or brines, is the most cost-effective on the market; it’s cheap and easy to extract, giving competing battery gigafactories new, affordable American lithium resources that will be a global game-changer. And the Tesla gigafactory is just the tip of this overall iceberg.

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