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Ford, U Mich study finds greater greenhouse gas reductions for pickup truck electrification than for other light-duty vehicles

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Light-duty vehicles, including sedans, SUVs, and pickup trucks, are currently responsible for 58% of US transportation sector emissions. Pickup trucks accounted for 14% of light-duty vehicle sales in the United States in 2020, and the market share of both pickups and SUVs has grown in recent years. years for sedans, 1.4

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BMW Group Plant Landshut light metal foundry recertified by Aluminum Stewardship Initiative (ASI)

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Sustainable extraction of raw materials and conscious use of resources play a key role for our in-house component production and our global supplier network. The circular economy is also key to reducing emissions and conserving natural resources. The light metal foundry began sourcing aluminum produced using solar power in 2021.

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Hyundai Motor Group’s Supernal unveils eVTOL vehicle cabin concept at 2022 Farnborough International Airshow

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Supernal revealed its initial eVTOL vehicle cabin concept at Farnborough International Airshow, providing the first look at how Hyundai Motor Group is integrating automotive capabilities to develop the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) market. —Jaiwon Shin, President of Hyundai Motor Group and CEO of Supernal. —Jaiwon Shin.

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International team develops strategy for higher-loading single atom catalysts

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Future challenges include how to further increase the density of single atoms, ensure high stability for real applications and scale up their synthesis processes. —Haotian Wang. Rice University and The Welch Foundation supported the research. 2021) “General synthesis of single-atom catalysts with high metal loading using graphene quantum dots.”

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ORNL researchers use stop-light cameras to reduce fuel consumption of less-efficient vehicles via traffic management

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Approximately 6 billion gallons of fuel are wasted in the US each year as vehicles wait at stop lights or sit in dense traffic with engines idling, according to US Department of Energy estimates. In a real GRIDSMART system, they just send vehicle data to a controller, and it says, ‘I’ve got cars waiting, so it’s time to change the light.’

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GTI partners with Purdue’s CISTAR Center on conversion of shale resources to valuable liquid fuels

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Industrial and university partners will contribute additional funding and critical resources, augmented with expertise from national laboratories and national and international research organizations. Reducing the footprint of plant-sized equipment will help to reduce capital investments and remove some barriers to commercialization.

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Fourteen States Considering Zero Emission Light-Duty Sales Requirements

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In September 2020, the governor of California signed an Executive Order requiring zero emissions for all new light-duty passenger vehicles by 2035. The California Air Resources Board will put regulations in place accordingly.

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