2000 Climate Conversion Environment 
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 12, 2019
Continental has submitted a plan of action to the Lower Saxony Ministry for the Environment, Energy, Construction and Climate Protection with which the company intends immediately to reduce the lead content in some of its electronic components to legally prescribed maximum quantities in accordance with the End of Life Vehicles Directive.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 1, 2011
Effects of changes in the average lifespan of ordinary passenger cars newly registered between 1990-2000 on total induced CO 2 emissions in 2000. Conversely, encouraging shortened vehicle lifetime via vehicle replacement schemes can result in higher total-induced greenhouse gas emissions, the authors found. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 3, 2010
A key objective was to update life cycle inventory (LCI) databases for soybean production and processing as well as conversion into four key soy-derived feedstocks (methyl soyate, soy lube base stock, soy polyol, and soy resin) used in fuel and industrial products. kg (for the 3.36 kg (for the 3.36
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 19, 2009
A far more sophisticated approach needs to be taken when developing biofuels as an environmentally-friendly energy option, according to a new report by the United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) International Panel for Sustainable Resource Management. Another constraint is the way land conversion related impacts are attributed.
Cars That Think
MARCH 24, 2022
At UCLA, she designed one of the first systems for analog-to-digital conversion of electrical activity from the nervous system. She left USC in 2000 to join UCLA and founded the Center for Embedded Networked Sensing. Thelma Estrin, who also worked on the WEIZAC, championed the use of computers for medical research and treatment.
Cars That Think
MARCH 26, 2023
Can advanced semiconductors cut emissions of greenhouse gases enough to make a difference in the struggle to halt climate change? Globally, lighting accounts for about 20 percent of electricity use and 6 percent of carbon dioxide emissions, according to the United Nations Environment Program. The answer is a resounding yes.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 30, 2016
From its 3982 cc displacement, the new V8 biturbo produces more than 350 kW (476 hp) with a maximum torque of around 700 Nm from 2000 rpm. In 2015, the production process was changed and made even more environment-friendly. The new engine will consume more than 10% less fuel than its predecessor, which is rated at 335 kW (455 hp).
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