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Daimler joins multiple initiatives for a sustainable raw material supply chain; future focus on battery cell supply chain

Green Car Congress

The expansion of electromobility places new demands on the automotive industry and especially on purchasing. —Sabine Angermann, Head of Purchasing and Supplier Quality for Raw Materials and Strategy at Mercedes-Benz Cars. In this way we can contribute to long-term improvements for the people affected.

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

Cars That Think

In 2000, at a trade fair in Germany, an obscure Singapore company called Trek 2000 unveiled a solid-state memory chip encased in plastic and attached to a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector. But Trek 2000 hardly became a household name. This was granted to Amir Ban, Dov Moran, and Oron Ogdan in November 2000.

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RESPONSE TO: Ministry of Transport’s Charging Our Future: Discussion Document

Drive Electric

It could be an informal arrangement or a legal entity. Eventually they will reach price parity for purchase (with ICE equivalents). The Ministry for the Environment forecasts that in 2030 electrification of vehicles will have a negative marginal abatement cost, saving costs for consumers and the economy while reducing emissions.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

Green Car Congress

If they don’t have enough allowances to cover their emissions they must purchase more or face a penalty. The United States must reduce its global warming pollution emissions at least 80 percent below 2000 levels by 2050 to avoid some of the worst effects of global warming. Issues Regional Cap-and-Trade Programs Must Address.

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