Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2020

In addition, the proposal contains provisions on mandatory green public procurement, on facilitating the enforcement of product rules, namely rules on conformity assessment, notification of conformity assessment bodies, market surveillance and economic instruments. Electronic exchange of information. Background.

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JULY 19, 2018

Volkswagen’s main plant in Wolfsburg has won the Automotive Lean Production Award for the first time. Series production at Wolfsburg began in 1945; since then, more than 45 million vehicles have rolled off its lines. This year, some 80 European plants took part in the competition study; there were more than 60 entries for the awards.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Unifrax, a manufacturer of high-performance specialty materials, introduced its Battery Advisory Board, which will meet regularly to provide strategic guidance as Unifrax grows its battery portfolio and enters the silicon anode market with its new SiFAB Silicon Fiber Anode Battery Technology. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 25) in Madrid and as part of the Group’s commitment to further reduce carbon emissions along the entire value chain, the BMW Group has joined the “ Getting to Zero Coalition ”. —Jürgen Maidl, Senior Vice President Production Network and Supply Chain Management at the BMW Group.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2012

Ford has reduced the amount of energy required to produce each vehicle in its manufacturing facilities by 22% in the last six years. The amount of electricity used to produce each vehicle in Ford’s manufacturing facilities has been reduced by about 800 kilowatt-hours—from 3,576 kWh in 2006 to 2,778 kWh in 2011.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The Yamaha Performance Damper is a vehicle body vibration damper that is installed in the main parts of passenger cars and motorcycles. has produced a total of three-million of the Yamaha Performance Damper , an anti-vibration damper for automobiles since its manufacturing began in 2004, the company said. New Delhi: Yamaha Motor Co.,

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

Founded in 2006, XG Sciences specialized in the production of graphene nanoplatelets and the formulations of advanced materials that amplify product performance across diverse applications such as Lithium-ion battery anode materials, automotive, packaging, composites, concrete, and other industrial markets.

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AUGUST 11, 2015

As part of its continuous optimization of production processes at its plants, the BMW Group is leveraging the opportunities arising from digitalization (i.e., For the automotive manufacturer, digitalization opens up new perspectives with regard to the advancement of innovative and people-oriented production systems.

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DECEMBER 11, 2012

The start of production is scheduled for the beginning of 2015. From 2015, the Group will supply its vehicle assembly plant at Kaluga and contract production at the GAZ plant in Nizhny Novgorod with the locally produced engines. Since 2006, the Group has invested about €1 billion (US$1.3

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2020

This new strategic direction will be anchored in all divisions—from administration and purchasing to development and production, all the way to sales. As part of this process, the BMW Group is setting itself clear targets for CO 2 reduction up to 2030. CO 2 from production and sites to be lowered by 80%.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2014

The Soul EV also scored an improvement in “Photochemical Oxidant Creation Potential”, limiting the amount of smog created by the vehicle’s manufacturing process and by the vehicle itself throughout its life. Streamlining of the manufacturing process through improvements in use of materials and simplification of parts design.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2013

million investment from Sustainable Development Technology Canada to support the development and commercialization of a new hydrogen manufacturing technology called Molten Salt Catalyzed Gasification (MSG), originally developed at the US Idaho National Laboratory (INL). GHG scenarios for hydrogen production in Alberta. Background.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2020

Supporting Volkswagen Group brands including Volkswagen, Audi, Bentley and Porsche, work at the Oxnard campus is focused on powertrain engineering services that support product development, governmental compliance and emissions testing with an enhanced focus on electric vehicle range testing and analysis.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2009

UK-based Axon Automotive, a spin-off from Cranfield University, previewed a pre-production plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) version of its lightweight city car at the Milton Keynes Science Festival. The first cars will be on sale in 2011 with full production in 2012. The Axon Automotive PHEV. Click to enlarge. mpg US, 2.8

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

In September 2011, Johnson Controls and Saft reached an agreement to end their joint venture, Johnson Controls-Saft, which was formed in 2006 to develop and manufacture Li-ion vehicle batteries. Modular systems are easier to adapt to different cars, shortening development times and making batteries more affordable to produce.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2018

The joint ventures will aim to start production of precursors and cathodes with up to 4,600 ton annual capacity from the second half of 2020. Its main products include cobalt tetroxide, cobalt oxide, cobalt carbonate, cobalt hydroxide, cobalt oxalate, cobalt sulfate and cobalt monoxide. The company also owns a nickel mine.

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JUNE 2, 2010

Including today’s announcement and our acquisition of Progress Rail, Caterpillar has invested about $2 billion since 2006 to grow our profitable rail and transit businesses. This acquisition represents the latest step in our strategic plan to aggressively grow our presence in the global rail industry. With 2009 revenues of $1.8

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JUNE 21, 2017

As part of its investment, Qualcomm President Derek Aberle will join the board of directors of Amionx. Amionx is a spinout from American Lithium Energy (ALE) which was originally founded in 2006 by Dr. Jiang Fan and Dr. Robert Spotnitz—both widely recognized as foremost experts in battery technology. Fan is CTO for Amionx.)

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2011

After five years and use exclusively in AMG engines, twin-wire arc spraying technology will now also be used in the series production of Mercedes-Benz diesel engines to reduce friction and increase wear resistance. L V8 which was the world’s first series production engine to feature cylinder walls with a twin-wire arc sprayed coating.

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Electric Vehicles India

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Starting on an auspicious note, India’s first and fast-growing electric motorcycle manufacturer, Tork Motors , delivered the first lot of electric motorcycles in Mumbai before Diwali. Tork Motors launched its flagship product – KRATOS® and KRATOS®-R in January 2022. Okaya EV launches 2 new e-Scooters: Faast F2T and F2B.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2014

GMZ Energy, a developer of high temperature thermoelectric generation (TEG) solutions, has introduced the TG16-1.0 , a new thermoelectric module capable of producing twice the power of the company’s first product, the TG8-1.0. GMZ Energy’s proprietary platform technology enables the low-cost manufacturing of bulk thermoelectric materials.

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AUGUST 14, 2012

Posawatz has consistently been recognized as an industry leader in product innovation and electrified vehicles and served as Chairman of the Board for the Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA). Part of my assignment at Fisker was to recruit a long-term CEO and I cannot think of a better person than Tony to take us forward.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Furthermore, BAIC will increase its stake in the production joint venture Beijing Benz Automotive Corporation (BBAC) by 1% to 51%. BFDA), which has been jointly manufacturing Auman-branded medium and heavy-duty trucks since mid-2012. MBLC); Daimler Northeast Asia Parts Trading & Services Co.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 31, 2023

Other important developments not highlighted in the list below included Tesla’s industry-rocking price cuts early in the year, and the company’s increasing production of giant Megapack batteries. The plan followed the Tesla Master Plan parts one and two , which were shared by the company in 2006 and 2016, respectively.

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AUGUST 2, 2009

Based on detailed model-level data for US light-duty vehicles from 1980 to 2006, a recent analysis by a UC Davis researcher found that if weight, horsepower and torque had been held at their 1980 levels, fuel economy for both passenger cars and light trucks could have increased by nearly 50% from 1980 to 2006. Knittel, 2009.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2013

The two companies also agreed that BAIC will increase its stake in the production joint venture Beijing Benz Automotive Company (BBAC) by 1% to 51% and will thus be able to consolidate this joint venture within BAIC ahead of its IPO. It also gives us the opportunity to be part of the growth of one of its major domestic participants.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2019

Established in 2006, Circa Group converts waste biomass into bio-based chemicals with its proprietary Furacell process at its prototype plant in Tasmania—a joint venture with Norske Skog. Furacell is currently the only technology that allows production of LGE and Cyrene on a scalable basis. straw, bagasse, sawdust). 344-351.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Vehicles of Mercedes-Benz’ new generation of compact cars are slated to roll off the production line as of 2014. Our new compacts are so popular with customers that we will add BBAC as the third pillar of our compact car production network besides the Rastatt and Kecskemét plants in the context of our Mercedes-Benz 2020 growth strategy.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2017

More than 80 new steel products are under development at steelmaker ArcelorMittal, with an automotive steel grade portfolio of almost 200 unique steel grades, half of which were introduced in just the past decade. Usibor is our key product in hot stamping and has been a major commercial and technical success in the global automotive industry.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2018

a US-based manufacturer of mobile electric vehicle (EV) rapid charging systems, and plans to roll out FreeWire’s Mobi Charger units for use at selected BP retail sites in the UK and Europe during 2018. Freewire products currently offer Level 2 charging at 7.5 We were encouraged by FreeWire’s expertise and their product.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2011

coli to produce the commodity petrochemical styrene—a synthetic chemical derived from petroleum and natural gas products that is used worldwide in the manufacture of products such as rubber, plastic, insulation, fiberglass, pipes, automobile parts, food containers, and carpet backing—from glucose.

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DECEMBER 10, 2022

Later that year, Trek went public on the Singapore stock exchange, and in four months—from April through July 2000—it manufactured and sold more than 100,000 ThumbDrives under its own label. And this incremental nature of innovation means that controlling the spread, manufacturing, and further development of new ideas is almost impossible.

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Electric Vehicles India

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Battery Show Europe is held annually and features product presentations, pre-conference workshops, and more. This Expo will bring together engineers, business leaders, industry leaders, and innovative thinkers to discover breakthrough products and create powerful solutions for the future. who want to explore the EV industry.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2013

Toray, a global leader in organic synthetic chemistry, polymer chemistry and biotechnology, has acquired a 20% ownership in PCC as part of its commitment to the global automotive market. PCC was also chosen to supply three major exterior Class A Panels on the 2013 SRT Viper, which are manufactured in its Bennington Vermont facility.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Ontario is engaging with train manufacturers Alstom and Siemens to produce concept designs that incorporate hydrogen fuel cells into bi-level trains similar to those currently used by GO Transit. Electrifying the GO rail network is part of the largest rail project in Canada as Ontario is investing $21.3 Hydrail system structure.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2015

This project will allow an entire chain of expert Canadian suppliers to take part in the development and eventual commercialization of this new powertrain topology. In 2006, TM4 developed the electric motors used in the Citroën C-Métisse. Since then, TM4 has designed three generations of wheel motors. Earlier post.).

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JULY 22, 2013

million contract for the F-35’s low rate initial production contract (LRIP) 6. As part of the contract, Saft will meet More Electric Aircraft (MEA) industry objectives that aim to optimize aircraft performance and reduce gas emissions. Saft has been supplying batteries to GE Aviation since 2006.

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