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Brussels plant kicks off production for the new Audi Q8 e-tron

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Body and chassis of the Audi Q8 e-tron are connected. Since production of the Audi e-tron began, the Belgium site has been recognized as the world’s first certified carbon-neutral high-volume production plant in the premium segment. AUDI AG has owned the Belgium site since 2007. 2018 saw the birth of the Audi e-tron.

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TomTom extends coverage of real-time traffic products for congestion reduction

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The other countries currently covered are Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. We have shipped about 60 million devices to date, and the devices are progressively becoming more connected.

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New study finds GHG emissions from palm oil production significantly underestimated; palm oil biofuels could be more climate-damaging than oil sands fuels

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Mha (20%) of the peatlands of Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo in 2010, surpassing the area of Belgium and causing an annual carbon emission from peat decomposition of 230–310 Mt CO 2 e. Despite increasing awareness of climate change in that period, the rate of peat destruction was higher in this last 3 year period than ever before.

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Ford planning to cut 18% of production capacity, 13% of workforce in Europe; anticipating more than $1.5B loss in Europe in 2012

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A complete redesign and expansion of its commercial vehicle range over the next two years, including new Transit, Transit Custom, Transit Connect and Transit Courier —plus a family of new Tourneo people carriers. The arrival of the Ford Mustang in Europe.

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Devil In The Details: Is Copenhagens 2 ºC Guardrail Obsolete?

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It is our spiritual connection to our ancestors. 2 ] Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: Fourth Assessment Report , 2007. [ 3 ] Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: Fourth Assessment Report: Synthesis Report , 2007. [ C, is warranted.”. We do not want to leave our homeland.” [ 12 ]. [ 4 ] Richardson et al.

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This Dutch City Is Road-Testing Vehicle-to-Grid Tech

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Their initial idea was that garaged vehicles would have a two-way computer-controlled connection to the electric grid, which could receive power from the vehicle as well as provide power to it. In 2007, Berg landed a contract to install rooftop solar at a local school, with the idea to set up a microgrid. This is good for the grid.

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