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Deutsche Post now automatically offsetting all CO2 emissions from mail transport

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Since 2007, Deutsche Post and DHL have offered their GoGreen service as a way to offset—through certified climate protection projects—the CO 2 emissions generated by their shipping operations. For the past ten years, every private-customer parcel shipped within Germany has automatically been shipped “GoGreen”.

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Bosch trialing Neste renewable diesel; aims to offer renewable and synthetic fuels at all company filling stations in Germany

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diesel; the company’s partner Toolfuel distributes it in Germany. On top of that, Bosch aims to make synthetic and renewable fuels available for company cars and internal delivery vehicles at all its company filling stations across Germany. This is three times the amount of carbon dioxide Germany emitted in 2016.

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Volkswagen to offer refreshed Tiguan with new plug-in hybrid powertrain in Europe

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The world première of the first generation Tiguan took place at the Frankfurt International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt in 2007. In 2008, Volkswagen manufactured more than 150,000 units, making it the most successful SUV in Germany. Later that year, the first Tiguan came to market.

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DOE: US gasoline taxes dropped below 20% of total price in 2015

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By comparison, in France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, taxes accounted for more than half of the total price for both 1990 and 2015. Those average prices and taxes were collected by the International Energy Agency. million b/d set in 2007. million b/d set in 2007. Source: DOE. Click to enlarge.

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Volkswagen Group expands presence in Russia with agreements with GAZ

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TDI engines for GAZ light commercial vehicles, opening up new business opportunities in international markets. GAZ personnel were trained at Volkswagen and ŠKODA plants in Germany and the Czech Republic, and a new training center was opened at GAZ. engines from the Salzgitter plant in Germany.

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US charges former CEO of Volkswagen AG Winterkorn with conspiracy and wire fraud in diesel emissions scandal

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Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan as well as our partners at the EPA, FBI and in Germany for their hard work on this important case. Similar to Winterkorn, each of them is believed to be a German citizen and to reside in Germany. The Justice Department’s Office of International Affairs also assisted in the case.

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EU representatives meeting to discuss situation with Daimler and 1234yf

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In a statement issued yesterday, Tajani said he invited Member States to assist the Commission in finding concrete and urgent solutions to re-establish conformity in the internal market. According to Framework Directive 2007/46/EC on type approval (Framework Directive), non-conform vehicles cannot be sold or registered in the European Union.

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