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Study of Sustainable Value in Automobile Manufacturing Finds Mixed Performance for Most OEMs, BMW and Toyota as the Clear Leaders

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The report, which covers the period between 1999 and 2007, applies the Sustainable Value approach developed by Prof. Hyundai, Honda and—to a certain extent—Nissan and Suzuki, generally create positive Sustainable Value as well. Volkswagen only managed to create significantly positive Sustainable Value in 2001, 2002 and 2007.

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Tennessee, Nissan and TVA forge a path for electric car | www.tennessean.com | The Tennessean

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Tennessee, Nissan and TVA forge a path for electric car By G. Phil Bredesen spent part of Earth Day last week test-driving a Nissan prototype all-electric vehicle at the automakers U.S. Coming to public in 12 Nissans first electric car is to go into corporate and government fleets beginning in late 2010.

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Carmakers are going green but British motorists are not

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Country/Average CO2 2008(g/km)/AverageCO2 2007/Rank 2007. Manufacturer/ranking 2007/ Average CO2 in 2008(g/km). Nissan / 11 / 161. Daimler / 14 / 175. Tags: Green credentials drivers ETA Europe green credentials. League table results: Ranking 2008. Portugal / 138 / 144 / 1. France / 140 / 149 / 4.

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Japanese carmakers still ‘most sustainable’

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The unique report, which covers the period between 1999 and 2007, was created by researchers at Queen’s University Management School in Belfast, alongside colleagues from the Euromed Management School Marseille, and the Institute for Futures Studies and Technology Assessment (IZT) in Berlin. billion from 1999 to 2007.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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Audi Volkswagen-owned company exploring PHEVs Metroproject Quattro Sub-compact PHEV Concept Car shown October 2007; PHEV of A1 Sportback under consideration Bright Automotive For-profit spin off from Rocky Mountain Institute designing lightweight PHEVs, successor to RMIs 1990s "Hypercar" concept. Batteries not ready. No announced plans.

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Smart Grids, Electric Vehicles: A Financial Win-Win for All -- Seeking Alpha

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The Smart Grid Consortium, established in December 2007 by Xcel Energy ( XEL ), will select a community of approximately 100,000 residents to become a Smart Grid City using V2G. Tags: evdriven. Hybrid electric buses and heavy trucks could power many homes or a school or a hospital in an emergency. Consumers expect a simpler concept.

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