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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. The authors note that other leading manufacturers including Porsche, KIA or Chinese manufacturers are still not producing sufficient sustainability performance data.). billion from 1999 to 2007. Click to enlarge.

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Audis e-tron quattro EV: evolutionary powertrain with a dash of revolution for production in 2018; MLB evo

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Dr. Hackenberg, the first-generation modular longitudinal matrix was used in 2007 for the A5, followed by the A4, A6, A7 Sportback, A8, Q5 and Q7 as well as the Porsche Macan. For that, it is quite clear that the MLB and MSB [managed by Porsche] are the deliverers of the platform for these e-mobility cars. Audi's MLB.

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Japanese carmakers still ‘most sustainable’

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Disappointingly, the report also found that leading manufacturers including Porsche, KIA and some Chinese manufacturers are still not producing sufficient sustainability performance data. billion from 1999 to 2007. The survey attempts to close this gap.”. FIAT Auto consistently falls behind throughout the entire review period.

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Gallium Nitride and Silicon Carbide Fight for Green Tech Domination

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Virtually everywhere that alternating current must be transformed to direct current or vice versa, there will be fewer wasted watts. In the effort to mitigate climate change, eliminating waste in power consumption is the low-hanging fruit, and these semiconductors are the way we’ll harvest it. The Lucid Air has a 900-V system.)

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