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Flat tyres mean motorists waste £337 million in fuel

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UK motorists waste £337 million pounds on fuel every year by driving with under-inflated tyres according to new research by Michelin.

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Volkswagen inaugurates 9.5 MW solar park at Chattanooga plant in US; key element of VW Group’s strategic sustainability targets

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25% less energy and water consumption, waste and emissions. The solar installation at Volkswagen Chattanooga confirms the awarding of the LEED Platinum certification to VW by the US Green Building Council in late 2011. In December 2011, the plant received a platinum certification from the U.S. The Chattanooga Solar Park.

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PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

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On the other hand, drivers of other vehicles waste considerable time making special trips to refuel their internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles at the liquid fuel station or their battery electric vehicle (BEV) at the rapid recharging station. 10 ] Electric Cars: A Tipping Point for Oil? | Greentech Media 12 May 2015. [

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Climate change no longer the number one environmental concern

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According to the 2011 Global Online Environment and Sustainability Survey of more than 25,000 respondents in 51 countries, environmental issues such as air and water pollution, packaging waste [.].

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Toyota wins Green Manufacturing award

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Toyota has won the 2011 Green Manufacturing Award in recognition of its environmental standards within its European operations.

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GM to make huge investment in Volt

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GM will invest more than $230million in four plants in the greater Flint, Michigan area that will support production of both the Volt range-extended vehicle and the fuel efficient 2011 Chevrolet Cruze. The four plants include Flint Engine South, Flint Tool & Die, Grand Blanc Weld Tool Centre and Flint Metal Centre.

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Ford showcasing vehicle-to-vehicle communication for crash avoidance; potential for leveraging WiFi and smartphones to extend quickly the number of participating vehicles

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It also is standard on 2011-12 S60 sedans and 2012 model S80 sedans and XC70 wagons. In its 2011 report, AASHTO notes that USDOT’s original VII (Vehicle-Infrastructure Integration) approach assumed that DSRC would be required for all V2V and V2I communications. If vehicles approaching from. avoiding head-on crashes.

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