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Audi partnering with Climeworks on CO2 direct air capture and storage

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From a scientific perspective, the adsorption of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is an important measure in addition to reducing emissions for reaching the Group’s climate targets. By 2025, the Volkswagen Group wants to reduce the ecological footprint of cars and light utility vehicles along the entire value chain by 30% relative to 2015.

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Ford Car Buying Trends 2015 shows increasing demand for semi-autonomous driving technologies in Europe

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Ford Car Buying Trends 2015 , a study of new car buying habits in 22 countries across Europe, highlights regional trends and national differences. In Switzerland this was almost 3 in 4 (72%), followed by the Netherlands (62%), and Spain (61%). The technology was most popular in Sweden (59%), then Norway (58%), and Switzerland (41%).

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MIT study finds real-world NOx from diesels cars in Europe greatly exceeds laboratory levels; transboundary emissions cause 70% of health impacts

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A new study by MIT researchers, published this month in Atmospheric Environment , finds that in Europe, 10 major auto manufacturers produced diesel cars, sold between 2000 and 2015, that generate up to 16 times more NO x emissions on the road than in regulatory tests—a level that exceeds European limits but does not violate any EU laws.

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California Air Resources Board releases draft regulations for cap-and-trade program linkage with Québec

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Linking with Québec is a significant advance in California’s efforts to fight climate change and steer our economy toward a clean energy future. Climate change is a global issue that must be addressed by all levels of government. South Korea’s program will begin in 2015. —ARB Chairman Mary D.

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Applications open for the fifth Volkswagen and BASF “Science Award Electrochemistry”; new special award for applied research

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Without these technologies, it is not possible to provide climate and resource-saving power supplies using regenerative energy or achieve future drive concepts such as electric mobility. Current energy storage devices have so far been unable to attain the performance which power supply and mobility customers are accustomed to. Earlier post.).

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Volkswagen & BASF “Science Award Electrochemistry” to Dr. William Chueh from Stanford; special prize to Dr. Martin Ebner from ETH University Zurich

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Also, on the occasion of the 5 th ceremony of the science award, a special prize for applied research goes to Dr. Martin Ebner from the ETH University Zurich, Switzerland for his excellent research in the area of fast charging of lithium-ion batteries. With the “Science Award Electrochemistry” he receives prize money of €50,000.

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How Eddie Custovic Is Building His Legacy

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It goes back to being a refugee in Switzerland, where my brother and I had to learn how to earn money,” Custovic says. He started the foundation in 2015 with his brother, Resad , who is a civil engineer and also an entrepreneur. Custovic was a member of the IEEE Young Professionals committee from 2015 to 2017.

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