Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2021

VERBIO acquired the mothballed cellulosic ethanol plant from DuPont, the previous operator, at the end of 2018. It was our first major foreign investment and our entry into the North American market. This turns driving vehicles into a form of climate protection. —Claus Sauter, CEO of VERBIO AG.

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Iowa Production Climate Protection Nevada 393

Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2019

Electricity production in Germany, 2018. Unfortunately, due to our grid situation, electric cars are still too early for this strategic goal in the sense of German climate protection efforts. They are an ideal bridge technology for cars that can later use “green” methane. —Buchal et al.

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Germany CO2 Power Powered 406

Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2021

The joint venture ELYSIS —formed by Alcoa and Rio Tinto in 2018 ( earlier post )—is now further developing this process. Audi uses carbon credits from certified climate protection projects to offset CO 2 emissions that currently cannot be avoided using renewable sources of energy.

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Audi Supplies Carbon Climate Protection 418

Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2020

To make an effective contribution to climate protection, we aim to improve our products’ overall environmental balance—from resources to recycling. That is why we now have a contractual agreement with our cell manufacturers that they will only use green power to produce our fifth-generation battery cells.

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BMW Europe Supplies Batteries 239

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2019

Daimler Trucks & Buses, one of the world’s largest commercial vehicle manufacturers, aims to offer only new vehicles that are CO 2 -neutral in driving operation (“tank-to-wheel”) in the triad markets of Europe, Japan and NAFTA by 2039. The first hand-off to a customer was in 2018. All other plants will follow.

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Japan Fleet Europe Switzerland 186

Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2021

When our research is better focused to benefit the most vulnerable among us it will lead to policies and programs that better protect all Californians from the harmful effects of air pollution and climate change. —CARB Research Division Chief Elizabeth Scheehle. Transportation trends.

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California CO2 Climate Transportation 186

Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2013

At Volkswagen, we are convinced that climate protection and efficient technologies are drivers for economic growth. And I am confident that the world’s best automaker must take the lead in terms of green mobility, too. By 2018, the workforce is to increase from 75,000 to 100,000 people.

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2015 China Production Climate Protection 218