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Volkswagen investing in climate protection projects to compensate for unavoidable CO2 emissions

Green Car Congress

Volkswagen is investing in climate protection projects to compensate for unavoidable CO 2. Projects are certified according to the highest international standards Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) as well as Climate Community and Biodiversity Standard (CCB) or Gold Standard. 3, as well as emissions from other areas.

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The launch of Power2Drive South America Exhibition and Conference 2024 – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

Renewable energies, energy storage and e-mobility play a central role in achieving climate protection targets. In 2023 around 30 providers of products from the e-mobility sector are expected to exhibit at The smarter E South America.

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Neste to supply DHL Express with sustainable aviation fuel at SFO

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Through this agreement Neste has commenced supply of sustainable aviation fuel with immediate effect to DHL Express at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). The fuel is already available, used in the market and supplied to various commercial airlines, business aviation customers and at various airports in Europe and North America.

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California ARB soliciting research suggestions for FY 2012-2013 plan; sustainable communities, behavior, pollutant exposure, air pollution science, GHG targets

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Sustainable Communities : The Sustainable Communities and Climate Protection Act of 2008 (SB 375) directs California’s metropolitan planning organizations to develop sustainable communities strategies that meet regional greenhouse gas reduction targets through integrated land use, housing and transportation planning.

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Green Star to Demonstrate Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Earlier this month, Green Star Products along with its International Consortium partner Global Green Cars had publicly tested its full electric vehicle version at tracks in Utah and Kentucky. Global Green Cars is a U.S. billion to electric vehicle development.

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Volkswagen’s first two production battery-electric vehicles debut at Frankfurt

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After its spring 2014 launch in Europe, the e-Golf will roll out Asia and North America in late 2014 and early 2015, respectively. From a standing start the synchronous motor, internally called the EEM 85, develops maximum torque of 270 Nm. e-motor and single-speed gearbox. The e-Golf is powered by an 85 kW/ 115 PS electric motor.

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Lillian Light Is No Lightweight - The Environmental Lioness of the South Bay is Fired Up, Ready To Go!

Creative Greenius

That was our first Earth Day event which we called “Saving Spaceship Earth.&# In October of that same year we offered the forum, “Nuclear Threats Haunt America Today.&#. Although there’s been lots of debate about that in our internal committee. Mayors’ Climate Protection Agreement.

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