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BMW Group creates closed-loop material cycle for tungsten production tools

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The BMW Group has created a closed-loop material cycle for tungsten used in drill and milling bits for industrial machinery used in producing cars; the company is collecting old drill and milling bits at its plants in Germany and Austria for recycling. About half of this comes from the BMW Group plant in Steyr, Austria.

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Fisker pauses production, with glut of undelivered EVs

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The production pause at contractor Magna’s Graz, Austria, factory is intended to give Fisker time to sell some of these vehicles. The company has about 4,700 vehicles in inventory worth about $200 million, according to the same company statement.

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Ecoclean cuts BMW engine plant robot cell power and water consumption by ~30%

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At the BWM Group’s engine plant in Steyr (Austria), in a reference project accompanied by the Technical University of Vienna, Ecoclean Monschau (formerly Dürr Ecoclean) has significantly raised the energy efficiency of a. Steyr/Austria-based engine plant. flexible EcoCFlex Classic robot cell that had been in service for several.

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Audi A1 e-tron wins Silvretta Electric Car Rally

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The name Silvretta refers to a group of mountains in the eastern Alps of Austria. After three days, 307 kilometers (191 miles) and a total altitude difference of 11,541 meters (7.2 miles), the A1 e-tron bearing the number 206 was named the winner of the second Silvretta Electric Car Rally Montafon.

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Volkswagen unveils Golf GTE Sport PHEV concept: 0-100 km/h in 4.3s and 118 mpg

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Volkswagen used the annual Wörthersee festival in Austria as the venue to unveil the Golf GTE Sport concept plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. seconds, and the maximum speed permitted in Austria, i.e. 130 km/h (81 mph), in 6.5 Golf GTE Sport PHEV concept. Click to enlarge. The Golf GTE Sport sprints to 50 km/h (31 mph) in 1.8

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International study identifies 14 key measures to reduce methane and black carbon emissions; reduction in projected global mean warming of ~0.5 °C by 2050

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National benefits of the CH 4 plus BC measures versus the reference scenario. The team considered the 400 control measures based on technologies evaluated by the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis in Laxenburg, Austria, and then focused on 14 measures with the greatest climate benefit. Source: Shindell et al.

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Global WorldAutoSteel Project Presents Interim Results of FutureSteelVehicle (FSV) Phase 2 Project for Low GHG Body Structure for Electrified Vehicles

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voestalpine Stahl GmbH – Austria. Battery tunnel load path members. Tata Steel & Corus - India, UK, Netherlands. ThyssenKrupp Stahl AG - Germany. United States Steel Corporation – USA. Usinas Siderúrgicas de Minas Gerais S.A.