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Auto Industry Backs Additional Funding for Research into Impacts of Mid-Level Ethanol Blends

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The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers (AAM) and the Association of International Automobile Manufacturers (AIAM) sent a letter to US House and Senate Energy and Water Appropriators in support of additional funding to complete research into the impacts of mid-level blends of ethanol. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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Tesla Giga Berlin gets Green Party support despite critics’ water consumption woes

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Tesla Giga Berlin received support from Green Party politicians over concerns about the automaker’s expected water consumption. Hofreiter inquired about the amount of water Tesla’s Gigafactory would need. The Green Party leader was optimistic about Giga Berlin and saw no water problems in Tesla’s factory.

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GM leading current industry evaluation of BioRID rear impact crash dummies

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General Motors, which has a long history of crash test dummy design, is leading current research on the potential for global auto industry use of a test dummy that would help automakers and safety experts better understand how crash victims are hurt in rear impacts. The BioRID ATD. Click to enlarge.

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Tesla Giga Berlin targets 5k cars per week by Q1 2023

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At Sunday’s event , the company talked to local employees about Giga Berlin’s water usage and the factory’s environmental and water protection protocols. Giga Berlin Water Consumption. Tesla wants to reduce Giga Berlin’s water consumption even further. Currently, Giga Berlin consumes about 2.2

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SEAT reduces waste by 34% since 2010, expects to achieve 60% reduction by 2025

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Since 2010, SEAT, a member of the Volkswagen Group, has improved its production-related environmental footprint by 34% on average with measures to emit less CO 2 and fewer volatile organic compounds, generate less waste and consume less water and energy. and 30.9%, respectively. and generated 34.2% less waste.

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BorgWarner providing BYD Auto with turbo technology for hybrids

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BorgWarner is supplying its advanced wastegate turbocharging technology for numerous hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) from BYD Auto Industry Company Limited. The turbochargers boost BYD Auto’s 1.5-liter In addition, BorgWarner also delivers its technology for numerous gasoline powered vehicles of BYD Auto.

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UKH2Mobility interim report finds potential for 1.6M hydrogen-powered vehicles on UK roads by 2030, with annual sales of 300K units

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Opportunities for the UK to take a leading role in low carbon technologies will be looked at as part of our auto industrial strategy, published later this year. The water electrolysis, using renewable electricity, includes both on-site production at the HRS and centralized production with distribution to the HRS.

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