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13 Japanese automakers and energy companies join forces to support rollout of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in 2015

Green Car Congress

A coalition of 13 major Japanese automakers and energy companies—including Toyota, Honda and Nissan—are joining together to expand the introduction of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) in 2015 and develop the hydrogen supply network throughout Japan. Honda Motor Company, Ltd.; Cosmo Oil Company, Ltd.;

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Visitor remark: In race to shed emissions, all optic on ESG requirements

Baua Electric

Ford, Common Motors, Toyota, Nissan, Volvo and alternative automakers have been amongst greater than 90 corporations who’ve joined the U.S. On the other hand, this evolution inside the {industry} additionally gifts alternatives for differentiation via enforcing sustainable practices and demonstrating an actual, impactful loyalty to ESG.

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Study of Sustainable Value in Automobile Manufacturing Finds Mixed Performance for Most OEMs, BMW and Toyota as the Clear Leaders

Green Car Congress

The ratio of sustainable value to sales (sustainable value margin) is calculated in the report so that different companies can be directly compared irrespective of their size. Findings of the report include: Toyota and the BMW Group are industry leaders. GM achieved a sustainable value of -€9.87 billion from 1999 to 2007.

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Japanese carmakers still ‘most sustainable’

Green Cars News

A focus on tailpipe CO2 emissions has distracted away from the impact of car production, suggests Professor Frank Figge who co-authored the ‘Sustainable Value in Automobile Manufacturing’ study. Never before has it been as important for car manufacturers to employ their economic, environmental and social resources wisely – and efficiently.

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History: Electric Cars: The Golden Age

Clean Fleet Report

With the recent growth of the electric automobile industry , it’s no surprise that EVs are a hot topic of conversation. Whether it’s a Tesla, the Chevy Bolt or Nissan Leaf, it’s getting more common to see electric cars on the road. It All Began in the More than a Century Ago. Story by Martin Banks. EVs started simple.

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Are Rising EV Inventories Proof Nobody Wants Them?

The Truth About Cars

Despite elevated fuel prices, aggressive marketing, and most companies vowing to transition toward building electrified automobiles exclusively, America has an EV supply of more than 100 days on dealer lots. For example, Cox's averages by model ranged from 23 days, for the Chevrolet Bolt EUV, to 181 days for the Nissan Ariya.

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Project Titan: Apple’s Electric Car Project

Get Electric Vehicle

It makes a lot of sense now than back in 2015 because, Now the automobile industry has changed a lot over a short span of time. Though we don’t have an official lead on the project code-named ‘ TITAN ’ yet, Apple CEO Tim Cook had explicitly expressed the companies stand on the autonomous industry. Apple Logo.