Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 6, 2009
Sustainable Value Margin—the ratio of Sustainable Value to sales—for each of the evaluated manufacturers. A survey of the sustainability performance of 17 of the world’s leading automakers has found a mixed pattern when it comes to the sustainability performance of most of the car manufacturers. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 20, 2015
In contrast, the United States’ one representative in the top 10 assignees, General Motors, is seventh on the list, with short of 3,000 patents. miles per gallon – and the industry is working diligently to comply. Companies as diverse as General Motors, LG and United Parcel Service are actively patenting in the field.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 1, 2010
The European automobile industry expressed concern about the “ sudden and massive ” increase in the price of iron ore, a crucial material for producing steel. The automobile industry needs broad access to raw materials at competitive conditions, especially in times of fragile economic circumstances, ACEA said.
Cars That Think
NOVEMBER 15, 2023
For several years, the automobile industry has grappled with a straightforward question: Is it possible to produce a powerful, efficient, and mass-producible synchronous motor that contains no rare-earth elements at all? However, many experts in magnetics are doubtful. For iron nitride, the authors gave a κ value of 0.53.
Revenge of the Electric Car
DECEMBER 28, 2009
litre engine-generators; $43m for a plant in Brownstown Township outside Detroit that will manufacture battery packs; $37m for a camshaft and connecting rod plant in Bay City, north of Flint; and $27m for GM’s Tech Center in suburban Warren, a Detroit suburb, location of Volt’s battery laboratory.&#. . Michigan has approved $135.2m
Cars That Think
JANUARY 10, 2023
Looking ahead, Stuttgart will likely continue to be the heart of the German auto industry, but how long will the IC engine remain the heart of the automobile? Even the most successful manufacturers must adapt to changing conditions. Why would companies known for their engines turn to outsiders to make their cars go?
Green Cars News
OCTOBER 30, 2009
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. The survey attempts to close this gap.”. It is the first value-based method for assessing corporate sustainability performance.
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