Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2013

The inner layer consists of gas-impermeable polyamide polymer, while a second layer of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) gives the tank its extremely high strength; a third layer of glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) provides rugged protection against damage from the outside. lb) less than its conventional counterpart.

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Audi Gas CO2 Gas-Electric 296

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AUGUST 11, 2022

In July 2021, the European Commission published its proposal for a plan to combat climate change, aiming to reduce at least 55% of the EU’s net greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 compared to 1990 levels and carbon neutrality by 2050. The transport sector is one of the most important targets for emission reductions.

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Electric Vehicles Market Vehicles Electric 52

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2014

EPA obtains the detailed data supporting the report directly from automobile manufacturers; the agency has been collecting and maintaining these data since 1975. Of the major manufacturers (production above 100,000 vehicles), Nissan had the highest concentration of AFV production at 2.0%, followed by GM at 1.2%.

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Fuel Economy EPA PHEV Economy 312

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2014

Fuel economy has now increased in eight of the last nine years; average carbon dioxide emissions are also at a record low of 369 g/mile in model year 2013. The majority of the carbon and oil savings from current vehicles is due to new gasoline vehicle technologies, the report observed.

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Fuel Economy MPG Economy EPA 230

Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2020

One of the ways the BMW Group is doing this is by defining a supplier’s carbon footprint as a decision criterion in its contract award processes. The company not only wants to avoid this increase, but also lower CO 2 emissions per vehicle by 20% from 2019 levels. Circular economy for responsible resource management.

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BMW Fully Electric Emissions Climate Change 259

Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2015

Unlike the others, however, Audi over the past few years has embarked on a comprehensive approach to developing a range of new CO₂-neutral fuels as part of its overall strategy for sustainable, carbon-neutral mobility: Audi e-fuels. solar and wind), water and CO 2 to produce liquid or gaseous fuels with a very low carbon intensity.

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Audi Renewable Fuel Carbon 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Tackling road transport energy use is vital to enhancing energy security and reducing carbon dioxide emissions globally. Important complementary policies include fuel economy labeling, fuel economy or CO2-adjusted vehicle tax systems (such as “feebates”), and fuel taxes. Increase international collaboration on fuel economy.

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Fuel Economy Fuel Transportation Engine 236

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. Asian carmakers are still outperforming their Euorpean and American counterparts in environmental sustainability, a new report finds.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2010

At present, 17 of the 27 EU Member States levy CO 2 -related taxes on passenger cars, and 15 governments provide tax incentives for electrically chargeable vehicles, according to the newly published European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) Tax Guide 2010.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

Murkowski, the ranking Republican on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, said her amendment is necessary to avoid the “economic train wreck” that would result from the Environmental Protection Agency regulating stationary sources of carbon dioxide under the Clean Air Act. The AAM and AIAM are opposing this amendment.

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Auto Industry EPA Emissions Auto 199