Automobile Manufacturer and CO2

European Parliament proposes 40% cut in new car CO2 by 2030; acceleration of sales of electric and low-emission cars

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Carmakers will also have to ensure that zero- and low- emission vehicles—ZLEVs (electric cars or vehicles which emit less than 50g CO2/km)—have a 35% market share of sales of new cars and vans by 2030, and 20% by 2025. Consumers cannot be forced to buy electric cars, without the necessary infrastructure or incentives in place.

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Honda secures auto industry’s largest renewable energy purchase; 60% reduction in CO2 from N.A. manufacturing operations

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Seeking to slash CO 2 emissions from its North American manufacturing operations, Honda has entered into long-term virtual power purchase agreements (VPPAs) for renewable wind and solar power that will cover more than 60% of the electricity that Honda uses in North America.

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Honda Purchase Renewable Manufacturer

Audi aims to reduce CO2 emissions by 30% over the vehicle lifecycle by 2025

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

In the long term, Audi is pursuing the vision of CO2-neutral mobility and aims to be climate-neutral throughout the company on balance by 2050. Audi was the first automobile manufacturer to receive the Performance Standard certificate from the Aluminum Stewardship Initiative.

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Audi CO2 Emissions Vehicles

ZF Produces Two Million Electric Motors

CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The tech firm offers a variety of electric motors to automobile manufacturers, including hybrid and electric axle drives for electric passenger cars and electric central drives for commercial vehicles. The two million units that were generated made a substantial dent in CO2 emissions reduction. The […].

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Provisional agreement reached on European CO2 standards for heavy-duty trucks; 30% lower by 2030

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) reacted to the agreement by noting that the reduction targets are “ highly demanding, especially as their implementation does not depend solely on the commercial vehicle industry, and the baseline for the targets is still unknown. ”.

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Standards CO2 Automobile Manufacturer Emissions

Motor vehicle taxation brings in €440.4B for governments in major European markets

Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2020

New data shows that motor vehicles generate more than €440 billion in taxation per year for national governments in the major EU markets plus the UK, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) reports. The three countries that do not apply CO2-based taxation are Estonia, Lithuania and Poland.

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Mercedes-Benz to begin equipping top models with CO2 air conditioning systems starting in 2017; adapting other models for R1234yf

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Mercedes-Benz has drafted corresponding standards together with all German automobile manufacturers and numerous suppliers in the automotive standards committee of the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA). This means that all components including the hoses and seals need to be redesigned.

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Mercedes 2017 CO2 Automobile Manufacturer

ACEA, Hydrogen Europe and IRU call on EU to ramp up investments in hydrogen refueling infrastructure

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2019

The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA), Hydrogen Europe and the International Road Transport Union (IRU) are jointly calling on European policy makers to ramp up investments in EU-wide hydrogen refueling infrastructure for fuel cell electric vehicles. —ACEA’s Director General, Eric-Mark Huitema.

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Fraunhofer, KIT study finds CO2 mitigation potential of higher-range PHEVs greater than expected

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

The data are taken from fleet trials and automobile manufacturers as well as websites used by drivers to manage and monitor their own vehicles. For significant ongoing CO 2 eq improvements of PHEVs—and particularly of BEVs—the decarbonization of the electricity system needs to continue, the researchers said.

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European Commission proposes 15% reduction in CO2 for new heavy-duty trucks by 2025, indicative target of 30% by 2030

Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2018

Once they come into force, consumers will have more information to choose efficient and safe tires, the Commission said. The proposals need to be approved by EU governments and the European Parliament before becoming law.

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CO2 Automobile Manufacturer 2019 Fuel

Zero-Emission Trucks: Industry & Environmentalists Call for Binding Targets for Infrastructure

CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 18, 2021

The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) and Transport & […]. Truck makers and environmentalists have joined forces to push for the deployment of 11,000 charging points for electric trucks across the EU by 2025, rising to 42,000 by 2030.

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Automobile Manufacturer Industrial Industry Emissions

Audi opens power-to-gas facility in Werlte/Emsland; e-gas from water, green electricity and CO2

Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2013

Audi has opened its e-gas plant in Werlte, making it the first automobile manufacturer to develop a chain of sustainable energy carriers. Audi’s e-gas plant. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). The Audi e-gas plant, which can convert 6MW of input power, utilizes renewable electricity for electrolysis to produce oxygen and hydrogen.

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Gas-Electric Audi Gas Water

European Parliament votes to introduce CO2 limits in EU for new vans and light commercial goods vehicles; initial target of 175 g/km

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) issued a statement saying that the new CO 2 legislation for light commercial vehicles sets extremely challenging targets in particular for the long term.

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Light CO2 Commercial Vehicles

EC proposes 95 grams CO2/km target for new cars by 2020, 147 grams for light vans; super credits for cars below 35g

Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2012

The proposals would in total save 160 million tonnes of oil and around 420 million tonnes of CO2 in the period to 2030. Overall, consumers will save around €30 billion (US$37 billion) per year in fuel costs, according to the EC, which also estimates that the targets could increase EU GDP by €12 billion (US$14.7

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2020 Light CO2 Cars

Audi to introduce natural gas A3 Sportback g-tron at year’s end; CO2-neutral e-gas

Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2013

With the e-gas project, Audi is the first automobile manufacturer to develop an entire chain of sustainable energy carriers. The start of the chain has electricity produced from renewable energy sources; the end products are hydrogen and the synthetic Audi e-gas.

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Audi Gas CO2 Gas-Electric

European auto industry proposes further 20% cut in passenger car CO2 by 2030 from 2021; conditional on EV uptake and infrastructure; no ZEV mandate

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

At the Frankfurt Motor Show, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) outlined the industry’s proposal for a pathway to future CO 2 reductions: a 20% CO 2 reduction for passenger cars by 2030, compared to 2021. The European Commission will reveal its proposal on CO 2 targets for cars post-2021 later this year.

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Volvo makes its last diesel car and puts it in a museum

Baua Electric

MARCH 27, 2024

In a new milestone last year , the number of new electric car registrations has exceeded those of diesel-powered vehicles in Europe for the first time, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers Association. Next year, the EU is tightening its restrictions with a 15% reduction in CO2 emissions by 2025 for both cars and vans.

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Volvo Diesel Cars Solar

Tata Motors has launched its all-new Tigor EV

Electric Vehicles India

AUGUST 18, 2021

After the great launch of electric two-wheelers in India now it is the turn of electric four-wheelers that is from the homegrown automobile manufacturer Tata Motors. Which has helped to save over 35-kilo tons on CO2 emissions, which is equivalent to planting half a million trees. Tata Motors has launched its all-new Tigor EV.

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Increasing number of EU states incentivising CO2 transport cuts

Green Cars News

APRIL 21, 2010

At present, seventeen EU member states levy CO2-related taxes on passenger cars, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has revealed. Plus fifteen governments in the EU provide tax incentives for electrically chargeable vehicles. In 2009, motor vehicle taxes in the EU 15 amounted to €377 billion or 3.4

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Audi releases DEKRA-certified corporate carbon footprint

Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2014

The Audi Group has calculated its corporate carbon footprint and is the first premium automobile manufacturer to be certified according to the international standard ISO 14064. Audi made a detailed assessment of emissions in all automobile lifecycle phases; experts of DEKRA Certification GmbH and DEKRA Certification Inc.

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Corporation Audi Carbon Waste

The European electric vehicle market continues to grow

Setec Powerr

AUGUST 11, 2022

The data shows that both newly introduced and improved electric models are being welcomed by the market, which has positively impacted CO2 emissions, with a 16% year-on-year reduction in CO2 emissions from new vehicles in the statistical region in the statistical area in 2021.

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Electric Vehicles Market Vehicles Electric

EPA Trends on EVs and PHEVs; beginning of a “measurable and meaningful impact” on new vehicle fuel economy and emissions

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

BMW Group makes sustainability and efficient resource management central to its strategic direction

Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2020

The company leads the way as the first automobile manufacturer to establish concrete CO 2 targets for its supply chain, which comprises around 12,000 tier 1 partners worldwide who supply material and components for vehicles, as well as additional suppliers providing production equipment or tools.

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BMW Fully Electric Emissions Climate Change

EPA annual trends report finds new vehicle fuel economy at record 24.1 mpg; new powertrain technologies rapidly gaining share

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2014

The detailed data supporting the report were obtained directly from automobile manufacturers. Chrysler-Fiat had the highest CO2 emissions and lowest fuel economy, followed by GM. These data have been collected and maintained by EPA since 1975, and comprise the most comprehensive database of its kind.

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Fuel Economy MPG Economy EPA

IEA technology and policy reports outline paths to halving fuel used for combustion-engined road transport in less than 40 years

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

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

“Energiewende” in a tank; Audi e-fuels targeting carbon-neutral driving with synthetic fuels from renewables, H2O and CO2; Swiss policy test case

Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2015

In June 2013, Audi commissioned a power-to-gas facility in the north German town of Werlte, thus becoming the first automobile manufacturer to develop a chain of sustainable energy sources. The CO2-free sorbent can be re-used for many adsorption/desorption cycles. Earlier post.)

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Audi Renewable Fuel Carbon

Japanese carmakers still ‘most sustainable’

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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Growing Number of EU Countries Levying CO2 Taxes on Cars and Incentivizing Plug-ins

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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Tax Plug-in Czech Republic Latvia

Honda launches new “Green Path” initiatives for manufacturing and operations; new $210M paint line at Marysville with new 4C2B process

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

The CO 2 emissions intensity of automobile production in North America was 592 kg/auto in FY14—down 21.6% Waste sent to landfills from automobile manufacturing operations in North America has been cut 97% since FY2001—from 26.2 from a high of 755 kg/auto in FY11. kg/auto to just 0.8 kg/auto in FY14.

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Comedy CAFE Clowns Crack Me Up

Creative Greenius

JANUARY 19, 2009

Even with CO2 levels well past the safe point of 350ppm and rising ever more dangerously , old school, baggy pants vaudevillian GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz, known throughout the auto biz as “Rhymes with Nutz and Putz&# says, “We can meet the law, but it’s going to take a lot of money.&#. Don’t worry, pal, you soon will.

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Auto Industry Weighs in Against Murkowski Amendment that Delays EPA Regulation of Stationary Source CO2 Emissions

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers (AAM) and the Association of International Automobile Manufacturers (AIAM) have sent a joint letter to US Senator Diane Feinstein, opposing an amendment to an appropriations act that would prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from spending money on regulating carbon dioxide from stationary sources under (..)

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European Parliament proposes 40% cut in new car CO2 by 2030; acceleration of sales of electric and low-emission cars

Honda secures auto industry’s largest renewable energy purchase; 60% reduction in CO2 from N.A. manufacturing operations

Audi aims to reduce CO2 emissions by 30% over the vehicle lifecycle by 2025

ZF Produces Two Million Electric Motors

Provisional agreement reached on European CO2 standards for heavy-duty trucks; 30% lower by 2030

Motor vehicle taxation brings in €440.4B for governments in major European markets

Mercedes-Benz to begin equipping top models with CO2 air conditioning systems starting in 2017; adapting other models for R1234yf

ACEA, Hydrogen Europe and IRU call on EU to ramp up investments in hydrogen refueling infrastructure

Fraunhofer, KIT study finds CO2 mitigation potential of higher-range PHEVs greater than expected

European Commission proposes 15% reduction in CO2 for new heavy-duty trucks by 2025, indicative target of 30% by 2030

Zero-Emission Trucks: Industry & Environmentalists Call for Binding Targets for Infrastructure

Audi opens power-to-gas facility in Werlte/Emsland; e-gas from water, green electricity and CO2

European Parliament votes to introduce CO2 limits in EU for new vans and light commercial goods vehicles; initial target of 175 g/km

EC proposes 95 grams CO2/km target for new cars by 2020, 147 grams for light vans; super credits for cars below 35g

Audi to introduce natural gas A3 Sportback g-tron at year’s end; CO2-neutral e-gas

European auto industry proposes further 20% cut in passenger car CO2 by 2030 from 2021; conditional on EV uptake and infrastructure; no ZEV mandate

Volvo makes its last diesel car and puts it in a museum

Tata Motors has launched its all-new Tigor EV

Increasing number of EU states incentivising CO2 transport cuts

Audi releases DEKRA-certified corporate carbon footprint

The European electric vehicle market continues to grow

EPA Trends on EVs and PHEVs; beginning of a “measurable and meaningful impact” on new vehicle fuel economy and emissions

BMW Group makes sustainability and efficient resource management central to its strategic direction

EPA annual trends report finds new vehicle fuel economy at record 24.1 mpg; new powertrain technologies rapidly gaining share

IEA technology and policy reports outline paths to halving fuel used for combustion-engined road transport in less than 40 years

“Energiewende” in a tank; Audi e-fuels targeting carbon-neutral driving with synthetic fuels from renewables, H2O and CO2; Swiss policy test case

Japanese carmakers still ‘most sustainable’

Growing Number of EU Countries Levying CO2 Taxes on Cars and Incentivizing Plug-ins

Honda launches new “Green Path” initiatives for manufacturing and operations; new $210M paint line at Marysville with new 4C2B process

Comedy CAFE Clowns Crack Me Up

Auto Industry Weighs in Against Murkowski Amendment that Delays EPA Regulation of Stationary Source CO2 Emissions

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