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Delhi Transport Corporation orders 1500 Tata Motors electric buses

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Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) signed a definitive agreement with Tata Motors’ fully owned subsidiary, TML CV Mobility Solutions Ltd. for operation of 1,500 electric buses in the city of New Delhi. As part of the agreement, TML CV Mobility Solutions Ltd.

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

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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.

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

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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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Audi releases DEKRA-certified corporate carbon footprint

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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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Tesla contributes nearly 25% of Shanghai’s general auto manufacturing

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contributed nearly one-quarter of Shanghai’s general automobile manufacturing price endmost month, native media reported, in an indication of the way briefly the electrical automotive maker has ramped up output in China. billion yuan ($26.4 billion yuan ($26.4 1 million vehicles a month. 1 million vehicles a month.

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Lamborghini sells out Huracan, Urus fashions till the tip of manufacturing, document says

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Lamborghini’s combustion-engine fashions are offered out till the tip of manufacturing, Stephan Winkelmann, the automaker’s CEO, was once quoted as announcing in Germany’s Welt newspaper on Wednesday, because the sports-car maker transitions against a natural plug-in hybrid lineup.

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Agreement reached to standardize swappable batteries for electric motorcycles

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Suzuki Motor Corporation and Yamaha Motor Co., With the heightening worldwide demand for the electrification of mobility to realize a carbon-neutral society, the consortium will work hand in hand with the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association to realize international mutual-use (international standardization).