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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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Economic crisis, energy crisis, climate crisis and recent global developments have affected the automobile industry like few other sectors. Sustainable Value in Automobile Manufacturing (2009). The ranking of the 17 manufacturers based on the Sustainable Value Margin. Click to enlarge. billion from 1999 to 2007.

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How Lindstrom is making EV cell manufacturing safer via its workwear | Autocar Professional

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Other areas in automotive that require workwear include after-sales workshops for mechanics, added Roy before continuing, “In India, the automobile industry accounts for 3–5% of the company’s total revenue.”

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Volkswagen Group to invest more than €9.8 billion in China by 2015; efficient products and production

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At Volkswagen, we are convinced that climate protection and efficient technologies are drivers for economic growth. The seven new plants will set new standards for sustainable automobile production. 88% of the waste and packaging material from the production process is recycled.

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

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Audi has opened its e-gas plant in Werlte, making it the first automobile manufacturer to develop a chain of sustainable energy carriers. The waste heat given off during methanation is used as process energy in the adjacent biogas plant, significantly increasing overall efficiency. Audi’s e-gas plant. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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KPMG study identifies 10 sustainability “megaforces” with accelerating impacts on business; imperative of sustainability changing the automotive business radically

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KPMG developed 3 nexuses linked by climate change to represent the challenges of sustainable growth. The 10 global sustainability megaforces that may impact business over the next two decades are: Climate Change: This may be the one global megaforce that directly impacts all others. Source: KPMG. Click to enlarge.

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ColognE-Mobil 2-Year EV Field Trial to Launch in January; 25 Ford BEVs

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The city of Cologne is participating in the pilot in terms of urban integration of e-mobility—the effect on the city’s climate and noise control objectives and safety for repair and salvage situations; first responders; and pedestrians. Dr. Renatus Widmann / Dr. Thorsten Mietzel, Urban Water and Waste Management. Click to enlarge.

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Green Hydrogen Cars: How They are Different?

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Fuel cells, like stem cells in medical science, are a new technology in the automobile industry. Hydrogen has a long history of working with industry. Since the beginning of the nineteenth century, this gas has been utilized to power automobiles, airships, and spacecraft.  What exactly is an FCEV?