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NOVEMBER 25, 2020

The companies are joining efforts to implement the carbon-negative UBQ thermoplastic ( earlier post ) into auto parts manufactured by Motherson Group for the automotive industry. Adding as little as 10% UBQ GHG to a part can immediately transform it into a carbon-neutral product. Polymers typically emit 1.9

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APRIL 14, 2025

European regulators have decided that carbon fiber should be on a shortlist of hazardous materials and are seeking to have it banned. Among the changes was an inclusion to ban the use of carbon fiber due to the fact that microscopic shavings can be produced whenever panels are destroyed or recycled.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

System boundaries (red line) schematic for liquid fuel carbon balance. For biofuels, because biogenic carbon is automatically credited within a product lifecycle, the boundary effectively excludes vehicle end-use CO 2 emissions. DeCicco 2013. Click to enlarge.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2022

liter V8 engine for automobiles that is fueled entirely by hydrogen. We are working toward achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. Hydrogen engines house the potential to be carbon-neutral while keeping our passion for the internal combustion engine alive at the same time. Earlier post.). November 2021 hydrogen engine prototype.

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JULY 9, 2021

China is scaling up several fuel cell vehicle projects in 5 priority provinces and 10 major cities, actively developing a low-carbon sustainable automobile industry.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2015

Driven by a faster-than-expected pace of technology development, carbon-fiber reinforced plastics (CFRPs) will be poised to gain widespread adoption for automotive lightweighting by 2025, according to a new report from Lux Research, “Scaling Up Carbon Fiber: Roadmap to Automotive Adoption.”. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

DS Automobiles, a Stellantis brand, has unveiled the E-TENSE PERFORMANCE prototype as a high-performance testbed for coming DS production designs. Since its launch in 2014, DS Automobiles has put electrification at the heart of its strategy. From 2024, every new DS Automobiles design will be only 100% electric.

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APRIL 25, 2019

Among other things, the carbon dioxide emissions are investigated during all product stages of the automobile: The emissions generated by the extraction of raw materials, the production of components, and the assembly are included in the production. When using regenerative energy, the reduction potential is almost 50%.

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APRIL 26, 2021

Including hybrid-electric vehicles, it will strive to electrify 100% of its automobile unit sales in Japan by 2030. Honda is formalizing its goals for achieving carbon neutrality for all products and corporate activities by 2050, as well as zero traffic collision fatalities involving Honda automobiles and motorcycles globally by 2050.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

LENCEN PA66 ontinuous glass fiber reinforced thermoplastic tray In addition, the company will showcase a carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic unidirectional tape (CFRTP-UD tape) that utilizes both recycled continuous carbon fiber and the company’s LEONA polyamide resin. Solutions for improved HMI and glass replacement.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Embarking in June 2017 from Saint-Malo Port in France, Energy Observer is an electrically propelled vessel of the future that is operated using a mix of renewable energies and an on-board system that produces carbon-free hydrogen from seawater.

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JANUARY 7, 2022

a wholly-owned Honda subsidiary in China, announced that Dongfeng Honda Automobile Co., Honda Motor (China) Investment Co.,

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OCTOBER 18, 2021

Honda will continue expanding the application globally, and strive to apply it to all automobile models that will go on sale in all of the world’s major markets including China by 2030. The “e:” is from “e:Technology,” the collective brand name for Honda’s electrification technologies with which Honda strives for carbon neutrality.

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MAY 18, 2023

The unveiling will take place at an exhibition event that introduces the automobile industry’s efforts to achieve carbon neutrality (CN), from 18-21 May. Suzuki Motor, Daihatsu Motor, and Toyota Motor will unveil prototype mini-commercial van electric vehicles (BEVs) equipped with a jointly developed BEV system.

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APRIL 17, 2021

Key findings from the 1990-2019 US Inventory include: In 2019, US greenhouse gas emissions totaled 6,558 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents, or 5,769 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents after accounting for sequestration from the land sector.

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JANUARY 21, 2021

A new study by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has found that there are currently 6.2 The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) is the Brussels-based trade association of the 16 major car, van, truck and bus manufacturers in the EU. The oldest buses can be found in Greece (19.9

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JANUARY 31, 2021

As a unique integration of a two-seat aircraft and an automobile, the Transition is designed to meet safety standards from both the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Terrafugia, Inc.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Low-carbon eFuel is a drop-in synthetic fuel made by reacting CO 2 , captured either directly from the atmosphere or from an industrial facility, with renewable hydrogen. We are exploring all solutions to reinforce our ambitious strategy of becoming a carbon net zero company by 2038.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

The ultra high-strength outer shell comprises two layers: an inner layer of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) and an outer layer of glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP). Due to the fuel’s high hydrogen content, a CNG automobile emits approximately 20% less carbon dioxide than a comparable gasoline model.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2021

A research team at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has identified a new way to convert ammonia to nitrogen gas through a process that could be a step toward ammonia replacing carbon-based fuels. This technology could enable a carbon-free fuel economy, but it’s one half of the puzzle. —John Berry, corresponding author.

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JANUARY 19, 2013

Evonik’s silica-silane technology for rubber formulation reduced the rolling resistance of the vehicle’s tires, lowering fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions. The Wind Explorer was constructed from Evonik’s ROHACELL sandwich carbon fiber, reducing the body’s weight to allow the vehicle to travel hundreds of miles by kite.

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APRIL 20, 2023

These will now be used by Chery Automobile, as announced at the exhibition. Currently CATL has an extensive technology roadmap for batteries, and has developed the capability to turn fundamental research to industrial application, and then to large-scale commercial applications.

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JUNE 23, 2022

a wholly-owned Honda subsidiary in China, a{announced} that GAC Honda Automobile Co., Moreover, by adopting a number of advanced production technologies, GAC Honda will strive to make it a highly efficient, smart and low-carbon EV plant. Honda’s annual automobile production capacity in China. Honda Motor (China) Investment Co.,

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OCTOBER 6, 2020

Hydrogen can cause brittleness in several metals including ferritic steel—high-chromium, magnetic stainless steels that have a low carbon content that are used in structural components of buildings, automobile gears and axles, and industrial equipment.

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JULY 7, 2020

We are converting a major automobile plant during production. 3 are milestones on the way to establishing a neutral carbon balance for the brand by 2050—based on the goals of the Paris climate accord. By 2025, the carbon dioxide emissions of the Volkswagen fleet are already to be reduced by one third. 4 and the ID.3

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

Although a lightweight steel vehicle has a lower production phase environmental impact, those initial gains are erased by higher energy use and carbon emissions during the steel vehicle’s use phase, the study found. Compared to a lightweight steel vehicle, the breakeven point is at 27,340 miles (44,000 km). —Sujit Das.

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MAY 24, 2018

To prepare for this growth, the company unveiled plans for two major new facilities: a brand-new building near its original automobile factory for expanding fuel cell (FC) stack mass production, and a new line in an existing plant to manufacture high-pressure hydrogen tanks.

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JUNE 14, 2022

In the future, Schaeffler will supply beam axles to automobile manufacturers, particularly in North America. The supplier realizes further efficiency benefits by bringing in a new heat pump, which is operated with carbon dioxide. Schaeffler has already secured its first orders for electric beam axles from automobile manufacturers.

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APRIL 6, 2020

Under Toyota Environmental Challenge 2050, Toyota plans to reduce the environmental impact from automobiles to as close to zero as possible and at the same time engage in activities that contribute to the global environment and society.

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MAY 14, 2023

A research team led by Professor Yong-Tae Kim and PhD candidate Sang-Hoon You at Pohang University Of Science & Technology (POSTECH) has developed a selective catalyst that curbs corrosion in fuel cells used for hydrogen-powered automobiles. The research was published in ACS Energy Letters.

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MARCH 15, 2013

The project identifies possible paths to a low-carbon, low-petroleum future in the US transportation sector, and also looks beyond technology to examine the marketplace, consumer behavior, industry capabilities, and infrastructure. The transportation sector accounts for 71% of total US petroleum consumption and 33% of total carbon emissions.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2023

the parent company of the Tokyo-based specialty chemicals group Toyo Ink Group, has established a new manufacturing subsidiary, LioChem e-Materials LLC, for the production of Lioaccum conductive carbon nanotube (CNT) dispersions used in lithium-ion battery (LiB) cathodes. Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co.,

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APRIL 12, 2022

In a press briefing held in Tokyo on its initiatives in automobile electrification, Honda announced that it will spend approximately ¥5 trillion (US$40 billion) in the area of electrification and software technologies to further accelerate its electrification over the next 10 years, including both R&D expenses (¥3.5 Sports models.

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MARCH 25, 2021

With marine environmental regulations tightening worldwide, in December last year the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry formulated its “Green Growth Strategy towards 2050 Carbon Neutrality”. The system was installed into Yanmar’s EX38A FC pleasure boat for field testing.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2013

Cost per ton of carbon reduced. The program resulted in a reduction of carbon dioxide emissions of only 8.58 While the program did accomplish both of its goals of stimulating the automobile market and decreasing carbon emissions, there are more cost effective policy proposals to achieve these objectives. Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 15, 2021

The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) and Transport & Environment (T&E) made this call to the European Commission in a joint letter. Our industry is fully committed to the Green Deal and therefore carbon-neutral road freight transport by 2050 at the latest.

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AUGUST 30, 2018

This newly developed ENSs could improve low-temperature automobile exhaust treatment. Meanwhile, hydrocarbons, such as propylene (C 3 H 6 ) and propane (C 3 H 8 ) are typical automobile exhaust gas pollutants and must be converted to carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) and water (H 2 O) before they are released as exhaust. 8b04613.

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