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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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The BMW Group and Toyota are consistent industry leaders, creating extremely positive Sustainable Value over the entire review period—i.e., Findings of the report include: Toyota and the BMW Group are industry leaders. In other words, the authors note, these companies use these resources more efficiently than their industry peers.

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

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RheinEnergie AG will deliver the CO 2 -neutral power to drive the vehicles and will explore the topic “Electricity as a fuel” and all related infrastructure and customer product developments. Dr. Renatus Widmann / Dr. Thorsten Mietzel, Urban Water and Waste Management. Tags: Electric (Battery) Europe Trials. Click to enlarge.

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DOE to Award Up to $27M in Phase III Small Business Awards; Algae Processing, Fuel Cells, Improved Materials for Motors, Synthetic Fuels Among Areas of Interest

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Harvesting/Dewatering Technology for Algal Biofuels Production. The Office of Biomass Program (OBP) is seeking Phase III applications to further commercial development of harvesting/dewatering processes—contingent upon successful completion of SBIR Phase I or Phase II development—to support the production of algal biofuels.

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Andy Grove: The U.S. must create an electric car industry - Apr. 17, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

must create a strong electric car industry. car industry hinges on cutting-edge battery technology. The power and efficiency of the internal-combustion engine were at the core of the development of the automobile. Developing a domestic car-battery industry should be the focus of both corporations and the U.S. To keep U.S.

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Japanese carmakers still ‘most sustainable’

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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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Perspective: The UN Approval Process for Carbon Offsets

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Under the cap-and-trade system, industries regulated by it—the largest being power generation, chemicals, steel, and cement—are given limits on their total emissions, and companies can purchase emission reductions from others in lieu of reducing emissions themselves. 100% for some agricultural processes.

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How battery recycling can help EVs to be truly green – ET Auto

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New Delhi: At a point where the electric vehicles (EVs) are expected to bring a ‘green future’, it is also tagged along with an associated cost. The cost here denotes the hazardous vehicle waste that is left after the typical full usage of an EV.