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

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The BMW Group is making sustainability and resource efficiency central to the company’s strategic direction. The principle of continuous improvement will remain at the heart of the strategy to reduce CO 2 emissions and increase resource efficiency. Circular economy for responsible resource management. degree goal.

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Why New Production Sources of Tungsten Are Critical for Increased Global Supply

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All car manufacturers seem to be following in the same footsteps as Tesla. and global economies with businesses and manufacturers having to close doors and furlough employees, the global trade markets plummeted to an 11-year low of 41.5% in the April report for the Institute for Supply Management’s Manufacturing Index.

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FCA US reaches settlements on diesel emissions at estimated cost of $800M

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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ wholly owned subsidiary FCA US LLC has agreed with with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the California Air Resources Board (CARB), the State of California, 49 other States and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for environmental claims.

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Toyota to pay $180M penalty for Clean Air Act reporting violations

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Toyota Motor Sales USA and Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America for systematic, longstanding violations of Clean Air Act emission-related defect reporting requirements, which require manufacturers to report potential defects and recalls affecting vehicle components designed to control emissions.

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Industry study finds lead-acid to remain most wide-spread automotive energy storage for foreseeable future; new chemistries continue to grow

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In order to optimise fuel efficiency improvements in each vehicle type, automobile manufacturers need the flexibility to choose the most appropriate batteries from a technical and economic perspective. The maximal charge voltage (of the legal limit of 60V) is still being defined by OEMs. stop-in-motion, voltage stabilisation).

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California ARB Pulls the Plug on Cool Cars Regulation

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The California Air Resources Board (ARB) announced that the “cool cars” regulation, which aimed to reduce the need for air conditioning by reducing the heat gain of vehicles parked in the sun ( earlier post ), will cease. The cool cars regulation was early action item under AB 32 and adopted by the Air Resources Board (ARB) in June 2009.

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LMU study finds 20% of gases from combustion of R1234yf MAC refrigerant consist of highly toxic carbonyl fluoride; urges reassessment

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According to guidelines issued by the European Union, automobile manufacturers are legally obligated to use a low global warming potential refrigerant in the air-conditioning systems installed in their cars. If inhaled, it can damage the alveoli in the lungs, allowing it to reach the circulation and shut down vital functions.

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