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Toyota and Lexus partner with WattTime to offer lower emissions EV charging program

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Toyota Motor North America recently entered into an agreement with environmental tech nonprofit WattTime to provide certain health and environmental impact data to Toyota and Lexus customers with eligible vehicles to enable them to find ideal charging times to reduce emissions when charging at home.

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Geely supporting Danish initiative on e-methanol with vehicle trials in Aalborg

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Denmark has been a global leader in sustainability, and has pledged to reduce its carbon emissions by 70% by 2030. Its Geely Emgrand methanol sedan and Farizon M100 heavy truck have already been tested and passed the stringent “China VI” emissions standards. Both have their own advantages and together complement each other, Geely says.

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Audi A6 Plug-in Hybrid available now: 34 miles of zero-emission driving offered

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With financial and environmental considerations increasingly at front of the mind for executive class drivers, lease deals on the Audi A6 50 TFSI e PHEV are now available.

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Hyundai expands NEXO fuel cell SUV availability in Northern California

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NEXO is available now and can be leased for $379 (Blue model) or $449 (Limited model) for 36 months. Based on a dedicated vehicle platform, NEXO is the cleanest, longest-range (380 mile) zero-emissions SUV on the road. In addition, the first year of maintenance is free of charge.

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EPA annual inventory shows US GHG up 3.1% from 2017-2018

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The 2020 edition of US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) comprehensive annual report on nationwide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions shows that emissions increased from 2017 to 2018 by 3.1% (after accounting for sequestration from the land sector). Source: EPA. >. Transportation sector.

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Amazon orders more than 1,800 EVs from Mercedes-Benz Vans

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The growing online trade and flexible delivery services in recent years not only brought an increase in inner-city traffic, but also lead to increasing local emission-free drives in urbanized areas. The eVito is also ideal for locally emission-free transport on the last mile. After six hours of charging, the full range is available.

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BASF introduces new bitumen additive B2Last for more durable roads

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The use of the new additive also enables the reduction of bitumen emissions during road construction, since asphalt mix production and laying can be carried out at 135 to 145 degrees Celsius and not at 160 or 180 degrees as usual. It showed that the use of B2Last can save up to 46% CO 2 emissions and up to 37% primary resources.