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BMW Group first automaker to join Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance

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BMW Group has become the first member of the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance ( IRMA ) in the automotive sector. As a member of IRMA, the BMW Group will be participating in IRMA programs to transform the industrial mining sector towards more responsible practices. —Aimee Boulanger, Executive Director of IRMA.

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Feature: Top 6 Reasons Why an EV Is the Right Choice

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The vehicles use electricity produced from nuclear power, coal, natural gas or solar energy. Hence, your vehicle does not produce greenhouse gases or pollutants that destroy the atmosphere when you’re driving. The result is you get to play your role in protecting the environment by avoiding pollution when you travel.

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List of The Best 10 Alternative Fuels for Cars that Could Replace Gasoline

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from automobiles, environmental pollution, depletion of fossil fuels, etc. It takes really long to form fossil fuels They are air pollutants – Combustion of fossil fuels emits greenhouse gases causes air pollution Global warming – as a result of greenhouse gas emission, atmospheric temperature increases ( how? ).

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Electric Car Quotes: List of the Best Electric Vehicle Quotes

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” _ Elon Musk “Electric cars aren’t pollution free; they have to get their energy from somewhere.” ” – Burt Rutan “I’m glad to see that BMW is bringing an electric car to market. ” – George Clooney “Electric cars are coal powered cars. Fort and Tesla.”

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Los Angeles to lease 160 BEVs, 128 PHEVs as part of commitment to 50% EV purchases by 2017

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Broader goals for the plan include reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050; increasing local water supplies to 50% by 2035; getting DWP off of coal entirely by 2025; and reducing water use city-wide 20% by 2017.).

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London City Commuting: Why an EV makes sense

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Climate change is being driven by the burning of fossil fuels such as oil, gas and coal. This includes the excellent BMW i3 and the MINI Electric , while if you’re after a luxury saloon for your commute into London, the Tesla Model S is tough to beat. So, if you drive in London this is why you should be considering an EV.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

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Were told that the agreement includes nods of acceptance from the likes of Volkswagen, BMW, Ford, General Motors, Fiat, Toyota, Mitsubishi, Eon, Vattenfall, EDF, Npower, Endesa and Enel, and while theres no time frame for when itll be introduced, were pretty stoked to hear that at least something has been decided upon. yay same plug!