Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2020

BMW i Ventures has invested in Prometheus Fuels ( earlier post ), a company removing CO 2 from the air and turning it into zero-net carbon gasoline that it will sell at gas stations, at a price that competes with fossil fuels, starting as early as this year.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2021

Average emissions from new passenger cars in Europe increased for the third consecutive year in 2019, reaching 122.3?grams grams of carbon dioxide per kilometrer (g?CO million new cars were registered in 2019 in the EU, Iceland, Norway and the United Kingdom, and about 38% of these were SUVs. of new car registrations in 2019.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

This will reduce the carbon footprint of our supply chain by 900,000 tonnes per year, while at the same time driving the transformation of the steel industry. The CO 2 -reduced steel is then used at BMW Group Plants Spartanburg and San Luis Potosí, Mexico to create car bodies for BMW vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2023

Germany-based RENK Group, a manufacturer of mission-critical drive technologies, is supplying three high-speed special gear units via RENK-Maag GmbH , a group company, for compressors for the production of green steel to Siemens Energy Compressors GmbH as part of the “SALCOS” (Salzgitter Low CO2 Steelmaking) project of the Salzgitter AG steel group.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2022

Volvo Cars is the first car maker to sign up to the SteelZero initiative , which aims to increase demand for fossil-free steel and accelerate a transition to carbon neutrality in the global steel industry. Volvo Cars is the first car maker to work with SSAB and HYBRIT, an advanced project in fossil-free steel development.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2022

At its first digital ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) Conference for investors and analysts, Mercedes-Benz announced aims to at least halve CO 2 emissions per passenger car over the lifecycle by the end of this decade compared to 2020 levels. Additional CO2 savings are expected to be achieved through further measures—i.e.,

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Mercedes CO2 Emissions Vehicles 186

Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2021

ADM and the University of Illinois announced the successful completion of the Illinois Basin - Decatur Project (IBDP), a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project designed to evaluate and test the technology at commercial scale. million passenger cars according to EPA calculations. million metric tons of carbon dioxide.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2023

million cars from the road each year. The technology fits within standard oilfield cementing workflows without major changes to the design process, onsite execution, or postjob evaluation. The EcoShield system has the potential to avoid up to 5 million metric tons of CO 2 emissions annually—the equivalent of removing 1.1

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Portland CO2 Carbon North America 259

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

The facility will filter 4,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide from the air and mineralize it underground. With direct air capture technology, carbon dioxide is extracted from the ambient air and air free of CO 2 is returned to the atmosphere. The carbon dioxide is thus permanently removed from the atmosphere.

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Audi Iceland CO2 Carbon 446

Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

German Federal Research Minister Anja Karliczek recently unveiled an example of a “hyper hybrid” vehicle powered by synthetic methanol, which is based on “green hydrogen” technologies. But while the idea to produce a climate-friendly car is admirable, the vehicle Germany used for the project was quite questionable.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

BMW on Thursday announced a new effort to reduce its overall carbon footprint through the use of new materials, while also teasing a concept car that will put some of those ideas into action. The automaker hopes to reduce lifecycle carbon-dioxide (CO2) emissions 40% by 2030, a company press release said.

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CO2 BMW Concept IDEA 158

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2022

The system uses heated supercritical carbon dioxide instead of steam to generate electricity and is based on a closed-loop Brayton cycle. Supercritical carbon dioxide is a non-toxic, stable material that is under so much pressure it acts like both a liquid and a gas. Graphic courtesy Sandia National Laboratories).

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Green Car Reports

MAY 25, 2023

Volvo’s upcoming EX30 is going for the brand’s smallest-ever carbon footprint. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Stellantis sees lithium-sulfur battery tech in its future. And the BMW i5 looks much like a gasoline 5-Series. Is that a good thing?

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Lithium Sulfur BMW Volvo CO2 113

Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2023

Following a successful testing phase of low-carbon aluminum with a minimum 25% share of post-consumer scrap, Mercedes-Benz is beginning series production of demanding structural cast components made of the more sustainable material this year. The tested aluminum comes with a carbon footprint of 2.8 kg CO 2 per kg of aluminum.

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Mercedes CO2 Production Carbon 210

Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2021

The MF Mg-CO 2 battery system has a structure similar to that of hydrogen fuel cells for use in cars, since it only requires a Mg-metal negative electrode, an aqueous electrolyte, and a positive-electrode catalyst. Schematic configuration and operation principle for each battery system from organic to membrane-free battery. Credit: UNIST.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2023

It is intended for Mercedes-Benz to receive CO 2 -reduced products from thyssenkrupp Steel for integrating into its own fleet of new passenger cars from the second half of 2026 onward. We are pleased to be able to support our customer Mercedes-Benz on its way to CO 2 -neutral passenger car production. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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EV Central

MARCH 26, 2024

Australia is on schedule to have a CO2 reduction scheme for motor vehicle in place by January 1 2025. Hyundai calls for more EV support under Labor’s new CO2 reduction scheme READ MORE: It’s a green light for electric vehicles! Aussie CO2 standard tough on Toyota, SUVs and utes READ MORE: Get out of the way diesel!

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CO2 Toyota SUV Isuzu 92

Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2022

For Volkswagen, the reduction of CO 2 emissions in the supply chain is a key element in the Group’s strategy to gradually become a carbon-neutral mobility provider by 2050. Cooperation between the two companies on green steel has already begun. Step by step, the steel producer wants to reduce CO 2 emissions by more than 95% by 2033.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Plug-in hybrids are fake electric cars, built for lab tests and tax breaks, not real driving. Our tests show that even in optimal conditions, with a full battery, the cars pollute more than advertised. Unless you drive them softly, carbon emissions can go off the charts.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 22, 2024

MG Motor India aims to be carbon neutral by 2029, said the company’s Director of manufacturing Ravi Mittal. During a visit to the manufacturing plant in Halol, Gujarat he highlighted that the company’s Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions per car have reduced from 0.7 tonnes in 2021 to 0.3 tonnes last year.

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India Carbon Motor Motors 52

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Singapore will implement a new Carbon Emissions-Based Vehicle Scheme (CEV) on 1 January 2012, providing rebates to qualified new cars, taxis, and imported used cars with low carbon emissions, and imposing an equivalent surcharge on higher emitting vehicles. CEV bandings (Singapore dollars). 101 to 120. 121 to 140.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2018

Stuart Licht, a chemistry professor at the George Washington University, and his team of researchers are among the finalists announced today in the $20-million Carbon XPRIZE competition. Stronger, more stress resistant & cheaper by weight than steel, C2CNT carbon nanotubes avoids > 160 ton CO 2 per ton steel replaced. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2019

Daimler AG aims to have a carbon-neutral new passenger car fleet by 2039, said Ola Källenius, the future Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG, and currently still responsible for Group Research & Mercedes-Benz Cars Development as a member of the Board of Management. Our current focus is on battery-electric mobility.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

In the long term, Audi is pursuing the vision of CO2-neutral mobility and aims to be climate-neutral throughout the company on balance by 2050. Audi is focusing on the electric car, which has the best carbon footprint of all drive systems in the largest markets over its entire service life. Earlier post.).

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Electric Auto Association

JUNE 9, 2021

The fundamental green attribute of an EV is its ability to provide personal mobility without producing tailpipe emissions, delivering an unprecedented climate benefit even after accounting for all of its life-cycle emissions. Unfortunately, our intuitive concepts about CO2 conflict with our scientific appraisal of its harmfulness.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2020

A preliminary analysis of global data has found that carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel sources reached a maximum daily decline of 17% in April as a result of drastic decline in energy demand that have occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. —CSIRO researcher and Global Carbon Project Director Dr Pep Canadell.

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Emissions CO2 Climate Change Fuel 355

Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2021

Following on the introduction of R33 Blue Diesel ( earlier post ), Bosch, Shell, and Volkswagen have now developed a low-carbon gasoline. The new fuel, called Blue Gasoline, similarly contains up to 33% renewables, ensuring a well-to-wheel reduction in carbon emissions of at least 20% per kilometer driven.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 1, 2022

And what does the Supreme Court’s EPA ruling mean for your EV’s carbon footprint? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Hyundai’s head-turning new EVs achieve some noteworthy safety scores. The Hyundai Ioniq 5 already offers a lot to love. And now it’s.

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Silverado Hyundai EPA CO2 92

Green Car Reports

JANUARY 21, 2021

And a look at long-term ownership costs vs. carbon impact shows the strength of EVs. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Mercedes-Benz reveals a lot of details about its upcoming EQA electric crossover—except whether it might be coming to the U.S.

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Mercedes CO2 Green Cars Nissan 106

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2017

For the last 18 months, a fleet of 6 methanol-fueled versions of the Geely Emgrand 7 cars have been in Iceland. In the recently concluded first phase of the fleet test, the cars were driven roughly 150,000 kilometers (93,000 miles). Geely is a shareholder ($45.5-million Earlier post.). It features a 1.8-liter,

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Cars That Think

MARCH 23, 2024

grams of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) per page load, according to the website sustainability scoring tool Ecograder. By 2040, that number could reach 14 percent —almost as much carbon as that emitted by air, land, and sea transport combined. The green software movement is fast gaining momentum. What Is Green Software Engineering?

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Green Carbon Google Emissions 141

The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 5, 2024

The company is only second to Tesla in achieving the highest fuel economy and the lowest CO2 emissions amongst major automakers. Hyundai's Environmental Progress Between 2017 and 2022, Hyundai has successfully reduced its CO2 emissions from 311 g/mi to 302 g/mi and improved its fuel economy from 28.6

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 28, 2021

A decade ago, Nissan helped kick off the modern era of electric cars with the first-generation Leaf. A Nissan press release said the automaker aims to achieve carbon neutrality for its operations and vehicle life cycles by 2050. But now the automaker is setting fairly conservative targets for emissions reductions.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

How does Tesla’s bitcoin investment affect its carbon footprint? And Shell says we’re past peak oil This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Polestar starts to say farewell to the Polestar 1 flagship.

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Oil CO2 Tesla Green Cars 92

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2021

ltd has signed an agreement with Icelandic technology company Carbon Recycling International (CRI) to design a chemical plant based on CRI’s Emissions to Liquids (ETL) technology. The CRI ETL plant’s direct use of 150,000 metric tons of CO 2 annually, will equal the effect of taking 53,000 fossil fuel cars off the roads.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2021

One element of that economy-wide set of proposals is requiring average emissions of new cars to come down by 55% from 2030 and 100% from 2035 compared to 2021 levels. As a result, all new cars registered as of 2035 will be zero-emission. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

A new analysis by the NGO Transport & Environment (T&E) concludes that diesel cars emit more CO 2 than equivalent cars on a full lifecycle basis—i.e., According to the T&E analysis, an average diesel car produces emits 3.65 In Europe, the car market is skewed in favor of diesels through regulation and tax policies.

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