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H2 Green Steel and BMW Group sign final agreement on delivery of CO2-reduced steel

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The company has a gross embodied carbon emission intensity obligation per tonne of steel, included in its customer contracts. In a pioneering move, both companies have therefore agreed to have 40% of the pre-consumer steel scrap of the volumes returned to H2 Green Steel's electric arc furnaces for re-cycling.

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Goa draft EV policy 2021 subsidising 11,000 EVs for 5 years 

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The government of Goa has issued the draft ‘Goa Electric Mobility Promotion Policy, 2021’ for the adoption of electric vehicles and to cut down the carbon emissions making the state greener. It will reduce 5,000 tons of CO2 emissions every year and removes 10% of pollution from the state. Charging stations support .

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CPT developing 48-volt electric supercharger for micro-mild hybrids

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At 48 volts, a VTES electric supercharger will transform 7kW of battery power into a highly boosted charge of air for downsized gasoline and diesel engines. If anything their low speed performance will be even better, while still delivering very significant fuel economy benefits and CO2 reduction. Micro-mild hybrids.

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MIT researchers devise simple catalytic system for fixation and conversion of CO2

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More work is needed to understand and to optimize the reaction, but this approach could offer an easy and inexpensive way to recapture some of the carbon dioxide emitted by vehicles and power plants, says Christopher Cummins, an MIT professor of chemistry and leader of the research team. —Christopher Cummins.

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Researchers find Nissan LEAF creates less CO2 than Toyota Prius hybrid in west US and Texas, but more in N. Midwest

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the “carbon footprint” of electricity production and use), according to a new study by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University. The team characterized the vehicle emissions across the United States under alternative assumptions for regional electricity emission factors, regional boundaries, and charging schemes. —Tamayao et al.

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Power boost for Smart Fortwo

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The re-engineered diesel engine now has an output of 40kW - that’s 7kW more than its predecessor; while the three-cylinder engine delivers maximum torque of 130Nm - an increase of 18 per cent compared to the previous model. Thanks to the power boost, the car can race from 0-100km/h in around 16.8

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Column: Why we did a podcast layout about carbon neutrality

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” — Ray Wert, former head of storytelling and complicated generation communications for Common Motors “We have to be realistic about this and understand the goal is to reduce net CO2 emissions, it’s not to convert everybody to one particular kind of car. We’re talking … the entire value chain of the activity set.

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