article thumbnail

ExxonMobil seeking to boost growth, continue work on lower-emissions technologies including biofuels and carbon capture

Green Car Congress

In Papua New Guinea, the company is planning a three-train liquefied natural gas expansion as it continues to explore for gas in the country’s Highlands region. In Mozambique, ExxonMobil secured offtake commitments for the Rovuma LNG project as it progresses toward a final investment decision.

article thumbnail

Chinese steel group Tsingshan investing $375M to build lithium plant in Argentina with Eramet

Green Car Congress

Eramet owns perpetual mining rights over a major lithium concession, in the form of brine, located on the Andean highlands in the province of Salta in Argentina. The project consists in extracting brine from the salar and processing it into lithium carbonate. 3,500/t LCE EXW), with large-scale drainable resources (nearly 10 Mt LCE).

Argentina 335
article thumbnail

Baltimore just deployed a big electric school bus fleet

Baua Electric

Photo: Highland Fleets Baltimore City Public Schools just debuted 25 electric school buses – Maryland’s second-largest electric school bus fleet, behind Montgomery County Public Schools. Highland also handled the entire procurement process. The fleet will eliminate 207 tons of carbon dioxide emissions a year.

article thumbnail

Tesla Model S Plaid Track Package proves itself in 200mph first drive

Teslarati

Along with a set of track-ready tires, sizable carbon ceramic brakes, and forged aluminum wheels, it also comes with a series of software upgrades, most notably unlocking the super-sedan’s 200mph top speed. The kit can be equipped to either brand new Model S Plaid vehicles or retrofitted for Plaid’s model year 2021 and up.

Kits 103
article thumbnail

Toyota Confirms Kentucky Plant for First Domestic EV

The Truth About Cars

We are committed to reducing carbon emissions as much as possible and as soon as possible,” stated Ted Ogawa, president and chief executive officer of Toyota Motor North America. “To billion investment to “support the company’s drive toward carbon neutrality.”

article thumbnail

Audi S5, Lexus TX, Volvo EX30: Automobile Information Headlines

Baua Electric

It’ll be a plusher model of the not too long ago unhidden Toyota Lavish Highlander, with each SUVs eager to proportion a plant in Indiana. Its inadequency of camouflage tools prompt the debut will come quickly. Lexus has in the end showed plans for the oft-rumored TX three-row SUV.

Lexus 52
article thumbnail

Verenium and BP Invited to Begin Negotiations for Next Phase of DOE Loan Guarantee Program for Cellulosic Ethanol Plant

Green Car Congress

Cellulosic ethanol company Verenium Corporation and BP announced that their jointly-owned, commercial cellulosic ethanol project, located in Highlands County, Florida, has been selected by the US Department of Energy (DOE) to enter the due diligence phase of its Title XVII Loan Guarantee Program. Earlier post.)