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“Car park for clunkers:” Australian drivers have wasted $4 billion on fuel

The Driven EV News

Chris Bowen says Australia has become a car park for clunkers and added fuel costs from inefficient cars is already more than $4 billion. The post “Car park for clunkers:” Australian drivers have wasted $4 billion on fuel appeared first on The Driven.

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Toyota says it would rather buy credits than ‘waste’ money on EVs

Electrek

As the car industry’s largest hybrid pusher, Toyota says it is better positioned to just buy credits to close the EPA gap rather than “waste” money on BEVs, its CEO said.

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European project HARARE seeks to produce iron and non-ferrous metals from waste using hydrogen as reductant

Green Car Congress

HARARE stands for “Hydrogen As the Reducing Agent in the REcovery of metals and minerals from metallurgical waste”. There are three megatrends currently driving inevitable future increases in demand for metals: the transition to the use of renewable energy sources; the increased use of electric cars; and the development of smart cities.

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Ford experiments with auto part prototypes made from olive tree waste

Teslarati

Ford engineers in Cologne started researching the possibilities of using food waste to create auto part prototypes. They found that pruning olive trees created 7 million tons of waste every year and thought it would be an excellent material for their experiment. One major benefit is that these fibers are usually waste.

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Hyundai is going all in on hydrogen, and relying on food waste to make that happen

Electrek

But now it says it will rely heavily on hydrogen fuel cells generated from plastic, food, and organic waste to power a whole new generation of EVs, from passenger cars to heavy-duty trucks. more… The post Hyundai is going all in on hydrogen, and relying on food waste to make that happen appeared first on Electrek.

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Repsol produces renewable hydrogen from biomethane from urban solid waste

Green Car Congress

The biomethane used as raw material was obtained from urban solid waste. Repsol is transforming its industrial complexes into multi-energy hubs capable of transforming waste and other renewable raw materials into products with a low, zero, or even a negative carbon footprint. GW in 2030.

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Audi researching industrialization of chemical recycling of mixed plastic waste from manufacturing

Green Car Congress

The results of the project indicated that the chemical recycling of mixed plastic waste is both technically feasible and environmentally and financially promising. Many components in cars—such as fuel tanks, airbag covers, or radiator grilles—are made of plastics.

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