Green Car Congress

MARCH 9, 2022

The rebound of global CO 2 emissions above pre-pandemic levels has largely been driven by China, where they increased by 750 million tonnes between 2019 and 2021. China was the only major economy to experience economic growth in both 2020 and 2021. CO 2 emissions from natural gas rebounded well above their 2019 levels to 7.5

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) officially launched China’s first methanol-to-hydrogen and hydrogen refueling service station in Dalian, China. China produces the most methanol in the world, accounting for 60% of the global total. As part of Sinopec’s commitment to becoming China’s No.1

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2017

General Motors China has launched the 2017 Green Supply Chain project. The yearlong initiative aims to improve energy efficiency and reduce emissions at 16 China-based parts and components suppliers that provide parts to GM’s operations around the world. million kg and saved more than RMB 9.3 million (US$1.35 million).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

DSM Engineering Materials is expanding its high-performance materials production capacity at its Jiangyin plant in Jiangsu Province, China. In recent years, rising living standards and increasingly ambitious environmental policies have driven demand for sustainable high-performance materials in China.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2019

Ltd—for the development, production and distribution of hydrogen refilling stations for fuel cell electric vehicles. This joint venture will enable the companies to develop projects together with a view to promoting the development of a network of hydrogen stations in China. Air Liquide and Chengdu Huaqi Houpu Holding co.,

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Cars That Think

APRIL 15, 2024

Among the countless challenges of decarbonizing transportation, one of the most compelling involves electric motors. Moreover, the company announced, their new motor had characteristics comparable to the rare-earth permanent-magnet synchronous motors that now dominate in electric vehicles. kilowatts per kilogram.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 21, 2020

The first successful trial delivery of advanced cellulosic ethanol marks the start of the long-term cooperation between OMV, the integrated, international oil, gas and petrochemicals company headquartered in Vienna, and AustroCel Hallein GmbH. In the first year AustroCel Hallein will supply more than 1.5

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2021

In addition to its regional and temporal scope, this study is distinct from earlier LCA literature in four key aspects: This study considers the lifetime average carbon intensity of the fuel and electricity mixes, including biofuels and biogas. This results in significantly lower battery production emissions than in earlier studies.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 3, 2021

TI Fluid Systems (TIFS), a leading global supplier of automotive fluid systems technology, has launched high volume production supply of various fluid products for the global Mercedes-Benz AG programs C-Class, GLC and E-Class hybrid electric vehicles (HEV). Mercedes-Benz is a key strategic OEM for TIFS. Fluid systems—e.g.,

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Baua Electric

MAY 7, 2024

Photo: Shenzhen Government Online Shenzhen, the home of Chinese EV giant BYD, says it’s become the first in China to have more supercharging plugs than gas pumps. Shenzhen had 362 supercharging stations as of April 30, according to the latest data released by the city, but it didn’t say how many gas pumps there are.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 4, 2023

China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) announced that the Green Hydrogen Pilot Project in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwest China, has begun producing green hydrogen to replace natural-gas-based hydrogen in its refinery in Xinjiang. With an annual hydrogen production and utilization capacity exceeding 4.5

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Tesla is taking more steps to help owners avoid the act of ICEing, where combustion engine cars purposefully park in electric vehicle charging stations to cause an inconvenience. ICEing is a commonly-used term to describe the act of regular gas-powered cars parking in EV spots. Tesla China Software Update: Tesla App 4.3

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2022

Sanctioning Russian nickel will slow the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) and hinder the decarbonization of Western economies, according to GlobalData. The data and analytics company notes that such actions will simply mean Western countries will be more reliant on Russian oil and gas for longer.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2022

The world will need more than twenty times the amount of lithium than was mined last year to meet demand by mid-century, driven by growth in energy storage and electric vehicles, according to new analysis from Benchmark Mineral Intelligence. The long term path for lithium is set, yet the supply chain scaling challenge has just begun.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 11, 2024

Chinese EV makers are looking to export electric vehicles by the tens of thousands around the globe, but they need a lot more car-carrying vessels to make that happen. China now has the world’s eighth-largest shipping fleet with 33 car-carrying ships, according to data from shipping consultants Veson Nautical and reported by Reuters.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 27, 2022

The Nikkei reports that in 2024, Japan will begin to extract rare earth materials for electric vehicles and hybrids from sea bottom mud in an area off Minami-Torishima Island, a coral atoll in the Pacific Ocean about 1,900 kilometers southeast of Tokyo. The government’s aim is to reduce the country’s reliance on China for rare earth metals.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2022

GWP processing routes using both grid-mix electricity and renewable electricity were evaluated in-line with LCA best-practice and Global Battery Alliance requirements for the battery passport. HPMSM produced via EMM dissolution has a carbon footprint 59% lower at Chvaletice compared to HPMSM produced in China.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2017

To expand its global electrified powertrain offerings and strengthen its local footprint in China, Magna has entered into a joint-venture agreement with Huayu Automotive Systems Co., The JV will initially produce an electric-drive powertrain system for a German automaker. HASCO), a subsidiary of SAIC Motor. Click to enlarge.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

A number of key Tesla suppliers from China are temporarily halting their production as the country deals with an ongoing power crunch. Foxconn affiliate Eson Precision Engineering, which produces crucial mechanical components for Tesla, noted on Sunday that it suspended its production from Sunday until Friday at its plants in Kunshan, China.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Electra has raised $85 million to produce Low-Temperature Iron (LTI) from commercial and low-grade ores using zero-carbon intermittent electricity. If the steel industry were a country, its carbon emissions would rank third in the world behind China and the United States. —Electra CEO Sandeep Nijhawan.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2023

Overall, despite nickel demand growth, which has averaged 7% per annum since 2015, Indonesia is creating a supply glut and losing potential revenue by selling the country’s nickel resources at substantial discounts. The forecast for nickel supply in 2023 is almost unchanged at 3.45

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2014

China Yuchai International Limited announced today that new-energy buses running on engines supplied by the company’s main operating subsidiary, Guangxi Yuchai Machinery Company Limited (GYMCL), have been launched in Fushun City, Liaoning Province located in Northeast China. GYMCL also produces diesel power generators.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The most notable new policies include the US “Inflation Reduction Act”, legislation providing more than $369 billion in funding for clean technologies, and the European Union’s REPowerEU plan, which sets ambitious targets to reduce reliance on gas from Russia. advancing or delaying the time of electricity dispatch.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2022

billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) was traded globally during 2021, an increase of 2.2 Bcf/d (4.5%) from 2020, according to The LNG Industry GIIGNL Annual Report 2022 by the International Group of Liquefied Natural Gas Importers ( GIIGNL ). In 2021, China’s LNG imports grew by 1.4 An average of 49.0

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2013

Clariant, a global provider of specialty chemicals, has supplied a proprietary CO 2 -SNG (synthetic natural gas) catalyst for the methanation unit of Audi’s new power-to-gas facility in Werlte, Germany. The “e-gas plant” was started up in June this year and is part of Audi’s sustainability initiative. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Haldor Topsoe A/S announced that Huineng, a large-scale SNG (Substitute Natural Gas) plant, went successfully on-stream near the city of Ordos, located in Inner Mongolia in the northern part of China. This commodity will be transported to gas stations in Ordos and the area surrounding the city. Click to enlarge. —Bjerne S.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2013

MAN Diesel & Turbo has won the contract to supply the engines for six Chinese LNG carriers (LNGCs). The configuration for the new order covers 5 × 8L51/60DF engines; all of the engines are IMO Tier II-compliant in diesel mode and will have lower exhaust-gas emissions in gas mode than IMO Tier III stipulates.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 23, 2024

Toyoda, the grandson of the automaker’s founder, has been one of the most vocal opponents as the industry shifts to electric. Under Toyoda’s control, the Japanese automaker has consistently lobbied against electric vehicles, asking for easier government regulations to slow the rollout. This past year, that number reached over 24%.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2011

Industry forecasts suggest that the global electric vehicle sales will contribute between 2% to 25% of annual new vehicle sales by 2025, with the consensus being closer to 10%. This is largely due to China’s strength in batteries and motors. Yet, China and other countries face steep challenges in promoting electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2013

is supplying ultracapacitors for an energy-saving braking energy recuperation system that American Maglev Technology (AMT), is installing on light rail vehicles operated by the Portland, Oregon area’s Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District (TriMet). Batteries China Rail' Source: TIGGER, Tri-Met. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

It is strong demand and, above all, the drop in production in Europe and China that is pushing prices up, while aluminum inventories are historically low. China is importing aluminum on a massive scale to compensate for the domestic shortage. This is not good news for aluminum producers, Credendo said.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Tesla lowered its starting prices for its made-in-China Model 3 and Model Y vehicles according to listings posted on its website. Tesla expanded its insurance to China last year. The starting price for the Model 3 in China dropped from 279,900 yuan to o 265,900 yuan. Your feedback is essential.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2013

China Yuchai International’s main operating subsidiary, Guangxi Yuchai Machinery Company Limited (GYMCL), has sold 298 units of its YC6J natural gas and electric hybrid systems to the Baoding Bus Company in Hebei Province. Goh, President of China Yuchai. —Benny H.

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Gas China Hybrid Gas-Electric 218

Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2017

This was the result of growing renewable power generation, switches from coal to natural gas, improvements in energy efficiency, as well as structural changes in the global economy. The decline was driven by a surge in shale gas supplies and more attractive renewable power that displaced coal.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 11, 2024

“In 2024, the entire world is in a stage of reconfiguring supply chains, geopolitics are bringing new challenges to supply chains,” CNESA said in the white paper. This is particularly important for China, which has minimal natural gas capacity, a more flexible power source than slow-ramping coal plants.

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Auto Energy Storage Batteries Battery 52

Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2020

In the IEA’s central base case, demand this year drops for the first time since 2009 because of the deep contraction in oil consumption in China, and major disruptions to global travel and trade. This is especially true in China, the largest energy consumer in the world, which accounted for more than 80% of global oil demand growth last year.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

In Hubei Province, China, in January 2023, Honda began demonstration test driving of commercial trucks equipped with the next-generation fuel cell system in collaboration with Dongfeng Motor Group Co., To achieve widespread utilization of fuel cell systems, it is critical to establish hydrogen ecosystems, that include hydrogen supply.

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