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Green Cars Part 4- Compressed Air

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Again compared to battery electrics the storage medium (tank) is not limited by a shelf life or number of cycles and therefore reduces waste. This technology is honestly quite promising, but like the other ‘green’ options will this fail to stack up when it is looked at more closely?

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Ford targets 70 per cent landfill waste cuts

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Ford has committed itself to slashing waste and landfill from its European operations as part of its plans for cleaner manufacturing. The US car maker aims to cut landfill waste by 70 per cent and cut water use by 30 per cent across its European plants over the next five years as part of its [.].

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Volkswagen aims for cleaner plants by 2018

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Car giant, Volkswagen has set itself an ambitious target of making its plants more sustainable by cutting their environmental impact by 25 per cent by 2018.

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ERTRAC publishes roadmap on energy carriers and powertrains; role for power-to-gas

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For the topic of future road mobility these are the development of alternative and decarbonized fuels and energy carriers; and higher powertrain efficiency leading to cleaner mobility and reduction in resource demand. Solutions for passenger ‘greencars with market maturity and infrastructure availability. Click to enlarge.

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PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

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On the other hand, drivers of other vehicles waste considerable time making special trips to refuel their internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles at the liquid fuel station or their battery electric vehicle (BEV) at the rapid recharging station. 21 ] Cleaner Cars from Cradle to Grave - Union of Concerned Scientists, Nov 2015. [

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Toyota ‘turns garbage into good’ with landfill energy production

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Toyota has embarked on a new scheme to make its Georgetown factory cleaner and greener by powering the plant with landfill site gas. Working in partnership with Waste Services of the Bluegrass, Toyota plans to capture the gas produced by decomposing landfill and use it to power the Kentucky facto[.].

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HD REV powertrain company Wrightspeed gearing up for commercialization push

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The company recently showcased its powertrain technology alongside Mack Trucks at Waste Expo 2016 in Las Vegas and signed a $30+ million deal with NZ Bus, signaling multinational and multimodal demand for the company’s powertrain technology. Even when running the system is quiet—comparable to a household vacuum cleaner, Wrightseed says.