Climate Change, Land Rover and Production

Auto Alliance urges EPA to withdraw premature Final Determination on light-duty GHG regulations, resume Midterm Evaluation process with NHTSA

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

The Auto Alliance represents 77% of all car and light truck sales in the United States, including the BMW Group, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Ford Motor Company, General Motors Company, Jaguar Land Rover, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz USA, Mitsubishi Motors, Porsche, Toyota, Volkswagen Group of America and Volvo Car USA. Background.

EPA

EPA Light Auto Aston Martin

European automakers and fuel suppliers argue for diesel as they call on policy makers to accelerate fleet renewal

Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2015

Diesel cars, having significantly lower CO 2 emissions per kilometer, are essential to manufacturers’ efforts to reach the EU’s 2021 CO 2 fleet average targets and thereby help reduce road transport CO 2 emissions and mitigate climate change. Such measures make no sense from an environmental point of view. —from the joint letter.

Diesel

Diesel Fleet Renewable Fuel

Over 200,000 Pure Electric Vehicles to hit UK roads in 2021

Drive Electric

JANUARY 6, 2021

Volkswagen Group and Mercedes-Benz will bring more EVs to market in 2021 with production plans based on new EV-specific platforms (although the dealer network will need to be much better at selling EVs to achieve targets).

Electric Vehicles

Electric Vehicles Petrol Vehicles Land Rover

SAE begins 4th cooperative research program on R-1234yf refrigerant after Daimler raises safety questions and balks at use

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

The participants in the 2012 R-1234yf CRP include Audi, BMW, Chrysler, Daimler, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Jaguar Land Rover, Mazda, PSA, Renault and Toyota. Earlier post.).

Land Rover

Land Rover Mazda Chrysler General Motors

[PRESS RELEASE] POLITICAL PARTIES – LET’S BACK EV POLICIES TO SAVE NEW ZEALAND MONEY

Drive Electric

APRIL 5, 2023

It is one of the most cost-effective ways to cut our greenhouse emissions, because it reduces the $9b a year New Zealand spends importing oil products from overseas,” said Mr. Gilbert. By a margin of five to one, Kiwis say they are concerned about climate change and want the government to help people convert to less polluting vehicles.

New Zealand

New Zealand Land Rover Mercury Bentley

SAE releases technical white paper on two new low-GWP refrigerants; alternates to R-1234yf

Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2013

The first globally agreed candidate alternative fluid, the hydrofluoro-olefin (HFO) R-1234yf, is now entering production and use after an extensive cooperative research program (CRP-1234) administered by the SAE International and involving global car OEMs and chemical suppliers. (It Climate Change Emissions Vehicle Systems'

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Land Rover Climate Change 2011 Climate

SAE CRP: growing high level of confidence that R1234yf can be used safely; “disappointment” with departure of Daimler, BMW and Audi

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

This review—the fourth such—was launched in October 2012 after Daimler in September announced that findings from its internal investigations raised questions on the safe usage of R-1234yf as a replacement refrigerant in mobile air conditioning (MAC) systems and said that it would not use this chemical in its products.

Audi

Audi BMW Land Rover United Kingdom

UK Technology Strategy Board Awards More Than 12M to 22 Projects to Speed Up Development of Low-Carbon Technology for Vehicles; Includes Gas Turbine Range Extender and Li-S Battery Cells

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2010

In addition to helping to meet UK and EU climate change targets, we anticipate this research and development work will create significant market opportunities for UK-based companies. Led by Bladon Jets, this consortium includes SR Drives and Jaguar Land Rover. Title Partners.

Carbon

Carbon Li-ion Downsizing Gas

Jaguar makes plans for a greener future

Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

With its iconic high performance cars, Jaguar Land Rover hardly personifies the green image – but that is something the company is determined to change. Yesterday it announced a new business plan aimed at increasing its global competitiveness, drive growth, sustain profitability and respond to the challenges of climate change.

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Future Land Rover Climate Change CO2

UK TSB Awards £25M to Eight Low-Carbon Vehicle Demonstration Projects; Focus On Electric Vehicles

Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2009

Each of the six vehicle manufacturers—Jaguar/Land Rover, Mitsubishi/Colt, Mercedes Benz/Smart, Tata Motors, LTI and Microcab Industries—are contributing vehicles towards the low carbon scheme, which includes a mix of fully electric vehicles, plug-in hybrids and hydrogen fuel cell cars. The Allied Vehicles Project.

Carbon

Carbon Electric Vehicles Vehicles London

COP26 declaration on accelerating the transition to 100% zero emission cars and vans

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

We will work together to overcome strategic, political, and technical barriers, accelerate the production of zero emission vehicles and increase economies of scale, to make the transition faster, lower cost, and easier for everyone. —COP 26 Declaration. Unilever; Vattenfall; Zenith; Zurich.

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Dominican Republic El Salvador Emissions Cape Verde

NHTSA Sets MY 2011 CAFE Standards; Estimates Industry-Wide 27.3 mpg

Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2009

Compliance will be determined by comparing a manufacturer’s harmonically averaged fleet fuel economy levels in a model year with a required fuel economy level calculated using the manufacturer’s actual production levels and the targets for each footprint of the vehicles that it produces. mpg US, a 2.0

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2011 MPG Standards Industrial

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Auto Alliance urges EPA to withdraw premature Final Determination on light-duty GHG regulations, resume Midterm Evaluation process with NHTSA

European automakers and fuel suppliers argue for diesel as they call on policy makers to accelerate fleet renewal

Over 200,000 Pure Electric Vehicles to hit UK roads in 2021

SAE begins 4th cooperative research program on R-1234yf refrigerant after Daimler raises safety questions and balks at use

[PRESS RELEASE] POLITICAL PARTIES – LET’S BACK EV POLICIES TO SAVE NEW ZEALAND MONEY

SAE releases technical white paper on two new low-GWP refrigerants; alternates to R-1234yf

SAE CRP: growing high level of confidence that R1234yf can be used safely; “disappointment” with departure of Daimler, BMW and Audi

UK Technology Strategy Board Awards More Than 12M to 22 Projects to Speed Up Development of Low-Carbon Technology for Vehicles; Includes Gas Turbine Range Extender and Li-S Battery Cells

Jaguar makes plans for a greener future

UK TSB Awards £25M to Eight Low-Carbon Vehicle Demonstration Projects; Focus On Electric Vehicles

COP26 declaration on accelerating the transition to 100% zero emission cars and vans

NHTSA Sets MY 2011 CAFE Standards; Estimates Industry-Wide 27.3 mpg

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