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BMW Group enters long-term €2B supply contract with Northvolt for battery cells from Europe

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The battery cells will be produced in Europe at the Northvolt gigafactory currently under construction in Skellefteå in northern Sweden (series plant Northvolt Ett) from 2024. To make an effective contribution to climate protection, we aim to improve our products’ overall environmental balance—from resources to recycling.

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BMW Group to build new pilot plant to produce Li-ion cells

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With a new pilot plant that will produce lithium-ion battery cells, the company is taking the next step in addressing all aspects of the battery cell value chain: from selection of materials, to battery cell composition and design, all the way to near-standard production and recycling.

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Daimler Trucks & Buses targets completely CO2-neutral fleet of new vehicles by 2039 in Europe, Japan and NAFTA

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Daimler Trucks & Buses, one of the world’s largest commercial vehicle manufacturers, aims to offer only new vehicles that are CO 2 -neutral in driving operation (“tank-to-wheel”) in the triad markets of Europe, Japan and NAFTA by 2039. Earlier post.) All other plants will follow.

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Bosch Chairman Says Business Must Do More for Climate Protection, Even in Difficult Times

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Business must do even more for climate protection, even in difficult times, said Franz Fehrenbach, chairman of the Bosch board of management, an a talk at the Baden-Württemberg sustainability congress held in Stuttgart on 25 March ( Nachhaltigkeitskongress Baden-Württemberg 2009 ). In Fehrenbach’s view, this would be a breach of trust.

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Rosenbauer and Berlin Fire Dept to develop hybrid fire truck; project eLHF

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What initially motivated the Berlin Fire Department’s concluded tendering procedure were the growing demands with regard to environmental protection and the complex exhaust systems of conventional chassis, which are having an increasingly negative effect on the design and operation of firefighting vehicles.

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Alcoa to supply sustainable, low-carbon aluminum for wheels on Audi e-tron GT

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EcoLum is delivered globally from predominantly hydro-powered smelters in North America and Europe. Audi uses carbon credits from certified climate protection projects to offset CO 2 emissions that currently cannot be avoided using renewable sources of energy.

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Germany investing €630M in new locks on Dortmund-Ems Canal to accommodate large freight ships

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Formerly an assembly line for coal transports, today a guarantee for climate protection. Future-oriented lock sizes with as many standardized components as possible, such as lock gates, are the right step into the future of the DEK. —Federal Minister Andreas Scheuer. —Prof.

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