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California ARB developing Clean Miles Standard for ridesharing companies

Green Car Congress

This new program will be aligned with forthcoming changes to the Advanced Clean Cars automaker regulations, as well as the SB 375 program—the Sustainable Communities and Climate Protection Act—which requires regional GHG reductions through land use and transportation planning.

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California ARB adopts 3-year research plan; net negative CO2; racial equity

Green Car Congress

It acts as a resource for those interested in CARB’s research priorities for the 2021-2024 fiscal years, informing sister agencies, universities and communities of the agency’s priorities. The Plan also describes ongoing work, which builds on past research and informs future research. Transportation trends.

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Volkswagen Group selected as new Industry Group Leader in Dow Jones Sustainability Index

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The 2013 review analyzed the corporate economic, environmental, and social sustainability performance of 31 automotive companies, seven of them from Europe, with reference to criteria such as environmental and climate protection strategy, innovation management and corporate social responsibility. Sustainability Vehicle Manufacturers'

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Volkswagen brand intends to almost halve environmental impact of production by 2025 vs. 2010 baseline

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The approach adopted means that the plants which form part of Volkswagen’s global production network systematically exchange information on their respective success stories and adopt the most appropriate measures from each other. To date, we have given equal weighting of 20 percent to each of our environmental indicators.

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The launch of Power2Drive South America Exhibition and Conference 2024 – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

Renewable energies, energy storage and e-mobility play a central role in achieving climate protection targets. Conditions of participation and further detailed information will be published at this year’s The smarter E South America, August 29 -31, 2023. to 8:00p.m. Conference times: 9:00a.m. to 8:00p.m.

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DeCicco: Transportation GHG reduction policy should focus upstream on fuel supply rather than downstream on choice of fuels in vehicles

Green Car Congress

More specifically, he suggests that other than supporting fundamental R&D, programs to promote alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) “ are not currently warranted for climate protection. The paper is available from the Social Science Research Network (SSRN). —“Factor Analysis of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Automobiles”.

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Volkswagen’s ID.3 debuts for the European market

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However, should CO 2 emissions be unavoidable along the supply chain, these will be compensated by investments in climate protection projects. Apart from the display in the cockpit, a newly developed, centrally positioned, ten-inch touch display provides drivers with all important information.

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