Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

General Motors opened a new diesel engine plant in Rayong, Thailand. The plant has the capability to manufacture approximately 120,000 engines per year for use in vehicles built in Thailand and other global markets. The new powertrain facility takes GM’s investment in Thailand to US$1.3 billion since 1998. liter and 2.8-liter

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JULY 16, 2020

To make an effective contribution to climate protection, we aim to improve our products’ overall environmental balance—from resources to recycling. The BMW Group and Northvolt will commonly source the cobalt and lithium needed as key raw materials for cell production from mines that fulfil the sustainability standards of both companies.

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MARCH 16, 2016

Taken together, all of our alternative fuel vehicles represent 6% of the more than 100,000 UPS global fleet, and have driven a 10% annual reduction in use of conventional fuel. —Mark Wallace, UPS senior vice president global engineering and sustainability.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2010

Experts from JAMA visited six countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam) to share their recommended specifications of the two first-generation biofuels.

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Japan Gasoline Diesel Philippines 225

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 29, 2011

Other environmental concerns have pushed ahead of climate change on a global average basis. Three out of four global consumers rated air pollution (77%) and water pollution (75%) as top concerns, both increasing six percentage points compared to 2009. Source: Nielsen. Click to enlarge. Source: Nielsen. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 17, 2015

Since it can refuel from a standard household outlet and from a gasoline station, it needs no new infrastructure. As shown in Figure 1, for electricity, the PHEV can plug into a standard existing electrical outlet, and for supplementary power it can fill its tank from a standard, ubiquitous and familiar fuel station.

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