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Mercedes-Benz Cars plants in Germany to be supplied with CO2-neutral energy from 2022

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Thereby, we completely forego coal-based electricity and obtain our electrical energy from only renewable sources. Today, new plants in Europe are already planned with a CO2-neutral energy supply from the start. The decision also fits with our overall strategy.

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Full lifecycle CO2 of new Mercedes C-Class 10% less than outgoing model

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For example, the iron demand is less because the share of steel is less, while the bauxite demand increases because of the higher light alloy share. Where energy resources are concerned, lignite, hard coal and uranium figure principally in car production. Fuel efficiency measures in the new C-Class. Click to enlarge.

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Why Should Governments Care About EV Charging?

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EVs help you lead by example Municipalities and local governments can lead by example when they choose to electrify their fleets , says Andrew Light, a clean energy specialist with the World Resources Institute. Why Install EV Charging? That’s because without internal combustion, EVs have no tailpipe emissions.

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What is Electrification of Transportation?

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For the transportation sector, electrification means replacing fossil fuels with electricity as the means of powering light-duty vehicles, medium- and heavy-duty trucks, and buses. Globally, the transportation sector contributes about 25% of all CO2 emissions. What is the potential for reducing emissions? But again, location matters.

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Why Should Governments Care About EV Charging?

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EVs help you lead by example Municipalities and local governments can lead by example when they choose to electrify their fleets , says Andrew Light, a clean energy specialist with the World Resources Institute. Why Install EV Charging? That’s because without internal combustion, EVs have no tailpipe emissions.

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DOE to Award Up to $27M in Phase III Small Business Awards; Algae Processing, Fuel Cells, Improved Materials for Motors, Synthetic Fuels Among Areas of Interest

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Technologies to Address Internal Heating in DC Bus Capacitors Capacitors suitable for harsh automotive environments must suffer extreme environmental conditions. Film capacitors present an option for use as high voltage bus capacitors. Buildings Technologies. Geothermal Technologies.

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Lessons from a year with solar power

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With two Electric cars, at the time a Nissan Lean and Mitsubishi Outlander, we use a considerable amount of electricity but not much petrol, so already we were a reasonable way down the less CO2 road. The solar panels attach to the roof and convert solar light into electrical energy. Tons of CO2. . So much for power.

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