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Denbury Undertakes Midwest CO2 Pipeline Feasibility Study

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has initiated a comprehensive feasibility study of a possible long-term CO 2 pipeline project which would connect proposed gasification plants in the Midwest to Denbury’s existing CO 2 pipeline infrastructure in Mississippi or Louisiana. Denbury Resources Inc. Denbury Resources Inc.

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VW uncovers irregularities in type-approval CO2 levels affecting about 800K vehicles as part of diesel investigation

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Under the ongoing review of all processes and workflows in connection with diesel engines, Volkswagen investigators established that the CO 2 levels—and thus the fuel consumption figures—for some models were set too low during the CO 2 certification process.

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Continental presenting Intelligent Glass Control for car windows; targeted shading can reduce CO2 emissions or increase EV range

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Due to legal requirements, however, it is initially only shown here in the permitted area of the sun visors. Connection to the vehicle system enables the windows to lighten automatically when a driver approaches the vehicle with a key or smartphone. Today it is just a question of when intelligent glass is coming.

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Six automated truck platoons to compete in European Truck Platooning Challenge

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One novel aspect of the EcoTwin combination is the advanced Wifi-P connection, developed by NXP and specially designed for automotive applications. Daimler is participating in the challenge with Mercedes-Benz Actros Highway Pilot Connect trucks. In this regard, the planned distance between both combinations is 0.5 Earlier post.)

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BMW Group makes sustainability and efficient resource management central to its strategic direction

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The BMW Group also began utilizing its vehicles’ extensive connectivity to increase the amount of electric driving by plug-in hybrids this year. The BMW Group already takes back all used BMW high-voltage batteries worldwide, even though there is no legal requirement to do so. Circular economy for responsible resource management.

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BMW, Ford, Honda to Form New EV Charging Company

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The business will be known as ChargeScape and, according to the automakers' press release, seeks to “create a single platform that will seamlessly connect electric utilities, automakers and their interested EV customers to manage energy usage for a broad pool of EVs.” It seems like the above could qualify for antitrust enforcement.

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