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Yamaha and Sumitomo demo on-board thermoelectric generator for CO2 reduction

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Yamaha Corporation and Sumitomo Corporation Power & Mobility Co., a Sumitomo Corporation Group company, jointly demonstrated a new waste heat recovery system based on a thermoelectric generator (TEG), which generates electrical power via exhaust gas heat. The main engine cooling circuit was branched and extended to TEG unit.

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Give credit where it’s due! Hyundai calls for more EV support under Labor’s new CO2 reduction scheme

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And it wants the $100 per gram fine proposed for exceeding CO2 emissions limits under the governments preferred ‘Option B’ version of the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (NVES) reduced. or 1.5 – and therefore subsidise CO2-emitting vehicles in the line-up. We can get to B, but we need some support.” 2024 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N.

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Renewable-methanol fueled Geely cars in fleet testing in Iceland; 70% reduction in WTW CO2 compared to gasoline

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liter, 127 hp engine which can run on both 100% methanol (M100) and gasoline. The car starts with fuel from the gasoline tank and automatically switches to methanol once a preset temperature has been reached in the engine. It features a 1.8-liter, The switch from gasoline to methanol is not noticeable to the driver.

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Volvo Car Corporation DRIVe diesels with automatic transmission now deliver same fuel consumption as manual versions

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Volvo Car Corporation’s 1.6-liter liter diesel engine (115 hp) with the six-speed Powershift. engine and Powershift is 4.3 liter diesel engine (115 hp) with the six-speed Powershift. engine and Powershift is 4.3 The corresponding figures for the Volvo V60, V70 and S80 with the same engine and gearbox are 4.5

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Lamborghini wants to reduce carbon emissions 40% per car by 2030

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Luxury sports car maker Lamborghini plans to go all-electric in the coming years, and now the automaker has set another climate goal for itself by pledging to reduce CO2 emissions across its operations. Sustainability is one of the key pillars of our corporate strategy,” said Stefano Rutigliano, Lamborgini Director of Strategy.

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CRI ETL project in China will recycle 150,000 tons of CO2/year to make 100,000 tons of methanol

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Chinese petrochemicals corporation Jiangsu Sailboat Petrochemicals Co. CRI, with its local JV partner MFE, will facilitate the project execution, providing design, engineering and technology license for the CO 2 -to-methanol process along with key proprietary equipment and related services. Earlier post.).

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BASF and Lutianhua plan to pilot a new lower CO2 DME production process

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BASF will supply new, high-performance catalyst systems that enable one-step conversion of syngas to DME while Linde will provide its newly developed process design and engineering for direct DME synthesis. and Sichuan Lutianhua Green Energy Methanol Corporation. The pilot plant is planned to be built in 2020. Sichuan Lutianhua Co.,

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