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EEA reports sharp decrease in CO2 emissions of new cars in Europe in 2020

Green Car Congress

The share of electric vehicles in new registrations tripled from about 3.5% New car emissions were increasing as recently as two years ago, but the sharp drop last year shows that carmakers respond to CO2 standards. —Lucien Mathieu, road vehicles and emobility analysis manager at T&E. This was 14.5 Source: EEA.

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BMW Group secures CO2-reduced steel for global production network

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Around 20% of supply chain CO 2 emissions for a mid-sized fully-electric vehicle are attributable to steel— which comes in third, after battery cells and aluminum. —Joachim Post, member of the Board of Management of BMW AG responsible for Purchasing and Supplier Network.

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World’s first fully-electric autonomous cargo vessel unveiled 

Electric Vehicles India

World’s first fully-electric autonomous cargo vessel unveiled . The world’s first fully- electric autonomous cargo vessel (ship) has been unveiled in Norway, a step towards decreasing pollution in the maritime industry by introducing zero-emission vehicles.

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This Zero Emission Mobility (ZEM) EV captures CO2, cleaning the air as it drives

Electrek

Imagine driving behind a diesel truck spewing clouds of smoke into the air while your new fully electric vehicle cleans up its carbon emissions. The post This Zero Emission Mobility (ZEM) EV captures CO2, cleaning the air as it drives appeared first on Electrek. This dream may soon be a reality.

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Battery Electric Cars Climbed to 9% of Sales in 2021, Driven by EU CO2 Targets

CleanTechnica EVs

One in every 11 cars sold in the EU last year was fully electric as EV sales were boosted by EU CO2 targets for the second year running. Battery electric vehicles had a 9.1% in 2019 — before the current EU CO2 standards, which […]. market share, according to ACEA data for 2021. That’s up from 1.9%

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BMW outlines iFACTORY production strategy; transformation to e-mobility; Plant Debrecen first CO2-free plant

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By 2030 we aim to reduce CO2 emissions from production by 80 percent compared to 2019, — Milan Nedeljkovi?. With its new plant in Debrecen, Hungary—where production of the all-electric Neue Klasse will launch in 2025—the BMW Group is entering a new era in sustainable automotive production.

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BMW Group to source lower CO2 aluminum from Rio Tinto in Canada from 2024

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In the supply chain of a mid-sized fully-electric vehicle around a quarter of the CO 2 emissions are attributable to aluminum. Owing to its comparatively low weight and other positive material properties, aluminum occupies a firm place in the BMW Group’s intelligent composite construction.

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