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Porsche commissions MAN electric eTruck for green logistics at Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen

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Porsche has commissioned a fully electric MAN eTGM ( earlier post ) for logistics operations at its Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen site. Both Porsche and MAN are members of the Volkswagen Group. The electric 32-tonne truck will soon enhance the commercial vehicle fleet that Porsche uses for its production logistics in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen.

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Porsche electric van, Toyota hydrogen stations, post-pandemic driving and CO2: Today’s Car News

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A boost in driving after the pandemic could be cause for concern for CO2. Porsche is showing an electric van concept it made two years ago. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. And the 2021 Toyota Mirai will bring a boost to the hydrogen infrastructure.

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HIF Global partners with Topsoe for eFuels facility in Texas; carbon-neutral gasoline

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eFuels are produced by combining green hydrogen made from renewable power and recycled carbon dioxide. HIF’s facility in Texas will help remove 2 million tonnes of CO2 from the air every year. The power requirement for the plant will be 2 GW, where 90% is consumed by electrolyzers for the green hydrogen production process.

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Short(er)-range Tesla, Porsche Taycan wagon, U.S. cuts CO2: Today's Car News

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Porsche will add a more utilitarian hatchback design to its upcoming Taycan electric-car lineup. All this and more on Green Car Reports. A new shorter-range Tesla Model 3 drops into the mix—but not the $35,000 model that many deposit-holders have been waiting for. And VW gives its vehicle lighting more of a message.

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Report: Daimler, BMW, VW, Porsche and Audi to develop CO2 MAC systems

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The German Press Agency (dpa) reported that Daimler, Audi, BMW, Porsche and VW will develop CO 2 -based mobile air conditioning (MAC) systems as an alternative to using R1234yf. Daimler was subsequently joined by BMW, VW, Porsche and Audi. Earlier post.). R134a has a GWP of 1,300; R1234yf of 4; and R744 (CO 2 ) of 1.

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New Porsche 911 Turbo Will Offer An Almost 18% Reduction in CO2

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Porsche will introduce a new 911 Turbo model at the upcoming Frankfurt Motor Show (17-27 September) that offers almost an 18% reduction in CO 2 emissions compared to its predecessor. The new six-cylinder engine can be combined with the option of the seven-speed Porsche Doppelkupplungsgetriebe (PDK) double-clutch gearbox.

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Porsche Goes Hybrid

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It also supposedly gets 78 miles per gallon, has emissions of 70g CO2/km, can go 16 miles on electric charge alone, and does 0-60 in just 3.2 Here’s the full text of the entire article, in case the link goes bad: via Inhabitat: 918 Spyder is Porsche’s First Ever Plug In Hybrid Electric Car. by Yuka Yoneda, 03/02/10.

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