Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Carmakers will also have to ensure that zero- and low- emission vehicles—ZLEVs (electric cars or vehicles which emit less than 50g CO2/km)—have a 35% market share of sales of new cars and vans by 2030, and 20% by 2025. Consumers cannot be forced to buy electric cars, without the necessary infrastructure or incentives in place.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

T&E said governments should therefore end the purchase subsidies and tax breaks for plug-in hybrids. Selling plug-in hybrids makes it easier for carmakers to meet their EU car CO2 standards as PHEVs are currently given additional credits.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2019

For example, ORNL’s catalyst works in a single step; when incorporated into the ReactWell process, it would remove a refinery’s need to purchase additional hydrogen from a pipeline or produce additional hydrogen using steam methane reforming or electrolysis via electrolyzers. Any operation that produces a carbon dioxide byproduct can benefit.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Purchasing and driving zero-emission cars will become cheaper for consumers and a second-hand market will emerge more quickly. It contains an ambitious revision of the targets for 2030 and a zero-emission target for 2035, which is crucial to reach climate neutrality by 2050. It makes sustainable driving accessible to everyone.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 5, 2023

Alongside the launch, Equatic entered into a pre-purchase option agreement with Boeing. One hundred percent of the CO 2 removed from these pilots has been pre-sold, including via pre-purchase agreements with global payment solution provider, Stripe. The pilots also verify that CO 2 is being effectively removed from the atmosphere.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2022

By the end of 2022, both partners intend to concretise and contractually agree on purchase quantities for the low-CO 2 steel in the period 2025 to 2030. This year, Volkswagen plans to purchase a further 3,000 tonnes. Purchasing is a decisive factor for the Volkswagen Group on the road to CO 2 neutrality. 3 production in Zwickau.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2013

EPA estimates that the fleet-wide average MY 2011 CO2 emissions and fuel economy values would likely have been similar to or slightly better than MY 2010 levels if car production from major Japan-based manufacturers had not been constrained. The number of cars with 40 mpg or higher (5.9

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2020

Later this year, when Prometheus Fuels begins selling its carbon-neutral gasoline at retail pumps, consumers will, for the first time, have the option to purchase gasoline that doesn’t add c O 2 to the atmosphere, at a price that competes with fossil fuels. —Greg Smithies, Partner, BMW i Ventures.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2010

Already, Kagoshima Prefecture has offered a purchase incentive for EVs. Nissan and Kagoshima Prefecture believe the Development of a CO2-Free Island project will be a study in best practices for similar countries and regions throughout the world. A study on utilization of electricity generated by EVs also will be conducted.

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CO2 Nissan Emissions Installation 186

Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2019

Countries with policies to encourage fuel economy through a mix of regulation and efficiency-based purchase incentives saw 60% faster improvements than those without. Global average market share per vehicle segment and average fuel consumption per segment, 2014-17. Source: GFEI.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

The card can be used to purchase Audi e-gas at more than 650 fuel stations in Germany. Customers who choose this option can obtain an Audi e-gas fuel card for a flat price of €14.95 (US$20.43) per month. In addition, the costs for the quantities of gas refueled by each customer are deducted via the Audi e-gas fuel card.

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Audi Germany Gas CO2 275

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2023

The agreement focuses on the two companies working on common sustainability projects, including the use of ArcelorMittal’s XCarb reduced and low-carbon products, as well as identifying ways to strengthen the circular economy both within and beyond the manufacturing and purchase of steel products.

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Emissions CO2 Carbon Renewable 218

Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2021

—Dr Andreas Wendt, member of the Board of Management of BMW AG responsible for Purchasing and Supplier Network. By 2030, CO 2 emissions should be about two million tonnes lower than today’s figure. BMW Group press plants in Europe process more than half a million tonnes of steel per year.

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Boston BMW Companies CO2 246

Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2013

Customers can order a quota of e-gas when they purchase the car. TFSI in the five-door model can burn natural gas, biomethane and Audi e-gas; with its bivalent design it can also use gasoline. This gives it a total range of some 1,300 kilometers (808 miles).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2009

In related developments, two proposed Midwestern gasification plants with which Denbury has CO 2 purchase contracts, one in Illinois and one in Indiana, have been selected to proceed to the term sheet negotiation phase under the US Department of Energy Loan Guarantee Program.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2012

Because of the high purchase prices for electric cars, there is a need for incentives.“for In Europe, the EU Commission wants to reduce CO2 emissions dramatically. “But last year, we sold just 2,000, including 100 at retail,” Reithofer said on Thursday at the “Handelsblatt” annual conference in Munich. for example, the tax law.”.In

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Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2022

In addition, purchasing and driving zero-emission cars will become cheaper for consumers. This regulation encourages the production of zero- and low-emission vehicles. With CO 2 standards, we create clarity for the car industry and stimulate innovation and investments for car manufacturers. —Rapporteur Jan Huitema (Renew, NL).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2012

the purchase price and costs of ownership for the first owner are still currently too high. The proposals would in total save 160 million tonnes of oil and around 420 million tonnes of CO2 in the period to 2030. T&E instead is calling for 2020 targets of an average 80g CO 2 /km with an additional 60g CO 2 target for 2025.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2010

has signed a 15-year contract with Osage Bio Products, an affiliate of Osage Bio Energy, for the purchase of carbon dioxide that is produced from Osage’s barley-to-ethanol bio-processing operations in Hopewell, Va. Praxair, Inc. Earlier post.) Carbon dioxide is a by-product of ethanol fermentation.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2018

Today, new plants in Europe are already planned with a CO2-neutral energy supply from the start. With a CO2-neutral energy supply of the plants, we are consistently pursuing this approach and are actively driving sustainability in production. The decision also fits with our overall strategy.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2011

Under the new agreement, Whiting will purchase 80 million cubic feet (80,000 Mcf/d) of compressed CO 2 per day from TCEP—representing approximately 60% of TCEP’s total volume of captured CO 2 —during the first five years of TCEP’s operation, with gradually declining amounts and an option to extend the purchases thereafter.

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Coal Texas Oil CO2 186

Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2012

Economic signals such as fuel and vehicle fees which provide clear monetary incentives to consumers (to drive less and purchase more-efficient vehicles) and automakers (to improve vehicle efficiency beyond the minimum requirement set by performance standards).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2011

These buyers are willing to pay an average premium of $4,500 to $6,000, on average, when purchasing a green vehicle; do not expect their upfront investment to be amortized over time through lower operating costs; and are willing to pay about 10 to 20 percent more in terms of the total cost of ownership over the vehicle’s life.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2022

In March, Shopify, one of the largest corporate purchasers of long-term carbon removal, announced the first purchase of E-Jet® through the company's Sustainability Fund. Transitioning to E-Jet will not only reduce reliance on fossil fuels but will release fewer particulates and reduce impacts on neighboring communities.

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Alaska Renewable Fuel CO2 221

Green Car Reports

JUNE 8, 2018

Scientists have discovered a way to recapture CO2 and recycle it into fuel. And Waymo's purchase of up to 62,000 Chrysler Pacific Hybrids could account for one-third of FCA's available consumer tax credits. Kia has revealed official specifications for the Niro EV.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

Good Energy sources all its electricity from certified renewables across Britain; the company has some of the strictest purchasing policies in the energy industry and a main electricity tariff that’s certified by the independent Green Energy Supply Scheme.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2023

Adapted purchasing strategies—that include Outokumpu standard stainless steel with the highest recycling rate in Europe and producing with green energy (1.7 Adapted purchasing strategies—that include Outokumpu standard stainless steel with the highest recycling rate in Europe and producing with green energy (1.7

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

T&E pointed to a June 2010 report by TNO/CE Delft finding that by returning to the engine power levels of 1997 (“optimal engine sizing”), fuel costs and CO 2 emissions could be cut by up to 16%, vehicle purchase costs by up to 10%, and total cost of ownership by up to 12%.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2010

Another consequence of this downturn is that some industrialized countries may need to purchase less emission rights from reduction projects in developing countries, which, in turn, means that there will be less funds available for emission reductions in those developing countries.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2020

The three countries that do not apply CO2-based taxation are Estonia, Lithuania and Poland. However, just 13 member states offer purchase incentives, such as bonus payments or premiums, to buyers of electric cars. Several countries still tax cars on their power, price, weight, cylinder capacity, or a combination of these factors.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2022

Under the commercial agreement, United has agreed to purchase at least 300 million gallons of SAF over 20 years from Dimensional. Dimensional Energy, which recently received a $3.1-million

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Mercedes-Benz Cars has entered into a power purchase agreement with Statkraft, Europe’s largest producer of renewable energy, enabling Mercedes-Benz Cars to source electricity directly from wind farms in Germany, whose subsidies from the Renewable Energy Act (EEG) expire after 2020. Statkraft is an important player in energy trading.

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Wind Mercedes Cars Germany 286

Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2022

Mercedes-Benz plans to cover more than 70% of its energy needs through renewable energy by 2030 by rolling out solar and wind power at own sites as well as through further Power Purchase Agreements. Additional CO2 savings are expected to be achieved through further measures—i.e.,

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Like any commodity market, it is driven by the law of supply (eligible emissions units offered from different sources) and demand (eligible emissions units purchased by aircraft operators to offset their international aviation emissions under the CORSIA).​.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2014

Getting the right values directly affects consumer purchases and calculations, as CO 2 emission levels are frequently used by authorities to define the taxes to be paid by the vehicle owner. Even values given by car makers for CO 2 emissions from cars and fuels already in the market have been questioned repeatedly. —Methanol report.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 4, 2022

He was most concerned that the car he had purchased because it was environmentally friendly might have turned out to be the antithesis of that? So, was more CO2 […]. By David Waterworth with Paul Wildman Recently, Paul Wildman, a well-educated friend of mine who also happens to own a Tesla, happened upon a TED talk.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2009

High-level technology roadmap for the UK’s decarbonization of road transport. Click to enlarge. The UK Transport and Business Secretaries launched the Government’s vision for cutting carbon from road transport over the next five years.

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