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Volkswagen, Land Rover, among those paying millions in fines for missing CO2 targets

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European automakers including Volkswagen and Jaguar Land Rover had to pay $552 million in fines for missing CO2 emission targets in 2020, the first year new regulations were put in place, according to a new report. From Automotive News Europe : Suzuki missed its target by 10.4 grams per km.

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Six Japan-based companies establish Research Association of Biomass Innovation for Next Generation Automobile Fuels

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ENEOS Corporation, Suzuki Motor Corporation, Subaru Corporation, Daihatsu Motor Co. The Research Association will study how to use the high concentration of oxygen generated as a byproduct during hydrogen production as well as the CO2 generated during bioethanol fuel production.

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JATO: new car average CO2 emissions highest in Europe since 2014; slow EV uptake insufficient to counter fewer diesels and more SUVs

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At group level, Nissan Group, Renault Group, Mitsubishi and Suzuki posted average emissions lower than the total market’s average of 121.8 Along with Lexus brand, Toyota posted an average of 99.0 g/km of CO 2 in 2019, 14.3 g/km less than the next best in the ranking, PSA. Volkswagen Group, Europe’s largest maker, recorded an average of 123.6

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Suzuki splashes some new touches

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Suzuki has launched a new revised and refreshed Splash model this week, which boasts emissions as low as 109g/km CO2. Displaying design revisions to both the exterior and interior, the new Splash mini-MPV model also comes with no price increases over its predecessor and is available with the carmaker’s popular VAT free offer.

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Suzuki offers the cheapest way to 99g/km CO2

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Available for as little as £5,995 and VAT free until September 30, 2012, the new Suzuki Alto is now one of the easiest ways to buy a low-emission new car. The UK’s ‘most affordable new car’ just got even easier to buy with the launch of a new offer. Benefitting from recent revision, the new [.].

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Suzuki to reveal new 70g/km CO2 lightweight car

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One such car maker is Suzuki, with plans to reveal a new concept called the G70; a lightweight small petrol car expected to emit as little as [.]. With February now upon us, the 82nd Geneva Motor is just a month away and the car makers are already revealing details of some of its forthcoming highlights.

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Panasonic develops highly efficient artificial photosynthesis system with gallium nitride semiconductor for conversion of CO2 to formic acid

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Suzuki, Hiromitsu Tanaka, and Tsutomu Kajino (2011) Selective CO 2 Conversion to Formate Conjugated with H 2 O Oxidation Utilizing Semiconductor/Complex Hybrid Photocatalysts. Applied Physics Letters , Volume 100, Issue 24, id. 243904 doi: 10.1063/1.4729298. Shunsuke Sato, Takeo Arai, Takeshi Morikawa, Keiko Uemura, Tomiko M.