Green Cars News

OCTOBER 3, 2012

Audi has developed two new e-fuels using different waste materials. These combine salt or waste water with waste CO2, sunlight and special genetically modified microorganisms suspended in pipes. Audi says its e-ethanol can power petrol vehicles with only minor [.].

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MAY 16, 2018

Today, new plants in Europe are already planned with a CO2-neutral energy supply from the start. As part of the electric offensive, Mercedes-Benz Cars counts on local emission-free vehicles. With a CO2-neutral energy supply of the plants, we are consistently pursuing this approach and are actively driving sustainability in production.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Heating energy and water consumption per car are reduced by 20%. Five‑percent less waste (paint sludge) is created for each car that is painted. The new paint shop incorporates technologies such as air recirculation, dry separation and exhaust air cleaning that enable a significant reduction in the use of resources.

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JUNE 16, 2012

Ford has reduced the amount of energy required to produce each vehicle in its manufacturing facilities by 22% in the last six years. The company also announced plans to reduce usage another 25% on a per-vehicle basis by 2016. Ford vehicles continue to be a major focal point of the company’s efforts to reduce environmental impact.

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Baua Electric

MAY 10, 2024

Biofuels can emerge as viable solutions for targeting the existing parc as well as the new ICE vehicle sales. Electric vehicles in particular have been gaining increasing attention with the penetration in new sales expected to be ~18% for 2023. This has brought into focus technologies such as electric, hybrid and hydrogen.

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MAY 7, 2019

The Global Gas Flaring Reduction Partnership, a World Bank initiative, notes that billions of cubic meters of natural gas are flared annually at oil production sites, wasting valuable energy resources and contributing to climate change by releasing millions of tons of CO2 into the atmosphere.

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MAY 25, 2017

By 2025, vehicles and components are to be produced in a way which is 45% more environmentally compatible than in 2010, the reference year for the current Think Blue. in environmental impact: energy -23.5%; CO 2 - 28.6%; waste -58.6%; water -27.5%; and solvent emissions -7.6%. environmental program. Earlier post.). —Dr.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2017

The Tri-Gen facility will use bio-waste sourced from California agricultural waste to generate water, electricity and hydrogen. tons of hydrogen per day, enough to power the equivalent of about 2,350 average-sized homes and meet the daily driving needs of nearly 1,500 vehicles. MW of electricity and 1.2 Earlier post.)

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JUNE 19, 2015

made progress in reducing CO 2 emissions and improving sustainability in its global corporate activities in fiscal year 2014 while simultaneously increasing vehicle production and plant energy efficiency. NESCO’s area of focus will expand to include waste water loss and waste reduction, in addition to energy loss and CO 2 reduction.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Audi e-diesel has the potential to make conventional combustion engines operate almost CO2-neutrally. The green power generated on site in the hydroelectric power station produces hydrogen and oxygen from water by means of electrolysis. To produce it, the power-to-liquid plant converts surplus hydropower into synthetic fuel.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 28, 2024

Picture this: Workers clad in standard-issue workwear, step onto the factory floor involved in cell manufacturing for electric vehicles (EVs). To mitigate problems such as these for the electric vehicle industry, Finland-based Lindstrom has begun offering specialised uniforms that come with carbon filaments in the fabrics.

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MARCH 1, 2013

The Audi e-gas plant uses the renewable electricity in the first stage for electrolysis—splitting water into oxygen and hydrogen (Audi e-hydrogen), which could one day power fuel-cell vehicles. The CO 2 used in Audi’s e-gas plant is a waste product from a nearby biogas plant, operated by power utility EWE.

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Plug In India

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

By PluginIndia In this article and video, we show the real truth on how Petrol and Diesel vehicles cause far more air pollution compared to electric vehicles. If we used that electricity to power electric vehicles directly, it would be enough to power over 1 crore 17 lakh (1,17,12,422) Tata Nexon EV' for a month. In India 39.1%

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APRIL 23, 2019

Since operations began in April 2017, the Project Portal “Alpha” and “Beta” Proof of Concept Class 8 trucks have logged more than 14,000 miles of testing and real-world drayage operations in and around the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach while emitting nothing but water vapor. the first of which debuted today?is

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APRIL 19, 2012

Silver-level dealers must achieve a 10% reduction in total energy use, develop a water use reduction plan, and implement a comprehensive recycling program. —Steve Center, vice president of the Environmental Business Development Office. The program offers three achievement levels: Silver, Gold, and Platinum.

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JULY 15, 2015

The Audi e-gas plant in the city of Werlte in Lower Saxony ( earlier post ) produces CO 2 neutral-fuel (synthetic methane from water, renewable electricity and CO 2 ); it now also contributes toward stabilizing the public power grid. Both models can be driven climate-neutrally with Audi e‑gas—i.e.,

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OCTOBER 12, 2009

Among the projects discussed were reducing cold starts; using waste heat for different heating applications in the car; and a new implementation of a thermoelectric generator (TEG) for waste heat recovery. Heating with waste heat. Encapsulating the engine for heat retention. Click to enlarge. No more cold starts.

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JULY 31, 2009

The compound of wood and plastics prevents water absorption and thus increases the material’s durability. The fact that untreated wood, and even wood waste, can be used makes the application environmentally attractive. Therefore, the material can also be used in the vehicle interior, for example with trim parts.

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MAY 1, 2022

The BMW Group’s production network is on the cusp of a fundamental transformation: the Neue Klasse, due for production launch in 2025, is based on a completely new vehicle architecture. A single BMW production line can produce different drive types and vehicle models. —Milan Nedeljkovi?.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 19, 2023

In the fight against climate change, many countries have pledged to reduce their CO2 emissions to net zero. But not all of the vehicles, buildings, and industrial processes that now use fossil fuels can run on electricity alone. The technology to produce hydrogen by electrolyzing water has been around for more than 200 years.

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Get Electric Vehicle

JUNE 5, 2023

Which are the alternative fuels for cars that could replace gasoline in vehicle? Apart from petroleum, there are a few fuels and alternative energy sources that can be used in vehicles. There are proven and matured technologies to extract energy from fossil fuels and IC engines have been used in vehicles for a long.

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JULY 10, 2023

BMW Group Plant Dingolfing will use heat produced from regional biomass and its own waste wood to meet about 50% of its process hot water requirements from 2025 onwards. The heating plant will have three boilers operating year-round, as well as its own pallet and waste-wood shredder. Rendering of the biomass heating plant.

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OCTOBER 14, 2009

C increase in warming of the Arctic since 1890 as well as significant melting of the Himalaya-Tibetan glaciers that feed the major rivers of Asia, providing fresh water to billions of people. Biochar comes from cooking biomass waste at low temperatures with minimal oxygen (pyrolysis). Earlier post.).

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Get Electric Vehicle

APRIL 18, 2022

When most of us consider ways to reduce carbon emissions in the transportation sector, we immediately think of electric cars or vehicles in general, and in that case, we are right to a greater extent.  Unlike Lithium, hydrogen is the most plentiful element in the universe ( Lithium is the key component in electric vehicle batteries).

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FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Controlled Power Technologies (CPT) will deliver two technical papers at SAE World Congress in April on its SpeedStart torque assist and kinetic energy recovery system ( earlier post ) and TIGERS turbine integrated gas energy recovery system ( earlier post ) for 48V mild hybrid vehicles. Earlier post.) SpeedStart.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 5, 2010

Renault’s brand new Tangier plant, which is set to start up in early 2012 with annual capacity of 170,000 vehicles, is expected to establish new standards in low environmental impact. The plant will enjoy CO2 emission reductions of 98 per cent – the equivalent of around 135,000 tons a year with no industrial waste water to [.].

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NOVEMBER 11, 2014

Compared to baseline figures for 2010, the Group wants to reduce energy and water consumption, waste generation and emissions (including CO 2 emissions) by 25% in all of its business areas. and e-Golf) are equally important in ensuring that fuel consumption and CO2 emissions are further reduced.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

An international study of 10 global cities found that a balance of geophysical factors (climate, access to resources, and gateway status) and technical factors (power generation, urban design, and waste processing) determine the greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) attributable to cities. t e CO2/cap.) Credit: ACS, Kennedy et al.

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MAY 13, 2011

Respectively, each one is suitable for a very different type of drive concept: for electric cars, fuel-cell vehicles and CNG vehicles. This source of energy, generated in a climate-friendly manner, can be used to power fuel-cell vehicles in the medium-term. Ground is scheduled to be broken in Werlte, Germany in July 2011.

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Current EV

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

One of the most successful German-engineered luxury automotive brands, Audi AG delivered about 1.845 million vehicles globally in 2019. Audi sold just over 224,000 vehicles in 2019 and launched the brand’s first fully electric vehicle, the Audi e-tron – one of four fully electric models coming to the U.S. In the U.S.,

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My Electric Car

AUGUST 21, 2020

Honda have produced the Honda FCX Clarity FCEV, a hydrogen powered Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV), which they are leasing in limited numbers to selected customers in specially selected locations only. Similarly, Toyota released its Hydrogen Powered Mirai, but again only in selected locations and to selected customers.

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DECEMBER 5, 2012

natural gas vehicle. natural gas vehicle, previewed in a concept form in 2011 ( earlier post ) and revealed in its production version at the Geneva auto show in March this year, in Europe. The engine’s dual-circuit cooling system and integrated water-cooled exhaust manifold enable short engine warm-up times. The eco up!

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JULY 10, 2010

Algae cultures tend to be relatively dilute, and the energy requirement to remove water from the cultures can be a significant portion of the energy balance. saline water). The system should include a fuel processor that reforms a biomass-derived product or bio-fuel into a fuel for a 1-30 kW-scale distributed SOFC system.

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Green Cars News

MAY 5, 2009

The company’s British research and development HQ is home to an engineering team of around 3,000, which is responsible for developing engines and transmissions for all Ford vehicles in Europe, as well as the company’s commercial vehicle range.

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JUNE 7, 2010

Renault held a “2010 Environment Workshop” last week to showcase its progress across its range of vehicles’ full lifecycle through the Renault eco² program. A number of vehicles equipped with these engines will emit less than 100g of CO 2 /km. The combustion is of a higher quality and CO2 emissions are reduced. Select Engines.

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AUGUST 13, 2018

(Nissan’s e-Power is a non-plug-in series hybrid system that employs a small gasoline engine and a smaller battery pack than that of a full battery-electric vehicle.). Additionally, intelligent water systems will contribute to a 35% reduction in water usage.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) is awarding $100 million in Economic Recovery Act funding to 43 transit agencies for projects to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from both vehicles and facilities. Illinois Department of Transportation on behalf of seven transit agencies, Illinois: $4,030,000.

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