Manufacturer Motoring Waste Water 
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
A team of researchers from the Critical Materials Institute (CMI), a US Department of Energy Innovation Hub led by the Ames Laboratory, developed a novel way to extract rare earth elements from the high-powered magnets in electronic waste ( earlier post ). This copper can be recovered, or it can be reused in other operations.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 2, 2018
Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have used magnets recovered from used computer hard drives in an electric motor. The permanent magnets made from rare earth elements were reused without alteration in an axial gap motor, which can be adapted for use in electric vehicles and industrial machinery.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 27, 2018
Ford Motor Company has met its goal to reduce manufacturing CO 2 emissions eight years ahead of schedule. The goal, set in 2010, aimed to reduce the company’s global carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing operations by 30% per vehicle produced by 2025. We are proud of the work we have done to achieve this goal.
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AUGUST 27, 2016
General Motors is adding 2 million water bottles from Flint, Michigan residents into its Do Your Part water bottle recycling initiative. GM Global Manager of Waste Reduction John Bradburn demonstrates the Chevrolet Equinox engine insulation made from used water bottles from several GM facilities. An estimated 1.2
Green Car Congress
APRIL 13, 2022
Glencore and General Motors announced a multi-year sourcing agreement in which Glencore will supply GM with cobalt from its Murrin Murrin operation in Australia. The company will then expand into magnet manufacturing around 2025 at its new production facility in Fort Worth, Texas.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 27, 2022
Bentley Motors will launch five new electric cars from 2025. Crewe is to become a “Dream Factory”— a digital, zero environmental impact, flexible and high-value manufacturing facility. Crewe is to become a “Dream Factory”— a digital, zero environmental impact, flexible and high-value manufacturing facility.
Baua Electric
JANUARY 9, 2024
But now it says it will rely heavily on hydrogen fuel cells generated from plastic, food, and organic waste to power a whole new generation of EVs, from passenger cars to heavy-duty trucks. For the Nexo, a recharge can take you 380 miles, with its only emissions being water vapor. It has set its target as the far-away date of 2050.
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