Green Car Congress

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

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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 ore is then mixed with water to form a slurry for processing in the HPAL circuit. Cobalt is a metal that makes up only 0.001% of the earth’s crust.

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MAY 3, 2023

announced that its subsidiary SoCal Biomethane will supply renewable natural gas (RNG) as facilitated by renewable fuels marketer Anew Climate to FuelCell Energy’s Tri-gen system to produce carbon-negative hydrogen and electricity for Toyota Motor North America, Inc.’s Anaergia Inc. The fuel cells will also produce a net 2.3

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

Cyclone Power Technologies and its licensee Phoenix Power Group have successfully powered-up the Phoenix 10, producing grid-tied electricity from the clean combustion of used motor oil. The system is powered by Cyclone’s WHE-25 engine with a clean-burning combustion chamber designed for the rigors of used motor oil. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2017

At the 38 th Vienna Motor Symposium Volkswagen is introducing a new, more fuel-efficient “Coasting - Engine off” micro hybrid system—which shuts off the engine completely—as well as a new, compact three-cylinder natural gas engine for the Polo. —Friedrich Eichler, Head of Volkswagen Powertrain Development.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2016

European carrier easyJet plans to test an electric taxi system later this year that utilizes a hydrogen fuel cell stowed in the hold, batteries charged by regenerative braking, and electric wheel motors. The only waste product is fresh clean water which could be used to refill the aircraft’s water system throughout the flight.

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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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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 19, 2023

—Stephan Winkelmann, Chairman and CEO of Automobili Lamborghini A high specific power electric motor on each axle ensures permanent all-electric drive in every condition, surface and driving style and a peak power of over one megawatt. Torque Distribution. 100 percent merino wool.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2021

General Motors and MP Materials ( earlier post ) have formed a strategic collaboration to develop a fully integrated US supply chain for rare earth magnets. Neodymium-iron-boron (NdFeB) magnets are critical inputs that enable electric motors to transform electricity into motion.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

Seven major European research institutes (Fraunhofer, CEA, TNO, VTT, SINTEF, Tecnalia and SP) have joined forces to invest in a joint program (Value from Waste) aimed at tackling the recycling of rare earth metals from waste. The aim is to extract valuable materials from the waste streams. —Odd Løvhaugen. 2012.12.037.

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MARCH 12, 2023

Aluminum is a critical element used in thousands of important products, but it can often interfere with quick and effective extraction of valuable rare earth elements (REEs) from coal waste byproducts. The film emits blue light in the presence of water and becomes significantly more intense in the presence of aluminum ions.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2022

Bentley Motors will launch five new electric cars from 2025. Having achieved carbon neutral production already in 2019, Bentley aims to reduce water consumption, waste to landfill and other environmental impacts for every vehicle built in Crewe to an absolute minimum until 2030. Bentley also revealed a £2.5-billion

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

At the 17 th Supercharging conference this week in Dresden, Controlled Power Technologies (CPT) will launch what it says is the first water-cooled electric supercharger developed for “quasi-continuous” boosting of commercial diesel engines, including those developed for off highway applications. Cobra electric supercharger. Click to enlarge.

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Water Commercial Engine Diesel 370

Green Car Congress

MAY 22, 2017

SAIC General Motors Corporation Limited (SAIC-GM), a joint venture between General Motors Company and SAIC Motor, has upgraded its car coating line at its Jinqiao South plant, which opened in 2003. —Kevin Cunningham, Pretreatment & Elpo Global Subject Matter Expert at General Motors.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Cyclone Power Technologies has received a purchase order from its licensee Phoenix Power Group (PPG) for two waste oil power generators. The new Phoenix 10kW waste oil generator will be powered by Cyclone’s WHE-25 engine—a compact, scalable waste heat engine—using a specially designed, clean emissions combustion chamber.

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APRIL 14, 2016

General Motors is turning its employees’ recycled water bottles into a noise-reducing fabric insulation that covers the Chevrolet Equinox engine. Given its drive to zero waste, all of GM’s global facilities recycle their water bottles. GM uses recycled content in many of its vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2022

Reclaiming these elements from electronic waste is becoming more important. Rare-earth-metal ions are also found in bodies of water and in effluent. One reason for this is that they are usually hydrated, meaning that they are bound to water molecules. However, they are hard to separate individually from aqueous solutions.

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Water Wind Waste Hydrogen 273

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JULY 10, 2020

PowerCell Sweden AB will participate in an EU project that will develop and operate a refuse truck with fuel cells for Renova AB, western Sweden’s leading environmental enterprise within recycling and waste management. Renova’s end customer, the City of Gothenburg, wants to increase testing of fuel-cell-powered refuse trucks. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2010

Cyclone Power Technologies and its licensee Phoenix Power Group (PPG) have announced positive results of preliminary emissions testing of the combustion system of the Phoenix 10, the first small-scale waste oil power generator. The Phoenix 10 demonstrated emissions of only 0.14 —Doug Petty, Vice President of PPG.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2011

Valvoline, a leading independent marketer of motor oil, has introduced its NextGen line of motor oils, featuring the inclusion of 50% recycled base oil. There have been earlier, generally unsuccessful attempts at marketing recycled motor oil; NextGen marks the first entry of such a product delivered by a major motor oil marketer.

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Oil Motor Motors Motoring 210

Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2014

The Dearman project is to deliver a production-feasible waste-heat recovery system for urban commercial vehicles, which offers life-cycle CO 2 savings of up to 40%; fuel savings of 25%, with the potential of up to almost 50%; and potential payback in less than three years. Engines Vehicle Systems Waste Heat Recovery' Earlier post. ).

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FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) plans to debut three new electrified models—two BEVs and a PHEV—in the US market this year. —Gill Pratt, chief scientist of Toyota Motor Corporation and CEO of Toyota Research Institute.

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JUNE 27, 2023

General Motors and Australia-based Element 25 Limited announced an agreement for Element 25 to supply up to 32,500 metric tons of manganese sulfate (MnSO 4 ) annually to support the annual production of more than 1 million GM EVs in North America.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

Ford Motor Company’s Oakville Assembly plant in Canada now sends no operational waste-to-landfill, an achievement that gives Ford Motor Company the distinction of becoming landfill-free at all its manufacturing facilities in Canada. A total of 21 Ford facilities around the globe maintain zero waste-to-landfill status.

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MAY 27, 2022

Rice University chemists working with researchers at the Ford Motor Company are turning plastic parts from end-of-life vehicles into graphene via the university’s flash Joule heating process ( earlier post ). The lab has since adapted the process to convert plastic waste into graphene and to extract precious metals from electronic waste.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2023

Factors including but not limited to cultivation region, cultivation mechanism, the effects of water quality and proximity of natural mineral sources, and harvest strategy are of interest. Within scope is continuous mineral extraction from growing macroalgae without destruction of the plant.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2018

Responsible use of water resources is a particular sustainability goal in San Luis Potosí. The facility will have the lowest water consumption per vehicle produced in the production network. The water needed for the painting process is reconditioned and recycled.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2018

Goodyear offered a preview during the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show of its EfficientGrip Performance with Electric Drive Technology, a prototype tire for the growing electric vehicle market that will be on the road by 2019 in Europe.

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Concept Light Water Connect 284

Green Car Congress

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). Improved Magnetic Materials for Motors. The trend for higher-temperature electric machines requires higher-temperature PMs. Wind Technologies.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2018

Ford Motor Company has met its goal to reduce manufacturing CO 2 emissions eight years ahead of schedule. In MQL, a machining tool is lubricated with a very small amount of oil sprayed directly on the tip of the tool in a finely atomized mist, instead of with a large quantity of coolant/water mixture.

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MAY 20, 2021

—Kumar Galhotra, Ford president, Americas and International Markets Group, Ford Motor Company. Designed with bumper-height clearance, this water-resistant space comes equipped with four electrical outlets, two USB chargers and a drainable floor that can double as a food and beverage container.

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DECEMBER 13, 2013

The technology is designed to recover waste heat from residential hot water heaters and reduce greenhouse gas emissions through the use of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. Matthew Summers of Summers Consulting LLC will receive $95,000 to optimize biofuel production from organic waste through DNA and RNA molecular testing.

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AUGUST 2, 2022

Ford Motor Company captured multiple honors from Altair in its 10th Annual Enlighten Awards. The awards “honor the greatest sustainability and lightweighting advancements that successfully reduce carbon footprint, mitigate water and energy consumption, and leverage material reuse and recycling efforts,” Altair said.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Material, previously stored in dumps and considered waste, can now be tapped into with this new form of resource-conserving extraction. Jetti Resources has developed a catalytic leaching technology that enables the extraction of copper from previously unexploited ores. Resources.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Ford Motor Company and its financing subsidiary, Ford Motor Credit Company, introduced the North America auto industry’s first sustainable financing framework, focusing on and paying for ambitious plans in vehicle electrification and other environmental and social areas.

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Plug In India

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

When the scooter goes in water and dust, all of that goes inside and damages the valve. Tip #3 - Clean Motor area with Gentle Water Spray On the OLA, you need to clean the mid drive motor. The motor is in such a location , where the tyre throws all the dirt onto it. This will affect the cooling of this motor too.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2017

At the Los Angeles Auto Show, Toyota Motor North America announced that it will build the world’s first megawatt-scale carbonate fuel cell power generation plant with a hydrogen fueling station to support its operations at the Port of Long Beach.

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