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Polestar, the luxury electric Volvo spin-off, has announced a collaboration to develop a “truly climate-neutral car.” The Swedish manufacturer has signed letters of intent with companies that operate across the automotive supply chain including SSAB, Hydro, ZF, ZKW, and ...

Autoliv to collaborate with Polestar on groundbreaking climate-neutral car

Autoliv, Inc., the worldwide leader in automotive safety systems, today announces its intent to collaborate with Polestar in its industry-leading initiative Polestar 0 Autoliv, Inc., the worldwide leader in automotive safety systems, today announces its intent to collaborate with Polestar ...

ZF: “Polestar 0 Project”: Together to the climate neutral car

ZF joins forces with industry-spanning alliance of suppliers and research institutions Along with its partners, ZF continues to drive the decarbonization of mobility forward as the first tier 1 supplier group in the automotive industry to participate in the “Polestar ...

Polestar announces collaboration initiative with global suppliers to speed up development of climate-neutral car; calls for research

Some of the world’s leading automotive industry suppliers, namely SSAB, Hydro, ZF, ZKW and Autoliv, are joining forces with intent to collaborate with Polestar in its development of a truly climate-neutral car – uniting companies across the auto supply chain ...

Polestar Roping in Suppliers to Build Truly Climate Neutral EV by 2030

Polestar If you still haven’t heard, we swiftly passed the point of no return when it comes to climate change and are in damage control mode. While most automakers are either launching or preparing to launch their first serious ...

Polestar aims for a climate-neutral car by 2030, seeks help from suppliers and beyond

Polestar aims to build a truly climate-neutral car by 2030—in that it will not only eliminate emissions from driving but from every different aspect of production, and even sales and support. That’s a lofty goal—especially considering that the project, ...

Polestar Partners with Suppliers to Make Its EVs Climate Neutral

Polestar–the all-electric arm of Volvo–teams up with major industry suppliers to try to eliminate carbon emissions. Polestar Polestar is partnering with major automotive suppliers, targeting to create a car using zero carbon emissions by 2030. As part of the Polestar ...

Polestar 0 Project announces partners and invites others to join the effort to deliver a climate-neutral EV by 2030

Swedish EV automaker Polestar has begun sharing its initial list of potential collaborators for its Polestar 0 Project – the company’s initiative to change the way cars are made by eliminating emissions from the entire supply chain. In addition ...

Study suggests corn-based ethanol “is not a climate-friendly fuel”

A study from the US suggests mixing corn-based ethanol into petrol to make biofuel may not be as environmentally friendly as previously thought. The familiar practice of mixing corn-based ethanol biofuel into petrol may not be as environmentally friendly ...

U.S. corn-based ethanol worse for the climate than gasoline, study finds

Corn-based ethanol, which for years has been mixed in huge quantities into gasoline sold at U.S. pumps, is likely a much bigger contributor to global warming than straight gasoline, according to a study published Monday. The study, published in ...

Mazda to use SKYACTIV-D engine with next-generation biofuel in endurance racing

For those following auto industry trends, it would appear that the future has to be electrified; first, hybrids with a combustion engine and electric motor, and then just an electric motor alone. It’s considered the only way to address ...

Extreme E to add Extreme H in 2024 with hydrogen fuel-cell powered rallycars

Hydrogen is in the air all the time but lately, the gas that is the lightest element has been ‘in the air’, so to speak, with companies like Toyota running a hydrogen-fuelled engine in the Super Taikyu race series in ...

Study Finds That Ethanol May Be Worse For Climate Than Gasoline

Analysis of corn-based ethanol production from end-to-end yields some potentially bad news for this biofuel. Ask riders about ethanol and you’ll probably get some audible hissing—and maybe even the reflexive, protective hugging of a fuel tank or two. While we’ve ...

Polestar says car industry moving ‘too slowly’ following COP26 climate pledge

Swedish car maker Polestar says the car industry is doing ‘too little, too slowly’ when it comes to climate targets. A number of companies have signed the Glasgow Declaration on Zero Emission Cars at the COP26 climate conference, which is ...

U.S. corn-based ethanol worse for climate than gas: study

A third of Brits would use their car less to fight climate change

A third of British drivers would be willing to use their car less in a bid to fight climate change. A study of 2,000 UK adults, commissioned by Ford, has investigated the sacrifices people would be willing to make and ...

Williams Racing announces plan to be ‘climate positive’ by 2030

Williams Racing has launched a new Sustainability Strategy with the goal to be ‘climate positive’ by 2030. The UK-based Formula 1 team says the plan has been developed over the past year in collaboration with experts, and has five key ...

Eighth day of climate protests on M25

Climate activists blocked part of the M25 for an eighth day, causing long queues of traffic. Insulate Britain supporters glued their hands to the ground at Junction 30 at Thurrock in Essex at around 8am on Thursday. Essex Police said ...

Road development scheme’s ‘undesirable’ climate impact ignored, High Court told

The Department for Transport’s £27 billion road development scheme is unlawful after the Government ignored its impact on climate change, the High Court has heard. In March 2020, the Department for Transport (DfT) set out its Road Investment Strategy 2 ...

One year in: Biden, climate change, and the auto industry

Ian Graig takes a deep dive into the outlook for US government policy toward the auto industry in 2022 During his first year as president, Joe Biden proposed or enacted several major policy changes with significant implications for the automotive ...

Building on commitment to equitable climate action, General Motors announces doubling of its Climate Equity Fund

GM commits an additional $25 million to equitable climate action through its Climate Equity Fund Today, General Motors announced it will expand on its philanthropic commitment to equitable climate action by doubling its Climate Equity Fund, dedicating a total of ...

Ford company creates compelling COVID-killing car climate…procedure

Ford in America reckons it can kill 99% of Coronavirus particles in cars by simply heating the cabin for 15 minutes. It has demonstrated the procedure using police cars in multiple US cities including New York, Los Angeles, Ohio ...

Matchbox cars to take new climate friendly direction

Matchbox cars, playsets and packaging will be created from 100 per cent recycled, recyclable or bio-based plastic by 2030, their creators Mattel have stated. It follows the toy maker’s plans to make all of its products and packaging from entirely ...

Climate Change Committee: ban petrol and diesel by 2032, hike car tax

The UK Government’s think tank on climate matters, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC), has recommended banning the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2032 at the latest – up to eight years earlier than originally planned. The ...

Volvo Buses wins UITP climate and health award

Volvo Buses scooped the prestigious industry award for its successful electromobility implementation in Gothenburg, Sweden Volvo Buses scooped the prestigious industry award for its successful electromobility implementation in Gothenburg, Sweden. Not only does the award recognise the positive environmental benefits ...

Volvo Buses Electric Mobility Effort Recognised With UITP Climate & Health Award

Volvo Buses has been recognised with a prestigious industry award for its electric mobility effort. The successful implementation of its electric bus system project in Gothenburg, Sweden has been recognised for the positive environmental benefits it has had on ...

Public must be involved in switch to net zero, says climate adviser

The Government must engage people in the “profoundly positive” changes in life that lie ahead as the UK moves to a “net zero” economy, a leading climate adviser has warned. The Climate Change Committee’s chief executive, Chris Stark, said switching ...

Porsche To Co-Develop ‘Missing Link’ Climate-Neutral Synthetic Fuel

You’ve heard of Porsche (hopefully) but probably not so much about the ‘Energy’ division of Siemens, the German multinational tech and industrial giant. Regardless of your familiarity, the two companies have recently announced a partnership to develop and explore large-scale ...

Polestar aims to create the first climate neutral car by 2030

Polestar has announced its ambitious plan to build the world’s first climate neutral car by 2030. The Swedish firm, which spun off from Volvo in 2017 with the goal of building high-performance electric vehicles, wants to eliminate emissions from its ...

Electric cars better for climate in 95 per cent of the world, says study

Electric cars are better for the environment over their lifetime than petrol-powered counterparts, a new study has found. It counteracts a common thought that electric vehicles contribute just as much to carbon emissions as combustion-engined cars through the production ...

BMW CEO warns against premature phaseout of combustion engines: “I don’t think that would help the climate or anyone else”

BMW CEO Oliver Zipse recently shared a warning about the auto sector’s impending retirement of the internet combustion engine. According to the executive, a premature end to the internal combustion engine would not be preferable, and it probably won’t ...

New USPS Mail Trucks Could Be Put On Hold Due To Climate Concerns

© insideEvs.com Copyright Oshkosh Defense US Postal Service Delivery Truck There’s a billion-dollar contract for a fleet of new gas-powered trucks, but the EPA says more should be electric. It was nearly a year ago – in February 2021 ...

Watch Bugatti Centodieci Go Frozen In Climate Test Chamber

Putting the finishing touches before the production begins later this year. The Bugatti Centodieci is hardly considered a new model anymore. It debuted way back in 2019 and hasn’t hit the production lines yet. The reason? The French automaker wants ...

BorgWarner joins Department of Energy’s Better Climate Challenge aimed at significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions

Aligns with BorgWarner’s pursuit of carbon neutrality BorgWarner Inc., (BorgWarner) today announced that it has joined the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Better Climate Challenge, a national leadership initiative that calls on chief executive officers, university presidents and state and ...

200 EVs for UN's Paris climate conference

PARIS: The Renault-Nissan Alliance will provide the world’s largest electric-vehicle fleet ever to an international conference. As the official passenger-car provider for the United Nation’s COP21 climate conference in Paris, the Alliance will provide 200 pure electric vehicles to ...

Climate 'carbon budget' soon maxed out, says study

VIENNA: The window of opportunity for humanity to cap global warming by slashing greenhouse gases is closing faster than previously thought, according to a study released Tuesday. Earlier estimates of our “carbon budget” — the amount of heat-trapping carbon ...

Petrol taxes drop globally despite climate change, study shows

PARIS: The average tax on petrol in 157 nations fell 13 percent from 2003 to 2015, even as the world acknowledged the need to slash greenhouse gases from fossil fuels, researchers reported Monday. Over 13 years, consumption of gasoline ...

Climate groups clamour for SUVs to be banned

FRANKFURT: Climate groups including Greenpeace and Deutsche Umwelthilfe called today for sports-utility vehicles (SUVs) to be banned as part of a wider campaign to curb pollution by the auto industry. Carmakers should stop developing large, heavy cars and vehicles ...

Launching climate summit, Britain plans to fast-track ban on new petrol and diesel cars

LONDON: Britain will ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2035, five years earlier than previously planned, Prime Minister Boris Johnson will announce today as he launches a major UN climate summit due to take place ...

Carmakers must overhaul production plans to hit climate goals, says report

LONDON: The world’s 14 biggest carmakers are on course to miss globally agreed climate targets, a leading sustainable finance think tank said today, urging investors to do more to pressure boards to change their production plans. The report by ...

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