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 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 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–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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 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, 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 ...
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 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 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 ...
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 ...
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 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 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 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 ...
© 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
LONDON: The New Weather Institute has called for a ban on advertising for SUVs (Sports Utility Vehicles), similar to bans on tobacco ads in many countries. According to the latest published figures, the rate of CO2 emissions from these ...
NEW YORK: Tesla Inc has suspended the use of bitcoin to buy its vehicles, chief executive officer Elon Musk said in a tweet on Wednesday, citing concerns about the use of fossil fuel for bitcoin mining. Bitcoin, the world’s ...
TOKYO: Toyota Motor Corp is rebranding its corporate investment arm as Toyota Ventures and adding two early-stage funds, including one focused on investing in startups developing solutions for climate change and carbon neutrality. The Japanese automaker is beefing up ...
Gas stoves are contributing more to global warming than previously thought because of constant tiny methane leaks while they’re off, a new study found. The same study that tested emissions around stoves in homes raised new concerns about indoor ...
1/3 U.S. President Joe Biden meets with private sector CEOs to discuss his Build Back Better agenda at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 26, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (Reuters) – Prominent U.S. business leaders expressed ...