Sustainability

New ratings comparing whole life car emissions show little difference between many electric and internal combustion engined cars Green NCAP, the sustainability offshoot of Independent crash test body Euro NCAP has launched a new life cycle assessment (LCA) programme designed ...

First-ever Mercedes-Benz Concept Store launched in Singapore

Mercedes-Benz Concept Store in Great World. Mercedes-Benz Singapore, together with authorised agent Cycle & Carriage, has unveiled its very first Concept Store. Located in Great World, the concept store aims to showcase what sustainability means to Mercedes-Benz. It will ...

Porsche Extends Commitment To Sustainability With Investment In EFuel Production

Porsche is extending its commitment to sustainability by investing in the production of fuel from renewable sources. The company recently invested US$75 million to acquire a 12.5% stake in HIF Global LLC. HIF Global is a holding company of ...

What are alternative fuel vehicles?

We explore the types of ‘alternative fuels’ used to power cars including hydrogen fuel cells, LPG, CNG, electricity and others In the simplest terms, alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) are vehicles that run on fuels other than conventional petrol or diesel. ...

What are non-exhaust emissions from cars?

Why tyre dust, brake particles and road wear can be a significant source of pollution, and how you can reduce these non-exhaust emissions from your car Recently we’ve all become more aware of the impact that emissions from petrol and ...

Great India Drive 2021 image gallery: Hyundai Alcazar in Jim Corbett National Park

On the 2021 Hyundai Great India Drive, we visit the Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand with the Hyundai Alcazar. We aren’t just soaking in the pristine nature of this region but are meeting up with a local naturalist and ...

Great India Drive 2021: Sustainable tourism in Jim Corbett with the Hyundai Alcazar

Usually, on the Hyundai Great India Drive, we bring you to a stunning corner of our country as you see in these pictures. But this time, we decided to do things a bit differently. Why not focus on the stories ...

MIND-SHIFT: A Compendium on Future Mobility, Circularity and New Urbanism

SHIFT Mobility and pressrelations present an exclusive study of the megatrends in Future Mobility: “MIND-SHIFT: A Compendium on Future Mobility, Circularity and New Urbanism” Berlin, March 30, 2022 – The eagerly awaited study “MIND-SHIFT: A Compendium on Future Mobility, ...

PROTON Uses Solar Power To Reduce Emissions And Cost At Tanjung Malim Plant

PROTON is using solar power at its Tanjung Malim plant to reduce its CO2 emissions as well as electricity cost. This solar initiative will help the national car maker reduce its CO2 emissions by 11,536 tonnes a year, besides ...

Automobili Lamborghini supports Global Recycling Day

Recycling and upcycling projects steering towards an increasingly sustainable future Sant’Agata Bolognese, 18th March 2022 – Automobili Lamborghini is supporting Global Recycling Day. Falling on 18 March every year, it was launched by the Global Recycling Foundation in 2018 to promote ...

Reduced speed limits and car free Sundays mooted in plan to save fuel

International Energy Agency launches a 10-point plan to save 2.7 million barrels of oil a day As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues to threaten the global oil market, the International Energy Agency has proposed a 10-point plan designed to lower ...

Electric car particulate pollution myths busted by RAC report

A new report casts doubt on claims that EV tyres and brakes produce more particulates than those of petrol and diesel cars Motoring organisation the RAC has commissioned an expert report from leading battery electrochemist Dr Euan McTurk to address ...

Used I-PACE batteries get a second life in portable solar charging unit

The Jaguar TCS Racing endeavours in the 2022 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship made use of the 125kWh unit during testing in the UK and Spain. Jaguar Land Rover have partnered with Pramac to give their used I-PACE ...

Jaguar launches portable power pack using recycled I-Pace batteries

JLR has collaborated with Off Grid Energy to produce a portable energy station using decommissioned batteries from its I-Pace electric car Jaguar Land Rover has announced a partnership with power system firm Off Grid Energy to create a portable powerstation ...

Sunshine powers Shell stations in Malaysia

Sunshine contains energy and it’s free and abundantly available, so it makes sense that it can be used to power facilities. Modern technology had made it possible to collect sunshine and convert it into energy and Shell Malaysia is ...

Polestar O2 concept shows that sportscars will still exist in the electric age

Polestar, the Swedish car brand in the Geely Group, began its existence as a racing team before its expertise was used to start developing high-performance Volvos. It must have done pretty good work that Volvo decided to acquire it ...

Ford to create separate business units for EVs and for combustion vehicles

For the auto industry, this decade is one which will require a major decision to be made on the type of vehicles to produce in future. It is clear that, going back to horse carriages, electrification of motorcars is ...

Hyundai Motor Group Unveils Renewed Website

Renewed website will provide first-hand information on Hyundai Motor Group’s activities with a focus on customers and humanity Site design optimized for digital content, such as short-form videos and live broadcast of presentations PR content has been integrated to ...

Petronas To Spawn New Entity To Focus On Clean Energy Solutions

A new entity will be set up by Petronas to focus on the research and development of clean energy solutions by mid-2022. According to the company, it will work independently in its pursuits but also collaboratively with its Carbon Management ...

Car recycling: how much of your old car is reused?

Legislation dictates that 95 percent of a car has to be recycled when it’s scrapped; we follow the high-tech process… We have all become more aware of our environmental impact over the years – for most of us, it’s become ...

Audi approves V6 diesels for use with Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil

Renewable HVO fuel reduces CO2 in some Audi models by up to 95 per cent compared with fossil diesel Audi has announced that some of its V6 diesel engines have been approved for use with renewable fuels, as part of ...

Polestar Project 0 to be completely carbon neutral

Collaboration announces key suppliers for totally climate-neutral Polestar Project 0 car coming early next decade Polestar has updated its commitment to produce a completely climate-neutral production car by 2030 by establishing a number of agreements with key industry suppliers, who ...

ULEZ should be replaced with smarter incentives, London Assembly told

Air pollution expert suggests paying people to choose greener transport options rather than charging drivers The London ultra-low emission zone (ULEZ) is a “blunt instrument” that should be replaced with smarter incentives that reward people for choosing green transport options, ...

Corn-based ethanol biofuel is less eco-friendly than petrol

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 as ...

Volvo Car Malaysia Maintains Sales Growth Despite Challenging Environment

Volvo Car Malaysia stated that it managed to maintain its sales growth in 2020 despite the challenging market environment. While the company saw a dip in sales performance in the first half of 2020, falling by 56.1%, it managed to ...

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 ...

RE:GENERATE Initiative Pairs BMW Group Malaysia With Sustainable Solutions Projects

BMW Group Malaysia is pairing up with 3 sustainable solutions projects under the RE:GENERATE initiative; the 3 partnerships are with Precious Plastic Malaysia, EV Connection and Pentas Flora. The RE:GENERATE initiative has the aim of developing impactful sustainable solutions ...

Hyundai Motor Group Banks On Hydrogen To Fuel The Future

While other manufacturers have been tinkering with battery electric vehicles (BEV), Hyundai has had forays into fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV) powered by hydrogen for over a couple of decades now. It established a fuel cell technology research team in ...

Shell Malaysia Appoints General Manager Of Mobility For Malaysia And Singapore

Shell Malaysia has appointed Seow Lee Ming to the post of General Manager (GM) of Mobility for Malaysia and Singapore. She takes on this new role this month and will lead the strategic development and growth of Mobility in ...

SOCAR Welcomes MoF Intention To Drive Green Transportation And Economy In Budget 2022

Recently, the Minister of Finance (MoF) Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz said that the government will look into policies related to the financing of sustainability and the green economy in Budget 2022. This includes short to long term ...

Scania Ecolution Partnership Pays Off For Naidu Trans Logistics Sdn Bhd

The Scania Ecolution partnership is paying off for Johor-based Naidu Trans Logistics Sdn Bhd. The logistics company, which operates a fleet of Scania prime movers, is seeing better results in reducing its carbon footprint after signing the Maintenance contract ...

Michelin Just Keeps Rolling Along

We normally think of the Michelin brand in doughnut form (or an inflated mascot). But at the recent 2021 Movin’On World Summit on sustainable mobility, Michelin showcased innovations that take it beyond the usual. Still related to mobility, Michelin’s ...

Volvo Batik Reusable Facemasks Support Sustainability And Local Livelihoods

The Volvo Batik Reusable Facemasks collection is a collaboration between Volvo Car Malaysia, Three Little Ahmads and NanoTextile. This collection of anti-microbial facemasks aims to provide a more sustainable alternative to disposable facemasks as well as to support the ...

Shell Malaysia Continues Commitment To Reduce Carbon Emissions From Retail Operations

L-R: Ahmad Nizam Amirudin, Business Development Manager, Cleantech Solar (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd; Ar. Serina Hijjas, Chairman, Green Building Index (GBI) Accreditation Panel; Shairan Huzani Husain, Managing Director, Shell Malaysia Trading Sdn Bhd & Shell Timur Sdn Bhd; Ariff Shahbudin ...

Michelin Tyres To Be 100% Sustainable By 2050

Riding on its VISION concept tyre that it introduced in 2017, the Michelin Group has made a commitment to a future where its tyres are 100% sustainable. The VISION is an integrated wheel and tyre concept that is airless, connected, ...

Scania Malaysia Establishes Sustainability Fund For Primary Schoolchildren

Scania Malaysia has established a fund to support the growth of future sustainability leaders in Malaysia. The ‘Master Sustainability By Scania’ fund is established to motivate and assist primary schools in Malaysia to start up curricular activities, extra-curricular activities ...

NEXTGen Malaysia: An Event On Sustainability And Electrified Mobility By BMW Group Malaysia

BMW Group Malaysia will be holding a public event on sustainability and electrified mobility. The NEXTGen Malaysia event will bring together a network of like-minded organisations, visionaries, entrepreneurs, and influential individuals who are in a pursuit of sustainable solutions. ...

2021 Altair Enlighten Award To Include Award For Sustainability Initiatives

The 2021 Altair Enlighten Award will expand beyond recognising innovative lightweighting efforts in the automotive industry to include sustainability initiatives. The awards, presented annually with the Center for Automotive Research (CAR), is now open for submissions. “Year after year, ...

Volvo Cars And City Of Gothenburg Work On Sustainable Transport Options And Infrastructure

Volvo Cars is teaming up with the City of Gothenburg to develop sustainable technologies for the future. Gothenburg, Sweden is Scandinavia’s largest port city and also the hometown of Volvo. With the aim of achieving a climate-neutral city by ...

Your future Ford will have parts made from coffee bean skins!

Ford Motor Company has long been making car parts from discarded materials that can be recycled. In one example, old jeans were used as sound insulation material for the first generation of the Focus. Besides plastic bottles, recycled resins ...

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