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These fruits and plants contain cellulose, which can be processed into tiny nano fibers that reinforce plastics used in automotive manufacturing. In addition to its renewable nature, the material is extremely strong and lightweight.
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Members of the new platform, called Global Compact LEAD, will work to implement the newly unveiled Blueprint for Corporate Leadership, a roadmap released by the UN Global Compact last year. The LEAD program's new members include Accenture, Intel, KPMG, Newmont Mining Corp., PricewaterhouseCoopers, Symantec, Coca-Cola, Novo Nordisk and Heineken, among others.
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The Chevy Volt's list of major awards and accolades grew this week with the addition of the North American Car of the Year title, which was conferred by automotive journalists in a vote announced on Monday.<br />
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In what it is hailing as the largest commitment of its kind, GE will buy 25,000 electric vehicles over the next five years for its own fleet, as well as for customers in its fleet management business.
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Shares of Tesla continued trading above $24 Monday, less than a week after the electric car maker announced Panasonic would pour $30 million into firm.
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Amtrak, the government-owned passenger rail corporation in the U.S., has awarded Siemens a $466 million contract to build 70 electric locomotives with energy efficient features.
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All the recent attention paid to electric vehicles, particularly those that run without gasoline, may not translate into sales, unless fuel prices skyrocket, a breakthrough technology emerges, or the government intervenes with incentives, according to a recent report.
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The two companies will collaborate on developing the underlying technology needed to support widespread electric vehicle use, including the infrastructure needed between charging stations and the back-end systems that will process various utility transactions.
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For the fifth consecutive time, Honda earned the title of Greenest Automaker for its efforts of maintain low smog and greenhouse gas emissions levels in its fleet.
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The move follows the first phase of the national program that will boost fuel efficiency to 35.5 miles per gallon by model year 2016. Some have speculated the administration could require automakers to increase fuel economy to 62 miles per gallon, but the head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recently balked at the suggestion until it conducts a full review.
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PepsiCo's Frito-Lay North America division will deploy five all-electric trucks in New York City this month as part of a green fleet expansion that will place 176 electric delivery vehicles on the road over the next year.
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Royal Caribbean Cruises Limited, the world's second largest cruise operator, has cut fuel consumption by about 4 percent with better designed ships, smarter sailing practices and energy efficiency measures that include installing solar window film in every ship in the fleet.<br />
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Hyundai Motor America, which is already planning to hit U.S. fuel economy requirements a year in advance, says it's aiming to hit at least 50 miles per gallon (mpg) for its passenger car and light truck fleet by 2025.
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United Parcel Service decreased energy and water use as well as its greenhouse gas emissions last year in the U.S., prompting the company to set a new goal of 20 percent improvement in automotive fuel efficiency by 2020, according to the firm's latest sustainability report.
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Enterprise Rent-a-Car and Pacific Gas and Electric put the spotlight on electric vehicles Tuesday as the companies moved to add the latest electric models to their fleets.
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According to the latest green fleet survey from PHH Arval, almost half of all corporate fleet managers are measuring their emissions, and encouraging emissions reductions through driver behavior change, despite the economic downturn.
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The telecommunications company will add 501 E-250 cargo vans converted to run on compressed natural gas (CNG), in addition to 576 recently purchased Chevrolet Silverado Two-Mode Hybrids.
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Later this year, Ford will begin selling 6.8-liter F-450 and F-550 Super Duty chassis cabs that are conversion-ready for compressed natural gas (CNG) and propane (LPG).
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Car rental giant Enterprise Holdings unveiled a new sustainability initiative Thursday aimed at reducing energy consumption and cost by 20 percent over the next five years at the companies vast network of neighborhood car rental branches and airport facilities. The initiative, called 20/20 Vision, began as a pilot in 2009 in select markets and is now being rolled out companywide.
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KKR and EDF revealed two-year results from their Green Portfolio Program and the results are impressive: millions in savings in operational costs, and 345,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions and 1.2 millions tons of waste avoided.
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The Coalition for Responsible Trucking has teamed up with the Environmental Defense Fund to develop programs to reduce truck-related air emissions at the nation's ports, beginning with those in the Southeast.
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Expansion of its alternative fuel vehicle fleet is one of several initiatives unveiled by the telecommunications giant Monday. It also plans to boost sustainable packaging and smart grid deployment efforts.
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UPS expanded its green fleet this week with the deployment of 200 next-generation hybrid electric vehicles in eight major U.S. cities.
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Software and automobiles take the next step forward with the announcement that Microsoft will partner with Ford Motor Co. to bring smart energy management to electric vehicles, beginning with the all-electric Focus in 2011.
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Devices developed by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory that could save the U.S. trucking industry $10 billion a year in diesel fuel are being tested at NASA Ames Research Center, home of the world's largest wind tunnel.