Ford Hits CO2 Emissions Goal Eight Years Ahead of Schedule
Ford Motor Company on Wednesday released its 19th annual Sustainability Report, which revealed that the automaker has achieved its goal of reducing carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing by 30 percent a full eight years ahead of schedule. Ford’s Environmental Quality set the goal of a 30 percent reduction in CO2 emissions generated by global manufacturing […]
GM China’s Green Supply Chain Reduced CO2 Emissions by 5.5 Million Kilograms
One month ago, General Motors set an ambitious green energy goal to power all of its operations worldwide entirely by renewable energy by the year 2050. At the time, GM announced that it was already in the process of installing an array of solar panels to its Chinese facilities. However, it seems that before GM […]
Toyota Targets 40 Percent Emissions Reduction in North America
Toyota says it will aggressively use Virtual Power Purchase Agreements with renewable energy providers to cut down emissions from its North American operations by up to 40 percent over the next three years. The move is part of Toyota’s Environmental Challenge 2050 goal of completely eliminating its global emissions from plant operations. Under the VPPAs, […]
Porsche Has Reduced Emissions 75% Since 2014
Porsche says it is “on course for success when it comes to sustainability,” having reported a reduction in CO2 emissions by more than 75 percent per vehicle since 2014. Over the same period of time, Porsche also reduced energy consumption by 31 percent, reduced solvent usage in production by 34 percent, and reduced water consumption […]
Reducing Vehicle Weight Is Key to GM’s Zero-Emissions Strategy
As General Motors works toward its goal of a zero-emissions future, reducing vehicle weight is a crucial part of those efforts. Lightening vehicles lessens the force it takes to move them and reduces their emissions. Since 2016, GM has lightened 14 of its vehicles by a combined 5,000 pounds. That has saved 35 million gallons […]
Independent Testers Show Dismal Emissions Compliance in Europe’s Diesel Cars
It seems that when it comes to diesels, Europe is in a rough position. Europe has long been a hotbed for diesel vehicles, where they have been historically regarded as cleaner than conventional gasoline engines, partly because they emit less CO2 (although far more NOx) and have stronger fuel efficiency numbers. However, the Volkswagen diesel […]
Despite Increased GOP, Honda Reduces CO2
Honda North America released its 12th annual North American Environmental Report this week, a small beacon of positive climate news in the face of yuge environmental adversity. With North America’s future carbon footprint likely to rise under the election of a president who plans on repealing the Clean Power Plan and believes that global warming […]
German Government Official Says Country Needs Emissions-Free Cars by 2030
All across Europe, countries are working on legislation that can significantly reduce the amount of emissions released from gasoline-powered transportation. Norway just announced a set of proposals that will make it illegal to sell gasoline-powered cars by 2025; The Netherlands has also proposed similar laws. Now, Germany is looking to get on the “emissions-free” bandwagon. […]
European Automakers Blame Roads For Emissions Woes
It’s no secret that the European Union is cracking down pretty hard on CO2 emissions to help reduce global warming. There are benchmarks set in 2021 and 2030 for automakers in the region to meet certain emissions goals to help make European roads a bit cleaner. According to AutoExpress, there are serious concerns from the […]
GM Head of Global Powertrain Wants Unified Emissions Testing Standards
Dan Nicholson, General Motors’ Vice President, Global Powertrain, will soon be taking the reins of the International Federation of Automotive Engineering Societies, and he tells Automotive News that he intends to use his standing as FISITA president to push for a new global standard for emissions testing. Nicholson told Auto News at this week’s FISITA […]
Ford Europe Funds CO2 Conversion Experiment
Ford’s European Research and Innovation Center in Aachen, Germany is leading a €3.5 million research project that will determine the viability of using alternative fuels in a manner that could lead to near zero particulate emission diesel cars that will operate with the same kind of power and performance and typical internal combustion engined vehicles. New […]
Chevrolet’s Carbon Credits Purchase to Cut 40K Tons of CO2
Chevrolet announced last week that it has purchased carbon credits from 11,000 acres of North Dakota prairies in order to eliminate about 40,000 tons of annual carbon dioxide emissions from the atmosphere. According to US Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, the emissions being saved by Chevrolet’s carbon credits purchase are roughly equivalent to what […]
“Nissan LEAF: Beyond Zero Emissions” Looks at Sustainability in Production
The on-road effects of the Nissan LEAF are clear enough from the statistics: the world’s best-selling electric car has driven a cumulative 913,000,000 kilometers in its four years on the market and has contributed to saving more than 151,000 tons of CO2 emissions. But, as LEAF Chief Vehicle Engineer Hidetoshi Kadota points out in “Nissan […]
Mercedes-Benz Fleetwide Emissions Reduced 4.3 Percent
Mercedes-Benz is one step closer going green this year after the announcement that, in total, Mercedes-Benz fleetwide emissions have been reduced by 4.3 percent. This reduction, which is due in part to a recent mandate made by the European Commission, means that the German carmaker only has another 29 percent to go before meeting the […]
Honda Wind Turbines at Ohio Plant to Reduce Emissions
In continuing their quest to reduce CO2 emissions, Honda Transmissions Manufacturing of America has announced that it has finalized installation and will commence operation of two wind turbines at the Russells Point, Ohio transmission plant. The Honda wind turbines venture is the product of an agreement with a subsidiary of ConEdison Solutions of Valhalla, New […]
EPA Study Finds SUV Popularity is Harming Climate Change Progress
With trucks and SUVs now accounting for 80% of new car sales in the U.S., one can only imagine just how much further along we would be if
Toyota Doubles Down on EV Strategy, Again
Toyota’s stance is that while carbon neutrality is important, EVs are not the only solution for automakers to reach it
Honda Remains Most Fuel-Efficient Automaker* in America
*Excluding Tesla
From 2015 to 2020, Honda improved the average fuel economy of its fleet by 0.6 miles per gallon