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EVgo, UC San Diego Partner to Promote EV Charging and Energy Storage Innovations

EVgo, an electric vehicle (EV) DC fast charging solutions firm, has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the University of California, San Diego to help support developments in sustainable energy technology, according to a recent ann... View More

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Whole Foods Customers Cut Carbon With EV Fast Charging

A detailed analysis of 10 electric vehicle (EV) fast charging NRG EVgo Freedom Station sites at Whole Foods Market locations in the San Francisco Bay Area shows a 191 percent increase in EV charging over the last year.EV drivers also show a significa... View More

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Ford Earns Top Grade for Water Conservation

Ford Motor Company received the top score for its work on global water conservation from CDP, the world’s only environmental disclosure agency.  Ford is one of eight corporations to receive CDP’s highest honor for its work on water issues, from ... View More

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Ford, P&G Looking to Gecko for Adhesive Innovations

Researchers from both companies are looking to biomimicry in hopes of improving adhesives and increasing the recyclability of auto parts. ... View More

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VW Scandal a Growing-Up Time for the CSR Movement

The scandal that erupted recently around Volkswagen’s “diesel” pollution scam is going to reverberate across the corporate world − and so it should. All around the world surveys have shown that a majority of consumers care about whether the c... View More

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VW Scandal a Jolt to 'CSR' That Reaches Far Beyond the Auto Industry

What started as a sordid tale of Volkswagen rigging half a million cars with “defeat device” software has snowballed into a global scandal as the German automaker later admitted 11 million of its cars were involved in the deception. ... View More

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Ford Research & Engineering Center Goes Landfill-Free

Ford Motor Company’s Research & Engineering Center is now landfill free, helping the automaker achieve its goal to trim global waste-to-landfill by 40 percent per vehicle produced from 2011 to 2016. The R&E Center sits on 720 acres in Dearb... View More

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World's first top mount with polyurethane bearing and polyamide housing

BASF is now expanding its expertise in top mounts to enable car manufacturers an optimum combination of weight savings, pleasant acoustics and vibration damping. The unique NVH (noise, vibration, harshness) solution is made possible by combining two ... View More

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Tesla Smashes Consumer Reports Rating System, Branches Into Sharing Economy

Tesla Motors is charging forward with a new partnership with home-sharing startup Airbnb and a record-breaking variant of its Model S, the P85D.The Tesla Model S P85D smashed the Consumer Reports’ rating system, setting a new benchmark for a perfec... View More

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UK Trialing 'Electric Highways' That Will Wirelessly Charge EVs

Highways England and Under Secretary of State for Transport Andrew Jones MP announced today that off-road (test track) trials of technology needed to power electric and hybrid vehicles on England’s major roads are due to take place later this year.... View More

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Novelis Unveils Next-Generation High-Strength Alloys for Automotive Industry

Novelis, the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, today announced the development of the Novelis Advanz™ 7000-series of high-strength alloys designed for safety-critical components of vehicle structures. Two to three times stronger tha... View More

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Google Tests Air Pollution Monitoring With Street View Cars

Google and environmental sensor networks firm Aclima announced this week that they have partnered to map and better understand urban air quality.Three Google Street View cars equipped with Aclima’s mobile sensing platform took measurements of nitro... View More

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Trending: Ford Seeks Sustainable Rubber Alternative, While Chevy Lightweights New Corvette

Two major American automakers have formed innovative partnerships aimed at producing vehicles with lighter and more sustainable materials.First, Ford is in search of a sustainable alternative to rubber. Due to the extreme price fluctuations of natura... View More

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Ford, FCA US Partner with DOE to Develop Dual-Fuel Vehicles

A new partnership between Ford, automaker FCA US LLC and the Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory could lead to more efficient engines on the road. Announced this week, the research collaboration will explore technical concepts and de... View More

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Toyota, Nissan, Honda Funding Japanese Hydrogen Infrastructure Development

Toyota Motor Corporation, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. and Honda Motor Co., Ltd. have shared details regarding a new joint support project for the development of hydrogen station infrastructure in Japan. In addition to partially covering the operating cost... View More

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Wearables, Startups, 3D Printing Helping Ford Drive Progress in Autonomous Vehicles Technology

Today, Ford announced progress on its commitment to developing autonomous vehicle technology, including innovations in wearable technology and collaborations with startups in Silicon Valley to make mobility solutions more accessible. The announcement... View More

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Ford Leaders Discuss New Sustainability Report, Environmental Achievements, Smart Mobility

On Wednesday, Ford Motor Company released its 16th annual sustainability report, highlighting progress to reduce its environmental impacts and to innovate “smart mobility” models that accommodate growing interest in alternatives to vehicle owners... View More

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Ford Pushes Sustainability Leadership for Next Era of Driving

William C. Ford II’s best decision as chairman of Ford Motor Co. was to bring in Alan Mulally as CEO in 2007 and watch the former Boeing manufacturing chief transform Ford from an also-ran into a global industry leader before he left last year. But... View More

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Ford Continues Development of Smart Mobility Plan with Research Partnerships, Enhancements

Earlier this week, Ford’s vision for the future of personal mobility was on display at CES Asia in Shanghai. ... View More

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2016 Ford F-150 Comes with CNG/Propane Conversion Option, Reducing CO2 Emissions by 20%

Last week, Ford announced that its 2016 F-150 truck will have an available gaseous-fuel prep package that enables 5.0-liter, V8-powered models to run on clean, low-cost compressed natural gas (CNG) or propane, making Ford the only manufacturer of a C... View More

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