Auto West BMW was awarded “The Most Sustainable BMW Dealership in the World” title at this year’s prestigious BMW Sales Excellence Award Ceremony, held at the iconic BMW Museum in Munich, Germany. This highly esteemed award recognizes dealerships worldwide who are paving the way for a greener future, while supporting BMW AG’s worldwide commitment to
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The first Sustainability Hackathon was held at the BMW Technology Office in Mountain View, Calif. The purpose of the event was to share ideas and develop new apps in the areas of electro-mobility and sustainability. The winning app is designed to help electric-car users communicate quickly and simply with one another on an anonymous basis
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Electric vehicle projects are getting a cash boost from the Canadian government. Canada’s Minister of State (Sport) and Member of Parliament for Bramalea-Gore-Malton, the Honourable Bal Gosal, announced Friday, May 3, that the Government of Canada will invest over $21 million for 13 innovative clean energy projects in the Greater Toronto Area. These projects are
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General Motors became today the first automaker among 40 major U.S. companies to sign a “Climate Declaration,” collectively asserting that responding to climate change is good business. The campaign is organized by sustainable business advocacy group Ceres and its Business for Innovative Climate & Energy Policy, or BICEP, coalition. GM’s participation was announced today at
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American Honda Motor Co., Inc. announced yesterday its plan to create the Honda Smart Home US, a showcase for environmental innovation and renewable energy enabling technologies that demonstrates Honda’s vision for sustainable, zero-carbon living and personal mobility. This vision includes the use of solar power to charge a Honda Fit EV battery electric vehicle. A
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As rises the popularity of biofuels, so does the need for specific crops to provide the “bio” part of the fuel. With this in mind, NexSteppe announced the launch of its first sorghum hybrid products in the U.S. and in Brazil. NexSteppe’s new Malibu sweet sorghum hybrids and Palo Alto high biomass sorghum hybrids are
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Sacramento will be the host of hybrid cars, EVs and many new green technologies as the Green California Summit and Exposition takes hold of the Californian city. On Thursday and Friday, State and Consumer Services Agency Secretary, Anna Caballero, will participate as co-chair of the 7th annual Green California Summit and Exposition at Sacramento’s Convention
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American Honda Motor Co., Inc. announced last week the installation of a new fuel cell system on its Torrance, Calif. campus. The fuel cell will produce one megawatt of energy, and significantly reduce CO2 emissions from Honda’s operations in the region. “A stationary fuel cell system is a natural next step in our ongoing efforts
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There could be more North American-sourced rare earth metals in our EVs in the future. Rare Element Resources Ltd. announced a 65-percent increase to its total Measured and Indicated (M&I) rare earth elements (REE) resources estimate at the Bear Lodge Project, from 571 to 944 million pounds of rare earth oxide (REO). The updated resource
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Volkswagen is taking a different approach to offer a greener solution for vehicles’ air conditioners. And, it says, it is taking another important step towards sustainability and environmental protection by choosing CO2 as the future refrigerant for its air conditioning systems. A week ago, at the Geneva International Motor Show, the Volkswagen Group affirmed its
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