http://www.just-auto.comLatest Environment industry news - from just-auto.com© 2009 All content copyright just-auto.com. Published by Aroq Ltd.Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:22:11 GMTSat, 21 Nov 2009 02:22:11 GMTjust-auto.com - RSS feedjust-auto.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss20Volvo and Mack are the first truck manufacturers to have their engines certified by the US Environmental Protection Agency and the California Air Resources Board as meeting upcoming 2010 diesel emissions standards, the most stringent in the world.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102147Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:47:00 GMTIf you turned the Jodrell Bank radio-telescope on its side and filled it with cornflakes to create one colossal breakfast bowl, you would still have fewer cornflakes than there are kilobytes residing in just-auto's automotive research archive. Dave Leggett dives in to the cornflakes, sorry kilobytes, in search of a few interesting factoids to brighten your Friday arvo (links are to articles freely available to all).http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=101965Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:11:00 GMTVauxhall says that fuel efficiency improvements made on its Corsa small car will see it sell more sub-125g cars than any other model range in the UK next year.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102135Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:09:00 GMTThe London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) has announced that BMW has become the 'Automotive Partner' of London 2012.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102111Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:50:00 GMTVolvo Trucks says it is now launching an upgrade of the world's first hybrid refuse truck. The upgraded vehicle is now being released with new components and software to be tested by Veolia Environmental Services in central London.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102118Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:14:00 GMTIntel Corp has said it sees big opportunities in wind forecasting for power generation and in information management for electric vehicles.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102115Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:55:00 GMTThe Toyota Fund for Europe (TFfE) today announced the awarding of 18 grants totalling close to EUR600,000 to support community activities primarily focused on the environment.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102107Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:39:00 GMTTwo wind turbines, each with a height of 150 metres, have begun operations producing 'green' electricity for Ford's Genk plant in Belgium.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102080Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:12:00 GMTSKF and Ricardo have signed an agreement to develop energy efficient solutions to better serve the increasing customer demand from the automotive industry for increased fuel economy and reduced CO2.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102091Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:36:00 GMTElectric cars could help China and other countries reduce their dependency on oil but the government must provide incentive to make the shift, said Nissan and Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102038Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:17:00 GMTNorthern Lights Energy (NLE), the initiator of the 2012 project and provider of infrastructure and services for Electric Vehicles (EV) in Iceland, has signed an agreement with the Reva Electric Car Company (REVA) to jointly develop the electric vehicle market in Iceland.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102047Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:05:00 GMTFord isays that it is the first automaker to develop and use environmentally friendly wheat straw-reinforced plastic in a vehicle.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102023Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:07:00 GMTToyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. (TMS) has announced that it has joined US Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) WasteWise program. WasteWise encourages organisations to reduce municipal solid waste through waste prevention, recycling and buying or manufacturing recycled products.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102027Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:17:00 GMTBorgWarner has said that it expects US$1.8bn of new powertrain business for the period 2010 through 2012.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=101993Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:40:00 GMTThe worst global downturn in the motor industry in decades has had a disastrous effect on South Africa's local catalytic converter industry.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=101997Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:26:00 GMTThe automobile sector may be one of the most globally integrated manufacturing industries on the planet, but national governments (or continental bodies in Europe) still hold sway regarding regulation. As part of a management briefing exclusively available to just-auto's members, we examine the environmental legislation impacting on the auto sectors in the US, the EU, Canada, Japan, South Korea, India and China. Extracted here is the section on South Korea.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=101967Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:18:00 GMTHummer has announced a series of updates for its 2010 Hummer H3 and H3T models, including a biofuel capability as part of its plan to offer a biofuel powertrain in all body styles by 2010.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=101982Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:44:00 GMTIn the run-up to the Autosport International show to be staged in Birmingham, UK, in January, just-auto talked with show director Ian France about initiatives to transfer motorsport technology to the automotive industry.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=101957Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:52:00 GMTA UK government funded project to develop a new all-electric and affordable urban car, manufactured using what is described as an 'innovative and sustainable production process' has been announced.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=101929Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:54:00 GMTShanghai-based SAIC, partner of GM and VW in China and owner of SAIC Motor, China's biggest automaker, plans to invest RMB6bn (US$879m) to develop and manufacture clean energy vehicles between now and 2011, the official Xinhua news agency said, quoting SAIC chairman Hu Maoyuan.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=101912Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:13:00 GMT