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US invests heavily to clean up transport sector

2022-09-22T12:45:00Z

At this week’s ALSC Global conference in Detroit the US DoE’s Dr Jacob Ward outlined the opportunities new legislation has created for OEMs and suppliers.

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A sustainable supply chain inbound and out at BMW

2022-08-02T13:00:00Z

BMW’s Maike Rotmann and Wolfgang Rudorfer explain the strategies being put in place as part of the company’s Green Transport Logistics project for emission-free logistics

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A sea change for sustainable vehicle delivery

2022-04-20T10:56:00Z

Short-sea vehicle carriers, including Höegh Autoliners and UECC, are investing in cleaner vessel technology to meet ambitious goals and make shipping more sustainable

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VW to use sustainable electricity for all shipments by rail in Germany

2020-09-14T10:25:00Z

Volkswagen Group aims to switch all of the material, parts and vehicles it moves in Germany with state-run rail provider Deutsche Bahn to ‘green electricity’ by 2021 and also wants to increase the number of vehicles it moves by rail in Germany to 60% by 2022, an 8% increase on the number currently moved 

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Samsung SDI to supply Volvo with truck batteries

2019-07-24T09:40:00Z

South Korea’s Samsung SDI has agreed to provide battery cells and modules to Volvo Group. The deal is part of an alliance the pair has signed to develop battery packs for Volvo’s electric-powered trucks…

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Scania welcomes plans to promote electrified road technology

2017-02-01T10:04:44Z

Truckmaker Scania has welcomed plans by Sweden and Germany to speed up the development of electrified road technology.The plans are part of a new innovation partnership between the two countries launched on Tuesday (January 31st) during a visit to Sweden by German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The partnership aims to strengthen ...

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BMW’s ‘connected’ logistics: Shaping a self-steering supply chain

2016-12-22T10:01:00Z

BMW’s senior vice-president of logistics, Jürgen Maidl, and other executives talk to Automotive Logistics  about the carmaker’s drive towards a decentralised and fully connected logistics flow

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BMW opts for Eco Plus from DB Schenker Rail

2013-11-20T16:40:13Z

DB Schenker Rail has begun transporting vehicle components in Germany for BMW using its Eco Plus service between Frankfurt am Main to the carmaker’s plants in Regensburg and Landshut. The service, which DB Schenker promotes as being CO2 free because it purchases the electricity used from renewable sources, will run ...