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K-pop Fans Force Hyundai to Ditch Aluminum Supply Deal - Wardsauto  (Apr 2) |
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Apr 2 · Hyundai is forced to end its deal with an Indonesian aluminum supplier after millions of K-pop fans support a climate campaign against the deal. Campaigners say the automaker would be using metal smelted with greenhouse-gas-heavy coal-fired energy. Ironically, Hyundai had signed the agreement with PT Adaro Minerals Indonesia in 2022 in a bid to reduce its own carbon footprint by using more sustainable and recyclable materials, such as aluminum, in its vehicles, Reuters reports. However, the use of coal to smelt the material triggered a campaign by a climate activist group, Kpop4Planet. Thousands of fans joined the call to ditch the deal, forcing Hyundai to back down in ... Read more ... |
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Audi to raise share of electric cars to 25 percent of US sales - Wardsauto  (Jan 07, 2016) |
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Jan 07, 2016 · Wards Auto is part of the Informa Tech Division of Informa PLC This site is operated by a business or businesses owned by Informa PLC and all copyright resides with them. Informa PLC's registered office is 5 Howick Place, London SW1P 1WG. Registered in England and Wales. Number 8860726. BERLIN, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Audi aims to increase the share of electric cars to a quarter of its U.S. deliveries by about 2026 as the luxury brand steps up efforts to improve battery technology, the head of its U.S. operations said on Wednesday. Audi is developing battery packs in-house while forging "tight relationships" with leading battery makers to underpin "a lasting and ... Read more ... |
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