Daimler aims to have the very first commercial vehicle plant powered entirely by renewable energy by 2018, by installing solar arrays and purchasing green energy for its BharatBenz production facility
Environment
Toyota Hybrids save 1.5 million moon trips of fuel
Al-Futtaim Motors celebrates the WWF’s Earth Hour and Toyota’s announcement of huge fuel savings globally owing to the sale of its hybrids
Al-Futtaim Motors organises UAE desert clean-up
Al-Futtaim Motors pursues sustainability with company-wide environment activity, alongside efforts to promote hybrid-electric and fuel cell technology in the UAE
SDLG wins environmental leadership and CSR awards
Shandong Lingong Construction Machinery wins double award energy for saving product initiatives and successfully meeting low carbon emissions targets
Nissan unveils first solid-oxide fuel cell vehicle
Nissan has unveiled a zero-emission e-NV200 prototype, which it claims is the first vehicle in the world to be powered by a solid-oxide fuel cell
UAE: Fujairah, RAK to introduce environmental fees
From 1 February, 2016, companies transporting natural materials outside the borders of Fujairah and Ras Al Khaimah will have to pay an on-the-spot environmental fee of AED7 per ton
Counting Costs: MAN Truck & Bus on Euro V adoption
The damning figure of 80 micrograms of pollutants per cubic metre marks the Emirates with the dubious accolade of being the most polluted country in the world
Ford commits $100,000 for Middle East conservation
Firm’s environmental initiative invites grants from existing projects
Volvo pushes ahead with sustainability initiative
Construction Climate Challenge will help fund environmental research
Komatsu to start production of latest engines
Komatsu begins production of emission regulations-compliant engines