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The new Tonale Plug-in Hybrid Q4 from Alfa Romeo achieves 26g/km CO2 emissions and 235mpg consumption in the combined WLTP cycle.

Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team reported a staggering 89% reduction in CO2 freight emissions after Spa-Zandvoort-Monza biofuels truck trial. The team’s 16 Actros Gigaspace trucks used Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO 100) biofuel – a 100% renewable fossil fuel-free product derived from vegetable oils, waste oils and fats.

In 2021, 7.7 million kilogrammes (17 million pounds) of recycled plastic were used in General Motors vehicles.

Ford Motor Company’s Model T averaged up to 9km/l (21mpg). Today, the average car only achieves around 10km/l (25.2mpg). However, the most fuelefficient cars can reach over 25km/l (60mpg).

BMW Group’s production of almost 2.5 million vehicles per year generates around 780,000 tonnes of waste. In 2021, 99% of this waste was recycled (93.4%) or (thermally) recov ered (5.8%).

Trim levels for the IONIQ 6 from the Hyundai Motor Company include bio paint derived from veg etable oils for the doors and recycled fishing nets used to make the carpet.

Formula Motorsport Limited and Formula 1 Global Partner Aramco will introduce the use of sustainable fuels in both FIA Formula 2 and Formula 3 Championships from 2023.

The fuel revolution has already begun in Formula 1, with 2022’s generation of cars running on ‘E10’ fuel, a blend of 90% fuel and 10% renewable ethanol.

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