Tag: SightGlass News Issue 33

Audi Q6 e-tron

The Audi Q6 e-tron is the brand’s first electric vehicle built on the new Premium Platform Electric (PPE), a collaborative effort with Porsche for the Macan.  It features various trailblazing advancements, including redesigned prismatic battery cells, a predictive thermal management system, and E³ 1.2 electronic architecture. Continue reading Audi Q6 e-tron debuts ‘predictive’ thermal management

A column by VASA President Brett Meads You could be forgiven for thinking the following is a crude attempt at satire, perhaps even sarcasm – or maybe a bad dream – however, you would be wrong. This is a bizarre set of circumstances, with long-term negative environmental consequences, thanks to a sad omission by those Continue reading Lack of restriction on high-GWP mobile air-conditioning refrigerants in Australia: A missed opportunity

Cool-Safe ups refrigerant bounty to $40/kg New Zealand refrigerant stewardship operator Cool-Safe has announced a significant increase in its Bounty Buy-Back payments for recovered synthetic refrigerants, from $NZ25.00/kg to $NZ40.00/kg. Cool-Safe last increased this bounty from $NZ15/kg to $NZ25/kg in October 2022. Funding is derived from ‘New Zealand Units’ obtained by offsetting greenhouse gas emissions, Continue reading Cool-Safe ups refrigerant bounty to $40/kg