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Polestar reduced greenhouse-gas emissions by 6% per car in 2021

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Polestar has released its second Annual Review and Sustainability report , highlighting progress towards its ambitious climate goals. Polestar is targeting a truly climate-neutral car by 2030; to halve carbon emissions per sold car between 2020 and 2030; and to reach climate neutrality across its value chain by 2040.

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Delaware adopting California’s ZEV regulations

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In states already in the program, the automobile industry has successfully met the required percentage. Advancing these strategies will reduce carbon pollution, improve air quality and help support fuel savings for the average consumer. Each year, manufacturers must meet a ZEV credit amount that is based on average annual sales.

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EU reaches compromise on 2035 new ICE vehicle ban

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Germany’s proposal of allowing new ICE vehicles that burn carbon-neutral fuels past 2035 will be included in the new proposal. However, the carbon credit market that will regulate the emission of heating and road transport fuel will be delayed for an unknown amount of time. times the average of the price from two preceding years.

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Tesla Energy director believes Australia can become a large supplier of lithium

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. “But the speed of price increases in Q1 2021 was beyond expectation, with prices for lithium carbonate having nearly doubled in price since the beginning of the year,” George Miller told the Investing News Network (INN).

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Fast EV charging stations to be installed up and down motorways by 2025

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This audacious, yet crucial strategy is designed to speed up the transition to electric vehicles, shrinking the EU’s carbon footprint in the process. Jordan went on to say, “The integration of EV fast chargers along all key transport arteries is a bold statement of the EU’s resolve to confront climate change head-on.

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How Lindstrom is making EV cell manufacturing safer via its workwear | Autocar Professional

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To mitigate problems such as these for the electric vehicle industry, Finland-based Lindstrom has begun offering specialised uniforms that come with carbon filaments in the fabrics. The carbon filaments help distribute static charges across the fabric grid, preventing the charges from passing through.

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Potsdam/TUB/BMW report says cap-and-trade instrument for road transport fuels combined with vehicle efficiency metrics is the most promising policy approach to reduce transport GHG

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A cap-and-price scheme with a target quantity and corresponding price can alleviate rebound effects and perverse incentives of fuel efficiency and low-carbon fuel standards. A reform proposal is to use LCFS for regulating the carbon intensity of liquid fuels only. Source: CITIES. Click to enlarge.