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Study: Synthetic fuels cost more money and cause more CO2 emissions vs. batteries

Green Car Reports

As buzz around synthetic fuels builds, the Europe-focused environmental group Transport & Environment (T&E) cautions that vehicles burning these supposedly greener fuels may cause more carbon-dioxide (CO2) emissions than battery-powered vehicles, and cost more as well.

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This Zero Emission Mobility (ZEM) EV captures CO2, cleaning the air as it drives

Electrek

A team of 35 students from the Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands has created a Zero Emission Mobility (ZEM) vehicle – a fully electric, battery-powered EV that captures carbon dioxide (CO2) as it drives.

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Volkswagen LCA highlights carbon benefits of EV vs diesel on Golf: 119 vs 140 g CO2/km; ID. family to reduce footprint

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In contrast, most emissions from the battery-powered electric vehicle are generated in the productions phase. The battery production and the complex extraction of raw materials are responsible for this. model planned for 2020 by more than 25% per kilowatt hour (kWh) of battery capacity compared with the e-Golf.

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CESifo: EVs not the best option for reduction in on-road CO2 in Germany given power mix

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According to the study, natural gas combustion engines are an ideal technology for transitioning to vehicles powered by hydrogen or “green” methane in the long term. They report that even with today’s technology, total emissions from a combustion engine powered by natural gas are already almost one-third lower than those of a diesel engine.

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EVs are “simply better” for environment, even in fossil fuel dominated grids

The Driven EV News

New study finds that battery-powered electric vehicles (BEVs) contribute at most half the CO2 emissions of diesel or gasoline cars across their lifespan, regardless of country of operation. The post EVs are “simply better” for environment, even in fossil fuel dominated grids appeared first on The Driven.

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Mitsubishi Fuso to begin series production of fuel-cell trucks by late 2020s; concept eCanter F-CELL

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The Vision F-CELL delivers 135 kW of motor power, supplied by a 75 kW fuel cell and a 135 kW high-voltage battery. The modular high-voltage battery provides from 13.8 MFTBC believes that truly CO2-neutral transportation will only be realized through either battery-powered electric vehicles or hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles.

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Daimler Truck AG and Volvo Group launch new joint venture cellcentric for heavy-duty fuel cell systems

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According to Daimler Truck AG and Volvo Group, purely battery-electric and hydrogen-based fuel-cell trucks will complement each other depending on the individual customer use case. Hydrogen-powered fuel-cell electric trucks will be key for enabling CO2-neutral transportation in the future.

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