Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 12, 2017
For the last 18 months, a fleet of 6 methanol-fueled versions of the Geely Emgrand 7 cars have been in Iceland. Among drivers testing the vehicles were CRI staff and members of the Icelandic Automobile Association as well as several local service providers in the auto industry. Geely is a shareholder ($45.5-million Earlier post.).
Green Car Congress
JUNE 27, 2020
2 -emissions-from-new-cars-vans-2019">According to provisional data published by the European Environment Agency (EEA), average CO 2 emissions from new passenger cars registered in the European Union (EU), Iceland, Norway and the United Kingdom (UK), increased in 2019, for the third consecutive year. g CO 2 /km—0.5 in 2018 to 1.3%
Green Car Congress
JUNE 25, 2019
Vans registered in the EU and Iceland in 2018 emitted on average 158.1 The main factors contributing to the increase of new passenger cars’ emissions in 2018 include the growing share of gasoline cars in new registrations, in particular in the sport utility vehicle (SUV) segment. g CO 2 /km. g CO 2 /km in 2018. g CO 2 /km—2.0
Green Car Congress
MAY 25, 2018
A new study by a team from Aarhus University in Denmark has found that car dealerships pose a significant barrier to electric vehicle adoption at the point of sale due to a perceived lack of business case viability in relation to gasoline and diesel vehicles. Their study is published in the journal Nature. —de Rubens et al.
Cars That Think
MARCH 16, 2024
government recently backed down from enacting tough new measures that would have forced automakers to quadruple their sales of electric vehicles by 2030. The move would have raised market share of all-electric vehicles in the U.S. Cost parity between battery- and petrol-powered vehicles will happen by 2026 in the U.S.
Green Car Congress
JULY 23, 2018
Policies to entice consumers away from fossil-fuel powered vehicles and normalize low carbon, alternative-fuel alternatives, such as electric vehicles, are vital if the world is to significantly reduce transport sector carbon pure-emissions, according to a new study. Share of EDVs in 2050. Note the different scaling used in the graphs.
Electric Auto Association
JANUARY 5, 2023
Driving electric can be a plus in cold weather. Here’s what two organizations— Resource-Media and Recurrent —had to say about the advantages of electric vehicles (EVs) in frigid weather. The heavy batteries also help with traction on icy roads. Others might have insulated/heated batteries that can help with charging times.
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