Cars That Think
DECEMBER 31, 2023
And yet more air conditioning exacerbates the very problem—climate change—that is driving the need for more air conditioning. Lithium Battery Ripe for Disruption, Inventor Says A car battery pack is opened, revealing the modules, at a Volkswagen pilot recycling plant in Salzgitter, Germany. What to do? Two words: heat pumps.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 28, 2010
Car journeys remained the dominant mode of transport, accounting for 72% of all passenger kilometers in the EU-27. Tags: Climate Change Emissions Europe Policy. Passenger transport continued to grow but at a slower rate than the economy. Towards a resource-efficient transport system—TERM 2009.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 5, 2009
Between 1995 and 2006 car ownership levels in the EU-27 increased by 22% (equivalent to 52 million cars, equivalent to the entire fleet of the UK and Spain combined), and passenger car use increased by 18%. Tags: Climate Change Emissions Europe Market Background Policy. Transport at a crossroads.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 21, 2010
At present, 17 of the 27 EU Member States levy CO 2 -related taxes on passenger cars, and 15 governments provide tax incentives for electrically chargeable vehicles, according to the newly published European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) Tax Guide 2010. In 2009, the market share of cars emitting 120 gCO 2 /km had risen to 25%.
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