CO2, Document and Pollution

Toyota a winner as CO2 reduction plan introduced to parliament with less pressure on SUVs and utes

EV Central

MARCH 26, 2024

Australia is on schedule to have a CO2 reduction scheme for motor vehicle in place by January 1 2025. Hyundai calls for more EV support under Labor’s new CO2 reduction scheme READ MORE: It’s a green light for electric vehicles! Aussie CO2 standard tough on Toyota, SUVs and utes READ MORE: Get out of the way diesel!

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CO2 Toyota SUV Isuzu

US DOT and Solidia in CRADA on Solidia reduced CO2 Concrete and Cement for highway infrastructure

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

Solidia Cement is a sustainable replacement for Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC), leveraging the same manufacturing process, equipment and raw materials used by the cement industry while consuming less energy and generating 30% less greenhouse gases and other pollutants than OPC.

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Portland CO2 Water Carbon

Tesla’s ‘preferential treatment’ justified by Brandenburg Environmental Minister

Teslarati

JUNE 23, 2021

million tons of CO2 from entering the atmosphere alone, environmental groups are not convinced the company’s factory will provide stable and eco-friendly scenarios based on by-products of vehicle production. Environmental groups are concerned with the production of the vehicles, which will result in some pollutants.

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Tesla Germany Pollution Escape

Tesla ironically faces pushback at Giga Berlin from environmental groups

Teslarati

JUNE 12, 2021

The groups are upset about the production of the batteries (via Reuters ): “The objection is based on the claim that Tesla has not sufficiently clarified what precautions it will take to prevent highly poisonous gas from escaping from the factory, the objection document showed.” Tesla has saved over 17.5

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Tesla Escape Germany Water

Tesla agrees to pay fine, install solar project in air quality case with Bay Area Air District

Teslarati

MAY 10, 2021

Interestingly, the document does not include any additional details regarding the violations. million tons of CO2 have been saved by Tesla vehicles in the United States, according to the company’s website. Tesla is one of the most environmentally friendly companies in the world.

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Installation Solar Tesla Emissions

UK Government Launches 250M 5-Year Plan for Cutting CO2 from Road Transport; Includes Incentives for Purchase of PHEVs and EVs

Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2009

Accelerate market penetration of ultra-low carbon cars which will contribute materially to the overall national target on emissions for greenhouse gases and air pollutants. This is in addition to a £2.3 billion (US$3.4

Transportation

Transportation Climate Change Purchase CO2

Study: Reducing Future Transportation CO2 Emissions to Kyoto Protocol Levels Will Require Combination of Vehicle Technology and Smart Growth

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2009

Percent change in median CO2 by scenario relative to 2000. Stone et al. 2009) Click to enlarge. A Georgia Tech City and Regional Planning study on climate change concludes that “smart growth” combined with the use of hybrid vehicle technology could reduce cities’ carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions significantly by 2050.

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Emissions CO2 Future Transportation

Marine Scientists Issue Monaco Declaration Calling for Immediate Action to Reduce Ocean Acidification

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2009

More than 150 leading marine scientists from 26 countries are calling for immediate action by policymakers to reduce CO 2 emissions sharply so as to avoid widespread and severe damage to marine ecosystems from increasing ocean acidification—the “other CO2 problem”. They issued this warning in the Monaco Declaration, released on 30 January.

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Monaco Mariner Climate Change Montenegro

Drive Electric Submission Land Transport (Clean Car) Amendment Bill

Drive Electric

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

New Zealand has a proposed target to reach 30% of the light vehicle fleet as electric by 2035 in the Government’s Emissions Reduction Plan Discussion Document. In New Zealand air pollution contributes to the premature deaths of 27 deaths per 100,000 people. Vans: 147 g CO2/km. Principle . International supply .

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Clean Cleaning New Zealand Transportation

Main Page - EAA-PHEV

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 28, 2009

PriusPlus documentation process : CalCars Open Source documentation. PiPrius : Open Source documentation and kits. They use cheap, clean, and domestic electricity for short trips and daily commutes, displacing or eliminating oil consumption and CO2 pollution. 2008.03.20 - New rechargeit.blogspot.com about PHEVs.

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PHEV Prius Gasoline-Electric Plug-in

European Commission outlines comprehensive Transport 2050 plan to increase mobility while cutting transport CO2 emissions 60%; phasing out conventionally-fueled (non-hybrid) cars in cities by 2050

Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2011

Transport 2050 forsees the gradual phasing out of conventionally-fuelled vehicles from the urban environment as making a major contribution to significant reduction of oil dependence, greenhouse gas emissions and local air and noise pollution. —Transport 2050.

Transportation

Transportation Emissions Fuel CO2

Will CARB’s New Rules Damage EV Startups?

Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 22, 2009

CO2 from cars does not contribute to smog and is not harmful to human health but it is one of the leading contributors to global warming. As a result, the plug-ins burn much less fuel, thereby significantly reducing CO2 emissions. This high-pollution moment is referred to as a cold start.

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Prius Plug-in Plug Gasoline-Electric

How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

This is from "Commercializing Plug-In Hybrids" (pdf), the current CalCars 24-slide presentation about PHEVs available along with other documents at CalCars Downloads. The resulting fuel efficiency improvements mean lower CO2 emissions and less fossil fuel consumption and, therefore, less pollution.

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Plug-in Plug Hybrid PHEV

EV Driven

Toyota a winner as CO2 reduction plan introduced to parliament with less pressure on SUVs and utes

US DOT and Solidia in CRADA on Solidia reduced CO2 Concrete and Cement for highway infrastructure

Tesla’s ‘preferential treatment’ justified by Brandenburg Environmental Minister

Tesla ironically faces pushback at Giga Berlin from environmental groups

Tesla agrees to pay fine, install solar project in air quality case with Bay Area Air District

UK Government Launches 250M 5-Year Plan for Cutting CO2 from Road Transport; Includes Incentives for Purchase of PHEVs and EVs

Study: Reducing Future Transportation CO2 Emissions to Kyoto Protocol Levels Will Require Combination of Vehicle Technology and Smart Growth

Marine Scientists Issue Monaco Declaration Calling for Immediate Action to Reduce Ocean Acidification

Drive Electric Submission Land Transport (Clean Car) Amendment Bill

Main Page - EAA-PHEV

European Commission outlines comprehensive Transport 2050 plan to increase mobility while cutting transport CO2 emissions 60%; phasing out conventionally-fueled (non-hybrid) cars in cities by 2050

Will CARB’s New Rules Damage EV Startups?

How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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