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Could Future Mazda Engines Emit Less CO2 Than Electric Cars?

Green Car Reports

In an interview published last week with the British magazine Autocar, Mazda claimed that its next generation of SkyActiv.' Is it possible to make a gasoline engine so efficient that it would emit less carbon dioxide per mile than is created by generating electricity to run an electric car over that same mile?

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How e-fuel may just lengthen the pace of ICE cars within the electrical life

Baua Electric

“The tech is there, and you could mix regular fuels with e-fuels to reduce CO2, but our view is there would be no chance in the foreseeable future to reach net zero within an acceptable time scale.” ” Porsche, at the alternative hand, invested $75 million in an organization that produces e-fuels in Chile.

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Peugeot 208 set for EV & Low CO2 Fleet Show premiere

Green Cars News

Peugeot are set to debut its sub-99g/km 208 supermini at March’s EV & Low CO2 Fleet Show. The 208 will launch this June with six sub-99g engines – five of which are diesel – with the cleanest option slashing CO2 emissions to 87g and an average fuel consumption of 76mpg. Organised by Fleet World magazine, [.].

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Volvo Updates and Streamlines EV, Hybrid Lineup

Green Fleet Magazine

Updates to hybrid models are expected to result in CO2 emission reductions and fuel economy improvements. Updated model names will make it easier for existing and new fleet customers to understand which vehicles in Volvo's lineup are fully electric.

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AT&T, Rivian Team Up to Reduce CO2 Emissions, Enable Connected Vehicles

Green Fleet Magazine

AT&T expects to begin adding the Rivian Commercial Van and R1 vehicles to its fleet in early 2024.

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PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

Green Car Congress

23 ] Bringing up the throttle on cellulosic ethanol - Ethanol Producer Magazine 16 March 2016. [ | Greentech Media 12 May 2015. [ 20 ] EDI-Drive PHEV Powertrain - Efficient Drivetrains, Inc. [ 21 ] Cleaner Cars from Cradle to Grave - Union of Concerned Scientists, Nov 2015. [ braunii - Green Car Congress 07 April 2016. [

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The Age of the Car is Gone, that of the SUV has succeeded

Cars That Think

car SUV still emitted annually about 15 percent more CO2 than a car. Science magazine, back in 1974. The production-weighted annual carbon footprint of all domestic and imported SUVs has improved by an impressive 33 percent since its worst year, in 1995, but in 2019 the average U.S.

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