Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2023

The results of the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of greenhouse gas emissions and primary energy demand of the cars tested by Green NCAP in 2022 show that the current and continuous trend towards larger and heavier cars, significantly increases the negative impact on climate and energy demand.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 27, 2024

Swedish automaker Volvo has rolled out its last diesel-powered vehicle, after a 45-year relationship with the powertrain and cranking out millions of diesel cars. Between 2012 and 2016, diesel accounted for half of the company’s global sales. Since 1991, Volvo made more than 9 million vehicles with diesel engines.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2020

Medium-sized battery-electric cars are on average 14% cheaper to run than equivalent diesels today, if slow charging overnight near home and/or fast charging at preferential rates are available. T&E’s lifecycle CO 2 emission calculator estimates that today EVs cut CO 2 emissions by two-thirds on average across Europe compared to diesel cars.

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Plug In India

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

By PluginIndia In this article and video, we show the real truth on how Petrol and Diesel vehicles cause far more air pollution compared to electric vehicles. Some even say that it pollutes even more than a diesel or petrol burning car. The most common way of powering an offshore oil rig is with a diesel generator.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2017

NGVA Europe, the European Natural & bio Gas Vehicle Association, has published its own study about the impact on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the use of natural gas as transportation fuel. For heavy-duty applications, benefits compared to diesel are of 16% for CNG and up to 15% for LNG.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

The fuel produced at the plant will deliver a reduction of more than 70% in greenhouse gas emissions compared to conventional fossil jet fuel, equivalent to taking almost 27,000 petrol or diesel cars off the road each year. The plant in Georgia is due to begin construction this year.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

As the Volkswagen emission testing scandal threatens to spill over onto other automakers, BMW yesterday issued a sharp statement in response to a report in Auto Bild suggesting emissions from an X3 test were out of the norm. “ The BMW Group does not manipulate or rig any emissions tests. This represents approx.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

that it had rigged emissions data, Daimler “ sharply ” denied the allegations and said that it was evaluating legal options pertaining to the approach taken and the public assertions made by the DUH. We categorically deny the accusation of manipulating emission tests regarding our vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2017

Mayor of Paris and Chair of C40 Cities Anne Hidalgo and Mayor of London Sadiq Khan announced they are working together to create schemes to score new cars based on their real-world emissions and their impact on air quality and to provide that data in an accurate and accessible form to the public. Earlier post.). Source: The ICCT.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 17, 2020

Dr Sara De Matteis, Associate Professor in Occupational and Environmental Medicine at Cagliari University, Italy, and member of the ERS Environmental Health Committee said: Urban air quality has improved in the last half century, but petrol and especially diesel vehicle fumes remain a serious problem.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2019

A new study carried out by University College Dublin (UCD) academics has found that under typical Irish commuting conditions, the Toyota Prius IV (fourth-generation) hybrid ( earlier post ) drives in zero emissions mode (ZEV) for significantly more than half (62%) of the time and more than 40% (40.4%) of the distance covered.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Battery electric cars emit less greenhouse gases and air pollutants over their entire life cycle than petrol and diesel cars, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) report. Emissions are usually higher in the production phase of electric cars, but these are more than offset by lower emissions in the use phase over time.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Off the beaten track, the Range Rover Electric should prove as capable as its petrol, diesel or plug-in hybrid version, although the battery-powered SUV can only wade up to 850mm in deep water, not quite the 900mm the rest of the range can.

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EV Info

OCTOBER 29, 2020

This year has been a turbulent time for the global car market, espicially in Europe where car registrations dropped by 29% during the first nine months of the year – to 8.54 In Spetember there are signs that Europe is all set for an electric revolution was the market rebounds. The Demise of the diesel car . million units.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Aerodynamic improvements, weight savings and engine enhancements have reduced fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions across the range. Toyota anticipates a 1/3 full hybrid, 1/3 gasoline, 1/3 diesel engine mix. Average emissions for Auris—which is designed for the European market—have fallen steadily over the last years.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 9, 2010

Ford is infusing its European product range with new generations of more efficient gasoline and diesel engines, led by the introduction of two 4-cylinder Ford EcoBoost gasoline units. liter V6 engine already available in larger vehicles in North America, and a future small displacement engine which will be produced in Europe.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

A ban on all petrol and diesel-powered vehicles made its way through the European Parliament on Tuesday, February 1. The push to transition consumers toward all-electric powertrains is an effort to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions and reach lofty climate goals. VW is planning to phase out ICE cars in Europe by 2033.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 11, 2022

If you can’t wait for the 2027 Volkswagen Amarok battery electric ute then maybe the petrol-electric version potentially due as soon as 2025 will do. The second-generation Amarok arrives in Australia from April with orthodox Ford turbo-diesel and turbo-petrol powertrains. For the petrol guys – for me – it’s enough.”.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

In the interim, modern diesel technology will continue to play an important role in the gradual transition to low-carbon vehicles, according to ACEA. The latest generation of diesel vehicles is a very effective lever to achieve climate goals in the near future, because they emit 15-20% less CO 2 than equivalent petrol vehicles.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 4, 2024

Fiat’s new 2024 500e (source: Stellantis) Italy has some of the oldest, most polluting cars in Europe clogging up its roads, and the country is lagging behind other European countries in EV adoption. But petrol cars take the lead, gaining more than 29% market share, according to Electromaps. An EV made is Italy is even better.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2015

(OME1 is made from methanol on a commercial scale and has a cetane number of 38; it can be mixed with additives to produce OME1a diesel fuel (CN 48).). The comparative figure for diesel is 113 g/km CO 2.). DME burns in the diesel engine without producing soot and offers the basis for extensive NO x reduction inside the engine.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

The prize will be awarded for the development of a prototype battery that can power an electric vehicle with similar performance in terms of range and charging time as a conventional petrol/diesel powered small family vehicle. The battery should also be of relatively low cost, durable, safe and fully recyclable. —Maroš Šef?ovic

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

The average CO 2 emissions figure on new Fiat cars sold in Europe during the first half of 2009 dropped 5.2 g/km reduction in the CO 2 output of new cars sold by the top 25 brands in Europe in 1H 2009, with a similar reduction measured in JATO’s 21 monitored EU markets. g/km to 129.1 Overall, JATO found an average 6.2

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2018

Compared with diesel models, each electric delivery van will offer a reduction in CO 2 emissions of 5 tonnes each year and a saving of 1,900 liters of fuel. Featuring an advanced hybrid powertrain system, the Transit Custom PHEV targets a zero-emission driving range of 50 kilometers (31 miles) and uses the multi-award-winning Ford 1.0-liter

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EV Central

MARCH 26, 2024

Aussie CO2 standard tough on Toyota, SUVs and utes READ MORE: Get out of the way diesel! But it is still a tough document, forecast to cut carbon-dioxide emissions by 321m tonnes by 2050. This includes models such as the Toyota Landcruiser and Nissan Patrol; >>> Smoothing the emissions trajectory for light commercial vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2018

This comes at a time when the carbon footprint of Europe is likely to further increase. First, there’s a significant shift away from diesel to gasoline vehicles across the EU member states, with registrations in H1 2018 showing gasoline vehicles increasing their market share by 7 percentage points to now account for 57% of the market.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 6, 2024

The hybrid vehicles — dual powered by a petrol engine and an electric motor — are gathering strong traction amongst SUV buyers versus all electric battery-operated passenger vehicles. The price premium between a hybrid and EV equivalent over petrol, hybrid is better off, despite high GST.” Hybrids cost about Rs 2.5

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 24, 2024

And Stellantis’s CEO Carlos Tarvares says the government needs to step in and do more, a lot more, to promote EVs in a country with only 4% EV adoption rate, reports Automotive News Europe. But Stellantis has been seeking some support in making that happen, via reduced energy costs and EV sales incentives, Automotive News Europe reports.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2012

EU targets for cutting carbon dioxide emissions are being jeopardized by the absence of harmonized incentives to consumers, he suggested. It is far too early to dismiss the conventional diesel and petrol power trains. In the long-term, this jeopardizes our industry’s competitiveness and European jobs. —Stefan Jacoby.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The concentration of passenger vehicles has overwhelmingly turned toward electric powertrains, with zero-emissions cars making up 64.2% So far, petrol engines only make up 4.4% of total vehicle sales in Norway in 2021, while diesel engines account for 4.1%. Zero-emissions vehicles make up 64.2% of sales in November alone.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2019

Three months since the introduction of the Ultra-Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) in London, results of a year-long trial in the capital suggest that plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) commercial vehicles could present the most practical, readily available option for businesses trying to meet clean-air targets in cities. million (US$5.9-million)

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2010

Summary of CO 2 emissions for BAU and Maximum Impact (MI ) scenarios. The authors note that the 76% reduction falls short of the zero carbon target, due entirely to CO 2 emissions from aviation and shipping. The report outlines measures under each of the four main areas to bring road transport CO 2 emissions down to zero.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 16, 2024

Early government investment in charging infrastructure went a long way toward soothing the range anxiety that made car buyers in other places reluctant to make the switch to battery power from gasoline or diesel. Cost parity between battery- and petrol-powered vehicles will happen by 2026 in the U.S. degrees C (2.7 degrees F).”

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

Dacia, a member of the Renault group, is broadening its offerings of fuel-efficient and low-emissions engines. 16V 75 hp, with CO 2 emissions of 139 g/km. LPG (90 hp / 67 kW) engines reduce CO 2 emissions by up to 12% compared with gasoline power, and offer lower emissions of criteria pollutants. LPG, Logan MCV 1.6

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2014

Volvo Car Group (Volvo Cars) will reveal the Volvo S60L PPHEV (Petrol Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle) Concept Car at the 2014 Beijing International Auto Show. The S60L PPHEV Concept Car features the same electrification technology as the Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid, the first diesel plug-in hybrid, on sale in Europe.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2018

not just targeting individual sectors, but encouraging everyone to play a role in reducing emissions. It must also have a broad scope which addresses emissions from across all the UK’s transport modes. Even railway stations have relatively high levels of air pollution from diesel. —IMechE report “A Breath of Fresh Air”.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2018

Bring forward the date by which manufacturers must end the sale of conventional gasoline and diesel cars to before 2040 in line with more ambitious commitments from around the world. We expect the Government to then require manufacturers to end the sale of conventional petrol and diesel vehicles by this earlier date.

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