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The Dirty Truth of Petrol & Diesel Vehicles

Plug In India

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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Activists target Toyota and BMW in billboard campaign, call for fossil car ad ban

The Driven EV News

Activists install 400 fake billboards in cities across Europe and calling for "tobacco-style" advertising bans on polluting petrol and diesel vehicles. The post Activists target Toyota and BMW in billboard campaign, call for fossil car ad ban appeared first on The Driven.

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Volvo makes its last diesel car and puts it in a museum

Baua Electric

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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New homes and buildings to have EV charge points installed from 2022

Drive Electric

New homes and buildings will be required to install electric vehicle charge points from 2022. The Government claims that this will result in up to 145,000 extra charge points being installed across England each year thanks to these regulations, in the run up to 2030 when the sale of new petrol and diesel cars will end in the UK.

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BMW to produce next-gen e-drives at Steyr engine plant; more than 600k units per year

Green Car Congress

We will produce more than 600,000 e-drives per year while maintaining high production capacity utilization for diesel and petrol engines. These components will then be installed on two new assembly lines. As a development location, Steyr revolutionized the diesel engine and has continued to optimize it ever since.

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CNG becomes cheaper in Mumbai. How much it costs in other metro cities?

Baua Electric

By: HT Auto Desk | Updated on: 06 Mar 2024, 10:24 AM CNG offers significant savings compared to petrol and diesel, propelling growth in CNG-fuelled passenger vehicles in India. CNG offers significant savings compared to petrol and diesel. Petrol in Mumbai currently costs ₹ 106.3 per kg to ₹ 73.50

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Indian Oil plans to install 10,000 electric vehicle charging stations By 2024

Get Electric Vehicle

In the next three years, the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) aims to install 10,000 electric vehicle charging stations and develop plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from its activities, according to the IOC chairman. crore vehicles added each year running on petrol or diesel, the demand for fossil fuel will continue to rise.