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Charging piles will become standard in new buildings in the UK

Setec Powerr

BEV sales in the UK have grown rapidly over the past year – with demand rising, at least in part due to petrol shortages, which dried up many motorists’ gas tanks in September. The post Charging piles will become standard in new buildings in the UK appeared first on SETEC POWER. part of the mission.”

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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. Diesel or petrol starts as oil, on average 1,798 meters below the surface of the earth.

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Ethanol production in Germany fell 12.88% last year from 2018; market share of E10 up 1 percentage point

Green Car Congress

German bioethanol production, standardized for use as fuel, fell last year to 542,699 tonnes—12.8% Currently, the demand for bioethanol for use as an admixture in petrol is declining significantly throughout Europe because demand for fossil fuels has also fallen due to output and contact restrictions. More than 31.4

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Toyota Fortuner gets mild hybrid tech, but will it come to India? Check details

Baua Electric

Toyota asserts that the Fortuner MHEV is 5 percent more fuel-efficient than the standard Fortuner 2.8 The SUV comes with a 6-speed automatic gearbox as standard and is available in both 2WD and 4WD variants. Toyota’s lineup in India currently includes petrol, petrol-hybrid, petrol-CNG, and diesel-powered models.

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BMW Munich plant takes 6-week break to prep for production of electric i4

Green Car Congress

Plant Munich will take advantage of this break in production to implement numerous structural and remodeling measures before the fully-electric BMW i4 goes into standard production next year. We are gearing up our Munich plant for the future. BMW Group plant Munich.

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EPHA: Coronavirus threat greater for polluted cities; clean air returning to cities in lockdown

Green Car Congress

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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GWM Ora Sport on ice, but sleek high-performance EV could still get the tick of approval as a sporty rival to Tesla, BYD

EV Central

While he hasn’t ruled out bringing the Ora Sport down under in future, for now “it remains in the official under study basket”. One thing that could pop the Ora Sport back on the radar is the imminent introduction of vehicle efficiency standards , which have been introduced to Parliament with the plan of introducing them early in 2025.

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