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Norway bans gas cars in 2025. But trends point toward 100% EV sales as early as April

Electrek

Norway is ahead of the game in EV sales, with gasoline’s share of the new car market vanishing more and more every month, faster than almost anyone outside of Electrek ‘s Slack channel could have predicted. This has led Norway to have the earliest target for the phaseout of new gas vehicle sales in the world – 2025.

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When Should You Dump Your Gas Guzzler?

Clean Fleet Report

When Should You Dump Your Gas Guzzler? Questions & Answers from our Friends at EarthTalk What are the environmental and other pros and cons of ditching the gas guzzler for an electric vehicle (EV)? greenhouse gas emissions, making the switch to EVs a welcome change for environmental advocates. See more at E Magazine.

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Porsche simulates hydrogen V8 for virtual Nordschleife run; 440 kW, 261 km/h, near-zero NOx

Green Car Congress

In a recent simulation study reported in Porsche Engineering Magazine , Porsche Engineering examined the potential of hydrogen combustion engines. We have therefore developed a hydrogen combustion engine that aims to match the power and torque of current high-performance gasoline engines as a concept study. —Vincenzo Bevilacqua.

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Alliance AutoGas launches 5300-mile, 12-city Coast-to-Coast Clean Air Ride with converted F-150

Green Car Congress

horsepower Kawasaki FX801 V-Twin gasoline engine, converted to propane by Alliance Small Engines. Three of the city stops—in Fort Collins, CO, Salt Lake City, UT, and Seattle, WA—will be hosted by Alliance AutoGas member Blue Star Gas in conjunction with their local Clean City Coalitions. It is powered by a 25.5

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What’s the Most Environmental Thing To Do When a Car’s Engine Dies

Clean Fleet Report

Or Become a Convert Another possibility is to convert your gasoline-powered engine to electric. But it is no easy task, as you’ll have to not only remove and replace the engine itself but also the transmission, gas tank and exhaust system. See more at E Magazine. Send questions to: question@earthtalk.org.

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Ford to offer 1L EcoBoost in 2014 Fiesta in North America

Green Car Congress

The exhaust gas is cooler, and the integrated head and exhaust manifold reduces weight. A scavenging effect flushes residual gases from the cylinder, increasing the mass of the following charge and cooling gas to reduce the tendency to knock. An optimized engine mountain system tuned to handle the imbalance that it left.

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Norway leads the world in moving to EVs

EV Info

As a result, you can get a much better EV, at any price, compared to price-competitive gas cars. These statistics do count conventional hybrids as “electrified” – somewhat of a strange designation, since they still get 100% of their energy from gasoline – but all of the top vehicles can run at least partially on electricity.

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