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EEA reports sharp decrease in CO2 emissions of new cars in Europe in 2020

Green Car Congress

According to the EEA’s provisional data, the average emissions of new passenger cars registered in the European Union (EU), Iceland, Norway, and the United Kingdom in 2020 were 107.8 New car emissions were increasing as recently as two years ago, but the sharp drop last year shows that carmakers respond to CO2 standards.

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Report: CCS capacity increased 33% in 2020

Green Car Congress

The US has some of the most advanced supportive policies for CCS of any country in the world, including the enhanced 45Q tax credit and the California Low-Carbon Fuel Standard. The Norwegian Government announced its green light for the Langskip project. 2020 saw increased ambition and support for CCS in Europe as well.

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Ford Mustang Mach-E becomes British Police preference

Teslarati

British Police Forces in the United Kingdom are examining the advantages of adding electric cars to their fleets. The Mach-E present at the event was outfitted with the typical yellow and blue emergency vehicle design, and Metro Police Forces in London are requesting a unit for evaluation, as it could be added to the fleet.

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ICCT analysis finds real-world vehicle fuel consumption gap in Europe at all-time high of 42%

Green Car Congress

Since September 2017, a new test procedure, the Worldwide Harmonized Light Vehicles Test Procedure (WLTP), has to be followed for new vehicle types. Divergence between real-world and manufacturers’ type-approval CO 2 emission values for China, Europe, Japan, and the United States. com (Spain); and the car club TCS (Switzerland).

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Drive Electric Submission Land Transport (Clean Car) Amendment Bill

Drive Electric

Given New Zealand’s reliance on personal light vehicles, accelerating the uptake of e-mobility is an essential part of reducing emissions from transport. The technology is ready and available to make this transition in the light vehicle fleet. We encourage New Zealand to be ambitious when setting future emissions standards from 2025.

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Hollow-Core Fiber Beams a Kilowatt of Laser Power Up to a Kilometer

Cars That Think

Standard optical fibers—whether they're being used for communications or machining—work by trapping light aimed along their length inside a solid glass core surrounded by a glass cladding with a lower refractive index. Any light that hits the cladding boundary is perfectly reflected into the core through total internal reflection.

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IEA: Decisive action by governments is critical to unlock growth for low-carbon hydrogen

Green Car Congress

Hydrogen is light, storable and energy-dense, and its use as a fuel produces no direct emissions of pollutants or greenhouse gases. —Fatih Birol, the IEA Executive Director. The main obstacle to the extensive use of low-carbon hydrogen is the cost of producing it.

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