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Polluters pay, 2020 Kia Soul EV, hydrogen internal combustion: Today's Car News

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London's new pollution charge on older vehicles makes it really expensive to drive older cars into the city. And our latest Twitter poll asks what GM should do with the Volt name now that it no longer produces the car. We had a first chance to drive the new 2020 Kia Soul EV. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Vitesco Technologies wins major order for electric heating elements for diesel catalytic converters in 48V MHEVs

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This EMICAT brand e-catalyst technology will be used in two of the manufacturer’s 48-volt hybrid van models. However, exhaust gas pollutants can only be converted into harmless substances in a catalytic converter if the exhaust gas and therefore the catalytic converters are sufficiently hot.

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CMU study finds that coal retirement is needed for EVs to reduce air pollution

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Life cycle emissions by pollutant and life cycle stage for each vehicle type in the recent (a) and future (b) PJM grid. They then modeled the emissions from those power plants, the effects of emissions on air pollution in downwind counties, and the resulting implications for human health and the environment. Source: Weis et al.

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Eaton leverages cylinder deactivation and exhaust thermal management technologies to reduce commercial vehicle emissions

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To date, the technology has been evaluated with a close-coupled selective catalytic reduction (SCR) aftertreatment system with and without a 48-volt electric heater. Notably, using the same aftertreatment system with the addition of a 48-volt electric heater located upstream of the SCR further achieved a reduction in CO 2.

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Con Edison helping NYC drivers shift to EVs with more places to charge up

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Level 2 chargers provide 240 volts, offering up to 20 miles of range for every hour a vehicle is plugged in. DC fast chargers provide 480 volts, offering 180 miles or more per hour of charging. SmartCharge Registrations on the Rise.

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OnStar To Help 2012 Chevy Volts Charge When It’s Greenest

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One of the biggest criticisms of electric cars is that they only move the pollution from the tailpipe of a car to the smoke stack of a power station. But a new application developed by General Motors' OnStar devision aims to help Chevrolet Volt owners charge their plug-in hybrid when it will have the smallest carbon footprint.

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Power Global, Rap Eco Motors to launch mass electric auto-rickshaw line powered by swappable battery technology

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The partnership with Power Global marks the Hyderabad-based company’s first step toward developing a comprehensive 360 solution for the OEM’s electric auto-rickshaws, RANIE, which is built upon Power Global’s 48-volt swappable eZee battery module.

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