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bp opens its first ultra-fast electric truck charging facilities

Electric Cars Report

bp has opened its first ultra-fast-charging facilities aimed at medium and heavy-duty electric trucks to support the decarbonisation of the sector – where, according to the IEA, tailpipe CO2 emissions have increased on average 2.2% annually since 2000.

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Ford slashes CO2 emissions by a third

Green Cars News

Ford has cut CO2 emissions by more than a third (37 per cent) per vehicle across its global operations between 2000 and 2012, the carmaker has revealed, as it releases its 14th annual Sustainability Report. Bu the car giant isn''t stopping there, now targeting a cut of 30 per cent in CO2 emissions [.].

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Cars reducing CO2 despite increase in numbers

Green Cars News

Cars are responsible for less of the UK’s annual CO2 emissions today than back in 2000, despite an increase in car numbers of 4 million, a new report from the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) reveals. Cars in the UK generate 14 per cent of all the CO2 emissions in the UK, according to the [.].

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Honda announces emission targets

Green Cars News

After reaching its original goal to reduce CO2 emissions from its motorcycle, automobile and power products by 10 per cent compared to 2000 levels by the end of 2010, Honda has now announced a new CO2 emissions goal. Now it wants to reduce CO2 emissions from its global products by 30 per cent by the [.].

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Research reveals global warming emissions target

Green Cars News

According to researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Meteorology, admissible carbon dioxide emissions will increase from around seven billion tonnes of carbon in the year 2000 to around ten billion tonnes in 2015. [.].

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Union College Partners with EV Connect to Provide EV Charging for Faculty, Staff, and Students

EV Connect

Founded in 1795, it was one of the first schools to be chartered by the Board of Regents of the state of New York as well as having the first unified campus plan in America. Being one of the Top 50 Best Liberal Arts Colleges in the U.S. (

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Nissan announces green programme progression

Green Cars News

Nissan is reviewing its long-term carbon dioxide (CO2) emission targets and according to the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) global CO2 concentration in the atmosphere should be stablised below 450ppm. Tags: Green cars Latest news Nissan Nissan 2010 mid-term environmental plan Nissan Green Program.

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