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Toyota announces aggressive environmental targets through 2050; cutting new vehicle CO2 by 90% compared to 2010

Green Car Congress

Promoting the downsizing and improvement of power control units in hybrids and PHVs, etc.; On the manufacturing side, Toyota is targeting cutting production process-related CO 2 emissions per vehicle from new plants and new production lines to roughly half of 2001 levels by 2020, and roughly a third by 2030.

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Will lighter cars backfire on industry?

Green Cars News

The author however, insists that Mr Obama should be addressing the problem of climate change - but he believes other approaches have more merits and that Mr Obama’s fuel efficiency and CO2 tailpipe regulations should be subjected to rigorous cost-benefit analysis. To read the article in full, click here.

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