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JATO: new car CO2 emissions rise for the first time in a decade in Europe; diesel down, gasoline up, SUVs up

Green Car Congress

percentage points lower than their peak in 2011, and the fuel type’s lowest market share since 2003, when diesels accounted for 43.4% —the highest level since 2003. In turn, diesel cars accounted for just 43.8% of total registrations in 2017, which is 11.1 of total registrations. respectively. g/km to 104.5 g/km in 2017.

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Diesels are cleaner and greener than ever before

Green Cars News

According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), diesel cars are 21 per cent less polluting and 27 per cent more economical than they were in 2003, with inventions like common rails and stop/start systems contributing to the fall in CO2 emissions and fuel consumption. If it wer[.]. Green credentials'

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Will CARB’s New Rules Damage EV Startups?

Revenge of the Electric Car

CO2 from cars does not contribute to smog and is not harmful to human health but it is one of the leading contributors to global warming. In 2003, the board relaxed its landmark support for so-called zero-emission vehicles after being sued by the major car companies and the Bush administration.

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Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Reply ↓ ↑ report 17 DRK_ILLIDAN 1:09AM (4/24/2009) Stop makin f*kn battery powered cars there not gonna work, yeah woo zero emissions remember where the powers coming from rite now nim rods, you still have tins of co2 at the power plant. As more renewables come online, battery electrics just keep getting cleaner and greener.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

In May 2000, Austin Energy planned to reduce nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions by 40% at its Decker and Holly power plants, from 1700 tons per year to less than 1000tpy by 2003. like i said in the first place, for me, this makes me think of one step in the right direction and makes me think of a greener cleaner future.