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Studies find global COVID-19 lockdowns have significantly reduced PM2.5 and NO2 pollution, but ozone up

Green Car Congress

Levels of two major air pollutants have been reduced significantly since lockdowns began in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but a secondary pollutant—ground-level ozone—has increased in China, according to new research. The week of Chinese New Year holiday is indicated by the red lantern shown inset panels (b) and (h).

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China is exporting so many EVs that it needs more ships – a lot more

Baua Electric

Chinese EV makers are looking to export electric vehicles by the tens of thousands around the globe, but they need a lot more car-carrying vessels to make that happen. South Korea comes in third with 72 and the Isle of Man, which has 61 registered ships, in fourth. to 8.7%,” Veson analyst Andrea de Luca told Reuters. “We

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Global auto production may hit 80+ million units this year; hybrids below 2% of total output

Green Car Congress

Automobiles are major contributors to air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. South Korea has improved its fuel economy by one third since 2003. trillion pkm in 2008. An analysis by Deutsche Bank Climate Advisors, however, suggests that production of 1.1 million EVs and a fleet of 3.5 l/100 km (52.3 mpg US) for 2020.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

South Korea did that and Australia is going to be doing that. Posted by: GSP | Apr 14, 2009 9:07:50 AM Funny, BYD (chinese) already came out with their version of the volt this year. GM cant do it but a 15 year old chinese car company can.now thats funny! Instead we prop up companies that ran themselves into the ground.

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