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Hyundai NEXO FCEV and Kona electric CUV win spots in 2019 WardsAuto 10 Best Engines

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Hyundai has taken two out of the ten spots in the 2019 WardsAuto 10 Best Engine competition with the all-new 2019 NEXO FCEV fuel cell vehicle and 2019 Kona Electric CUV. Kona Electric. The 2019 Kona Electric offers 258 miles of range. In addition, Kona Electric EPA estimated MPGe is 132 city, 108 highway, and 120 combined.

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California Air Resources Board readopts Low Carbon Fuel Standard, adopts regulation on alternative diesel fuels

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The regulation puts in place a three-step process beginning in 2016 to create a path to bring cleaner diesel substitutes into the market. Gasoline and Gasoline Substitutes. The average carbon intensity requirements for years 2016 to 2020 reflect reductions from revised base year (2010) CI values for CaRFG (98.47). [

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

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Electric vehicles charged in coal-heavy regions can create more human health and environmental damages from life cycle air emissions than gasoline vehicles, according to a new consequential life cycle analysis by researchers from Carnegie Mellon University.

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BMW defends diesel while pushing electrification

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In 2017, the BMW Group expects sales of its electrified vehicles to exceed 100,000 for the first time in a single year, with the all-electric BMW i3, BMW i8, BMW iPerformance plug-in hybrids and the plug-in hybrid MINI Countryman all contributing to the figures. These excellent figures are true for both the Group’s Euro 5 and Euro 6 vehicles.

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How to Hasten India’s Transition Away From Coal

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For instance, just 8 percent of Indian homes had air-conditioning in 2018, but that share is. The country’s electricity consumption in 2019 was nearly six times as great as in 1990. costs less than fossil-fuel-based electricity. While electricity from older coal plants in India costs 2.7 cents per kilowatt-hour and 5.5

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