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IEA: global energy efficiency progress drops to slowest rate since start of decade

Green Car Congress

Energy efficiency has tremendous potential to boost economic growth and avoid greenhouse gas emissions, but the global rate of progress is slowing, according to a new report by the International Energy Agency. Global primary energy demand rose by 2.3% in 2018, a trend that has continued since 2015 when demand grew by 2.5%.

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The Dirty Truth of Petrol & Diesel Vehicles

Plug In India

By PluginIndia In this article and video, we show the real truth on how Petrol and Diesel vehicles cause far more air pollution compared to electric vehicles. Some even say that it pollutes even more than a diesel or petrol burning car. Diesel or petrol starts as oil, on average 1,798 meters below the surface of the earth.

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Mahindra XUV300 hits 250,000 sales ahead of XUV3XO reveal | Autocar Professional

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Eight months later, in January 2020, the XUV300 aced the Global NCAP crash test with a five-star rating (under the previous GNCAP testing protocol) for adult occupant protection and four stars for child occupant protection, the highest combined result in Global NCAP’s #SaferCarsForIndia crash tests at the time. turbo-petrol and 1.2L

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Biofuels- paving the way for low carbon future in mobility – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Globally there has been an increasing focus on low or zero emission powertrains, driven by climate concerns. While this transition will be crucial in reducing emissions, even by 2030, a large part of the global vehicle parc, especially in the developing world, will continue to be dependent on fossil fuels.

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Govt imposes 50% duty on molasses exports | Autocar Professional

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NFCSF) has said Maharashtra and Karnataka which are India’s largest sugar-growing states and contribute to 25 percent of global molasses production, are expected to record particularly sharp declines, on the back of subpar rains and low reservoir water levels in their major cane-growing geographies. 28 million tonnes.

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JATO: new car average CO2 emissions highest in Europe since 2014; slow EV uptake insufficient to counter fewer diesels and more SUVs

Green Car Congress

—Felipe Munoz, global analyst at JATO Dynamics. g/km higher than in 2018, the delta was lower than the difference between the 2017 and 2018 results—where the growth was 2.4 g/km, almost half that produced by diesel and petrol vehicles. g/km in 2018 to 111.1 Although last year’s average was 1.3

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Renault-Nissan Alliance rebooted | Autocar Professional

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To mark the 25th anniversary of the Renault-Nissan Alliance, the global board made a historic visit to India. It was the first time that all three heads – the global CEOs of both the Renault and Nissan brands as well as the Alliance chairman – convened together outside of France or Japan. In the 15 years since, RNAIPL has sold 1.4

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