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The Dirty Truth of Petrol & Diesel Vehicles

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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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JATO warns of widening disparity between WLTP correlated NEDC values and existing NEDC data

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This could result in significant financial penalties for automotive manufacturers in EU member states where CO 2 drives taxes. This is nearly 2g/km higher than the 8g/km previously seen in April 2018. The analysis of the volume weighted effect of re-homologation finds that a difference of 9.6g/km

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SUVs to contribute 65% of Hyundai Motor India’s volumes in CY24 | Autocar Professional

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The updated Creta has received 25,000 bookings with 55 percent of the bookings for petrol, and 45 percent for diesel. By July 2018, the company had clocked cumulative sales of 300,000 units of the popular mid-size SUV. litre petrol with MT and CVT; 1.5-litre litre, 160hp turbo-petrol engine paired with a 7-speed DCT.

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Lessons From Norway’s Journey To Becoming The Global Leader In EV Adoption

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in 2018 and 42.4% In 1990, a CO2 tax was implemented and the country began to focus on establishing a greener transport system by promoting Norwegian EV production and adoption. Let’s take a look at the Volkswagen Golf versus the Volkswagen e-Golf as an example of how the tax scheme works in practice.

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Study finds car dealerships pose significant barrier to EV adoption

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We also analyse the effect of location-specific factors on EV purchases, such as the comparison between urban and rural settings, and the different tax, regulatory, commercial and social conditions of each country. —de Rubens et al. Gerardo Zarazua de Rubens, Lance Noel & Benjamin K.

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Rising Fuel Prices Have Imparted A Potent Boost To The Indian Electric Scooter Market

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Despite recent reductions in excise duty and VAT rates, the price of petrol in India remains high enough to put a hole in customers’ wallets. Even the most fuel-efficient two-wheeler guzzle petrol that can be equal to the monthly installments consumers have to pay if they buy a new electric scooter.

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Volkswagen launch new LPG ready Golf Plus

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Carmaker, Volkswagen has launched a new flex-fuel model which can operate on either petrol or LPG in Germany. This impressive reduction is in part due to the reduced German fuel tax in place until 2018. When burning petrol, the Golf Plus BiFuel is even more economical (7.5 per 100 kilometres in LPG mode.

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