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ACEA report finds growth of charging points not keeping pace with rising demand for electric vehicles in Europe

Green Car Congress

A new report by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) shows that despite strong growth, the available charging infrastructure for electric vehicles in the EU still falls far below what is needed, and remains unevenly distributed across member states. of all cars sold in Europe in 2019 were electrically-chargeable (+2.4

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SoftBank to invest $2.25B in GM Cruise; GM to add $1.1B; driving large-scale AV deployment

Green Car Congress

GM has made significant progress toward realizing the dream of completely automated driving to dramatically reduce fatalities, emissions and congestion. We are very impressed by the advances made by the Cruise and GM teams, and are thrilled to help them lead a historic transformation of the automobile industry.

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Feature: Top 6 Reasons Why an EV Is the Right Choice

Clean Fleet Report

In 2019, the sales of electric vehicles totaled 1.1 One of the reasons behind the drastic increase in sales was the more affordable price range of the Tesla Model 3, a best-seller in the U.S., Tesla’s Model 3 paved the way to powerful, affordable EVs. Zero Carbon Emissions. Electric Vehicles are Affordable.

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Researchers transform waste tire char into efficient fuel cell catalysts

Green Car Congress

The dramatic growth in the number of combustion engine powered vehicles is responsible in large part for our environmental problems, both due to the emission of greenhouse gases and in terms of solid waste disposal. The heterogeneous nature of the mixture makes an affordable separation and recovery of metals from scrap tires very difficult.

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Why EVs Aren't a Climate Change Panacea

Cars That Think

must have 90 percent of its vehicles, or some 350 million EVs, on the road by 2050 in order to hit its emission targets. and elsewhere, it still will not be sufficient to meet net zero 2050 emission targets. Transportation accounts for only 27 percent of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in the U.S.;

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Strong support for EV ambitions | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

Originally targeting three industries, the scheme was later expanded to include 14 sectors including automobiles, auto components, electronic products, solar PV modules, advanced chemistry cell (ACC) battery among others. It aims to promote import substitution besides generating employment opportunities.

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Drive Electric Submission Land Transport (Clean Car) Amendment Bill

Drive Electric

Given New Zealand’s reliance on personal light vehicles, accelerating the uptake of e-mobility is an essential part of reducing emissions from transport. We support tying our homologation standards to Europe because it has the most robust and stringent emissions standards. Principle . There are 3.5

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