article thumbnail

Eight new EV brands you’ve never hears of – and they don’t come from China

EV Central

Ceer Motors It might seem weird that a petrol-chemical kingdom like Saudi Arabia would want to get into EV manufacturing but that’s exactly what is happening with Ceer Motors. It was originally scheduled for 2019, then 2021 and most recently it was hoping to get going later in 2023. Let’s check them out.

China 98
article thumbnail

London is fighting air pollution; has the time come to upgrade your fleet?

Greenways Insurance

From 8th April 2019, Central London will be introducing an Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) to tackle the problem of excessive air pollution in the city. Petrol cars will need to meet Euro 4 standards, whilst diesel cars will need to comply with Euro 6 standards. . This will come into place from 25th October 2021. Avoiding the charge.

London 52
article thumbnail

Mercedes Shifting Gears To Beat Tesla

Get Electric Vehicle

The inventor of the modern automobile announced that it will set up eight battery manufacturing plants with partners as part of its electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing ramp-up. Between 2019 and 2026, Mercedes-Benz will invest 80% less in combustion engines and plug-in hybrid technologies. Taking a U-Turn.

article thumbnail

Naysayer Alert – the hydrogen red herring

My Electric Car

In addition, it is subject to similar refining, storage and distribution costs currently associated with petrol and diesel, including upstream CO2 emissions where the electricity required is usually generated from fossil fuels. If taken from such sources, hydrogen is a fossil fuel, and is not a renewable resource.

article thumbnail

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.

India 52
article thumbnail

Why EVs Aren't a Climate Change Panacea

Cars That Think

Greenpeace , on the other hand, argues that sales of all diesel and petrol vehicles, including hybrids, must end by 2030 to meet such a target. If just one out of five urban residents in Europe permanently changed from driving to cycling, emissions from automobiles would be cut by 8 percent, the study reports. For the U.S.

article thumbnail

Drive Electric Submission Land Transport (Clean Car) Amendment Bill

Drive Electric

In every year up to and including 2019, the average emissions of new passenger cars entering the European fleet have been materially below the standard (of 130 gCO2/km). It does not make sense to align our standards to a market that has weak voluntary standards and does not produce automobiles. See below 10 ).

Clean 52