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Canada’s only privately-funded electric vehicle incentive is helping car buyers make the switch

Plug N Drive

Since the program launched in April 2019, it has issued over 500 incentives and continues to attract public interest despite the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. “I The person I bought my EV from was replacing it with a new one, so it not only helped me make my purchase, it also helped the EV market gain momentum.”. “We

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Scrappage Policy in India: Will It Boost EV Adoption?

Get Electric Vehicle

Since the second part of 2019, the Indian car industry has been in turmoil. Scrapping unsuitable cars will contribute to a significant reduction in air pollution (subjective as per location). Vehicles that are over 15 years old in commercial use and over 20 years old in personal use will be eligible for scrapping.

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E-Waste is a Cybersecurity Problem, Too

Cars That Think

million metric tons of electronic waste in 2019, up more than 21% over five years, according to the United Nations’ most recent assessment. From those examples you can see how you need to protect your financial and personal data on an individual level too. The world generated a record 53.6 John Shegerian couldn’t agree more.

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Why India is in love with hybrid cars?

Baua Electric

Over the last few years, several automakers present in the Indian market have been shifting their focus on bringing in new cleaner and greener powertrain technologies. Since the Covid-19 pandemic, demands for personal mobility have surged drastically. Petrol and diesel prices in India have shot up by around 41 per cent since 2019.

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Next 10 report finds California must increase GHG reductions to 4.9%/year through 2030 to meet target

Green Car Congress

The largest one-year emissions drop California has ever achieved was at the height of the Great Recession in 2009, when climate pollution fell 6.1%. MTCO 2 e per person in 2017—the third-lowest among the 50 states, behind New York and Maryland. This is plausibly due to bus fleets becoming cleaner or electrified.

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How Transportation is the Leading Cause of Pollution

EV Connect

However, transportation is responsible for the highest amount of air pollution in America. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reported that transportation produced 29% of total greenhouse gas emissions in 2019. Low-income communities (or Disadvantaged communities) have a disproportionately higher exposure to air pollution.

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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. 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).