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Coltura: Supreme Court precedent means states can require all new vehicles sold be electric

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Recent US Supreme Court precedent has opened the door for states to enact laws requiring all new cars sold in the state to be electric as of a certain date, according to a paper by the nonprofit Coltura published in the University of Michigan Journal of Environmental and Administrative Law. Its vision is a gasoline-free US by 2040 or sooner.

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DTM trialing lower-carbon high-performance racing fuel with Audi and Aston Martin

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As a result, it has a carbon footprint more than 30% lower than gasoline manufactured entirely from petroleum. It not only maintains the same high-octane rating required by the DTM, but also meets the requirements of the legal fuel norm, DIN EN 228. Obviously, electric mobility plays a major role in this context. TFSI DTM 2019.

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BMW Group makes sustainability and efficient resource management central to its strategic direction

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million vehicles, as produced by the BMW Group in 2019, this would correspond to a reduction of more than 40 million tonnes of CO 2 over the lifecycle in 2030. Product strategy: fully-electric models in high-volume series. The company will have 25 electrified models on the roads by 2023—half of them fully electric.

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Hyundai introduces enhanced IONIQ in Europe; BEV gets 38.3 kWh pack

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As of its launch in 2016, IONIQ was the world’s first car planned from the start to offer three electrified powertrains: hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery-electric. New Hyundai IONIQ Electric. The new IONIQ Hybrid and Plug-in will be available to customers from July 2019. The electric version will follow in September 2019.

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California Air Resources Board readopts Low Carbon Fuel Standard, adopts regulation on alternative diesel fuels

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Gasoline and Gasoline Substitutes. A number of alternative fuels are presumed to have a full fuel cycle carbon intensity that meets the compliance schedules; these include: electricity; hydrogen; a hydrogen blend; fossil CNG derived from North American sources; Bio-CNG; Bio-LNG; and Bio-L-CNG. Diesel and Diesel Substitutes.

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Compliance credits for EVs undergoing reduction 

Electric Auto Association

EPA standards meant to incentivize EV production are phasing out By Peter DouglaS: Member, Electric Auto Association. Electric vehicles (EVs) play an important role helping automakers keep in compliance with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) emissions standards. Fourteen of the 20 automakers incurred a credit deficit in 2019.

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Safer and Self-Driving Cars Now on Roads

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Most of these advanced vehicles will be electric or plug-in hybrids. The new Model S includes forward radar and camera, 12 long range ultrasonic sensors positioned to sense 16 feet around the car in every direction at all speeds, and an electric-assist braking system. Cars will drive themselves and connect with others. Think of a.

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