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Hyundai Ioniq 6 deal, affordable Honda and Toyota EVs, Civic and Elantra hybrids: The Week in Reverse

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Looking at the latest “Highland” Model 3, as priced last week, it undercuts the Tesla by $9,000. Two automakers this past week, both known for affordable gasoline cars, dashed hopes of seeing more affordable EVs anytime soon. Toyota also dismisses the viability of an affordable EV —in this case, specific to the European market.

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ExxonMobil seeking to boost growth, continue work on lower-emissions technologies including biofuels and carbon capture

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In Papua New Guinea, the company is planning a three-train liquefied natural gas expansion as it continues to explore for gas in the country’s Highlands region. Woods highlighted ExxonMobil’s continuing efforts to address the dual challenge of providing affordable energy necessary for economic growth while reducing environmental impacts.

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Tesla Model S Plaid dismantles previous EV hot lap record by nearly five seconds

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A Tesla Model S Plaid driven by professional electric vehicle driver Blake Fuller recently dismantled the previous EV hot lap record at Sebring Raceway in Highlands County, Florida, which was not close. The all-electric Model S Plaid broke the record by nearly five seconds in one of the craziest time trial laps we’ve ever seen.

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Transportation’s Future Is Hybrid – in More Ways Than One

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And if our goal is to reduce carbon footprint or increase energy efficiency, we must view it as a crucial optimization. The lifetime carbon reduction of those 90 HEVs is 37 times greater than that of a single EV. HEVs help us optimize our carbon emission reductions with the infrastructure and technology we have today.

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Opinion: Debunking the mythsWhy fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) are viable for the mass market

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And, according to a report by the California Fuel Cell Partnership, cars that run on hydrogen derived from natural gas emit 55% to 65% less carbon than gasoline-powered ones, because of their higher efficiencies. This will also be driven by ever tightening global policies on carbon emissions.

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Toyota Concerned About Market Viability of Plug-ins, Sees Clear Path to Commercialization of Fuel Cell Technology in 2015

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we are going to need extremely low carbon emitting vehicles.the answer to when we are going to need these vehicles s probably sooner and quicker, so its going to be within the next decade, and that’s going to create a substantial challenge.we Earlier post.).

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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Before we were saying it will be an awfully long time before we can get the costs down so people can afford it, but actually if you offset the fuel costs, people can afford it." ( Green Car Congress ). What are we really doing and how big of a carbon footprint are we going to leave with this?" We need to know, is it viable?

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