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Toyota a winner as CO2 reduction plan introduced to parliament with less pressure on SUVs and utes

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Australia is on schedule to have a CO2 reduction scheme for motor vehicle in place by January 1 2025. Hyundai calls for more EV support under Labor’s new CO2 reduction scheme READ MORE: It’s a green light for electric vehicles! Aussie CO2 standard tough on Toyota, SUVs and utes READ MORE: Get out of the way diesel!

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EU formally approves sales ban of combustion engine cars by 2035

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A ban on all petrol and diesel-powered vehicles made its way through the European Parliament on Tuesday, February 1. However, Huitema also recognized that initial EV costs must be reduced, which comes down to manufacturers scaling EV tech and finding more affordable battery materials and packs. I’d love to hear from you!

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April 2023 – Plug-in car market share continues to grow in Norway

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All other powertrains lost volume YoY, with petrol-only vehicles at their 2nd lowest volume of the modern era (just 112 units), and 3rd lowest share ever, just 1.25% of the auto market. In my view, the remaining few percent will still depend on new BEVs in the affordable sub-compact class (BYD Seagull anyone?), to 7,471 units.

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Lessons From Norway’s Journey To Becoming The Global Leader In EV Adoption

Wallbox

To learn from its experience, let’s look back through Norway’s 30-year journey to becoming an EV giant: it all started with a mission to curb the country’s CO2 emissions. Curbing CO2 Emissions with Electric Transport. So how did this largely rural Scandinavian country become the global leader in EV adoption?

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RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE COMMISSION: Drive Electric’s advice on the second draft of the Emissions Reduction Plan (2026-2030)

Drive Electric

It is rapidly becoming clear that electric vehicles will replace petrol and diesel ICE vehicles in most use cases. New Zealand currently has 4 million passenger cars in its fleet, the vast majority of which are fuelled by petrol and diesel. International jurisdictions are setting dates for the end of new fossil fuel vehicles.

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Drive Electric Submission Land Transport (Clean Car) Amendment Bill

Drive Electric

The New Zealand light vehicle fleet, including light commercial vans and trucks, makes up 80 per cent of our transport emissions. Affordable, convenient, safe and sustainable transport choices should be available for all New Zealanders. For the period 2020-2024, the EU fleet-wide CO2 emission targets are 8 : Cars: 95 g CO2/km.

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An Interview with Paul Everitt, Chief Executive of SMMT

Green Cars News

Answer: SMMT has members from all across the industry including electric commercial vehicle manufacturers such as Tanfield and Modec. It includes further improvements in conventional petrol and diesel powertrains, as well as a variety of electric, hybrid and fuel cell capabilities.

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