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T&E: tests show cars powered by electrofuels emit high levels of criteria pollutants

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E-fuels are made by combining green hydrogen with CO 2 to produce liquid fuel that can be similar to gasoline or diesel used in conventional engines (as well as kerosene used in aviation). This was a significant improvement compared to the fossil fuel tested and is many times below the legal limit.

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Road-legal Fuel Cell Black Cabs make first appearance on London’s roads

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Fuel Cell Black Cabs are on the roads of London for the first time since being awarded Road Legal status by the UK Vehicle Certification Authority (VCA). Affordable and low polluting cabs are within our grasp and I urge manufacturers to accelerate efforts to produce them. Earlier post.). Click to enlarge.

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Bosch says it has solved diesel NOx problem; as low as 13 mg NOx/km even under RDE; refining existing technologies

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Bosch says that its engineers have refined existing diesel technolgoies to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides (NO x ) so significantly that they already comply with future limits. Equipped with the latest Bosch technology, diesel vehicles will be classed as low-emission vehicles and yet remain affordable.

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On National Golf Cart Day (seriously), here’s 10 ways they beat cars

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Once powered by polluting combustion engines, these days, most golf carts use quiet and emissions-free electric motors, charging up their batteries for mere pennies and offering plenty of around-the-town range. Quiet operation Golf carts operate quietly compared to the louder engines of cars.

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Is It Economical to Convert ICE Car to Electric Car Using Conversion Kit

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converting existing internal combustion engine (ICE) cars into electric vehicles using conversion kits. Here are a few major reasons Environmental Awareness Since electric vehicles produce no exhaust, they help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution. Labour costs can add a significant amount to the overall expense. #5.

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Ferrari’s Plug-in Hybrid One-Ups the Combustion Engine

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liter V-8 shrieking, as technically advanced as any automobile engine ever. The world’s leading sports- and luxury-car brands, together with muscle-car mavens like Dodge, are now pushing the envelope of the relatively inefficient internal combustion engine (ICE). Yes, behind my helmeted head there’s a twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter

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Tata AutoComp’s ‘Make in India’ push for EVs | Autocar Professional

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E-Mobility is an irreversible megatrend and an imperative to address pollution and generate job opportunities in India,” the chairman of the group had said back then. Making EVs affordable is the key to transition to zero-emission vehicles,” Goel highlights. The idea took shape when the EV momentum was picking up globally.

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