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ACEA: data show EU market for electric cars highly fragmented; need for inclusive measures

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Based on these new findings, ACEA calls for an ambitious but more realistic approach to the electrification of Europe’s car fleet, just before the European Commission releases its proposal for post-2021 CO 2 targets for passenger cars and light commercial vehicles next week. Affordability is clearly a major barrier. ECV Units sold.

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IEA: Decisive action by governments is critical to unlock growth for low-carbon hydrogen

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But this time, we are seeing exciting progress in making hydrogen cleaner, more affordable and more available for use across different sectors of the economy. Hydrogen is light, storable and energy-dense, and its use as a fuel produces no direct emissions of pollutants or greenhouse gases.

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Drive Electric Submission Land Transport (Clean Car) Amendment Bill

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Given New Zealand’s reliance on personal light vehicles, accelerating the uptake of e-mobility is an essential part of reducing emissions from transport. The technology is ready and available to make this transition in the light vehicle fleet. We encourage New Zealand to be ambitious when setting future emissions standards from 2025.

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Europe Mandates Automatic Emergency Braking

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A case in point is intelligent speed assistance, which Ford has offered in Europe on the S-Max since 2015 and on the more affordable Focus since 2017 , well before the EU had even decided to make it mandatory. “In Some people, however, kind of like being nannied. Baby steps that sneak toward that goal also demand tough standards.

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How is the transition to EVs coming along in Europe?

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In June, lawmakers from across the EU voted to ban the sale of all new gasoline and diesel cars by 2035 , bringing them closer to their goal of cutting emissions from light-duty vehicles across the bloc. This fee is accelerating EV adoption across EU member countries, as EVs do not face use restrictions in these Zones.

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Will AI Steal Submarines’ Stealth?

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Submarines can now be detected by the tiny amounts of radiation and chemicals they emit, by slight disturbances in the Earth’s magnetic fields, and by reflected light from laser or LED pulses. In September 2021 the Australian government announced an enhanced trilateral partnership with the United States and the United Kingdom.

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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year

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Tesla is also readying the Model X, a more affordable crossover for launch by the end of 2014. Sales of all light duty vehicles are expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of just 1% annually in Western Europe and 1.3% PEV makers pursue revenue beyond vehicle sales. Mature automotive markets—i.e., million tons.

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