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2019 Keeling Curve Prize winners include Opus 12; conversion of CO2 into fuels and chemicals

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water and electricity to produce higher-energy carbon-based products and a co-product of pure oxygen. This reaction is energetically uphill, so electricity must be added to drive the reaction forward, and it is not possible without a new family of CO?-reducing reducing catalysts. Energy Access. Transportation.

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EU will have to let fall want for ‘unessential’ spending on Euro 7, French finance minister says

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France’s Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire joined automaker requires the Eu Union to journey again next anti-pollution law for automobile emissions that will considerably upload to the price of making combustion-engine vehicles. The Euro 7 law seeks to tighten laws on pollution alternative than CO2, like carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides.

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BNEF: net-zero road transport by 2050 still possible, but big push needed

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The road transport sector could still reach net-zero emissions by 2050 through electrification, but urgent action would be required from policymakers and industry participants, according to research company BloombergNEF’s (BNEF) latest annual Long-Term Electric Vehicle Outlook (EVO). million sold in 2021 to 21 million in 2025.

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European Commission proposes 15% reduction in CO2 for new heavy-duty trucks by 2025, indicative target of 30% by 2030

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Revised energy labels for tires strengthen the requirements on fuel efficiency, noise and safety, and will apply to all tires: cars, vans or heavy-duty vehicles. Currently, the EU has no capability to develop and mass produce battery cells—the most expensive item of an electric car. —ACEA Secretary General Erik Jonnaert.

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Price shock! MG declares war on BYD and GWM Ora with permanent MG4 and ZS EV discounts up to $10,000

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The Australian electric car price battle has been supercharged by dramatic permanent MG discounts for the MG4 compact hatch and MG ZS EV compact SUV. MG has effectively excised on-road costs, declaring all models in both ranges national drive-away at their current prices or lower. READ MORE: Below $30,000!

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Empa and partners exploring DME as fuel with new heavy-duty test engine

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An electrically driven compressor for precise exhaust gas recirculation is also used. The research project is co-financed by the Swiss Federal Office of Energy (FOEN). The experimental engine runs stable in all engine load ranges, produces practically no soot particles and significantly lower NO x values than a diesel.

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Republic of India’s first solar-powered battery swapping station presented in Jaipur

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Finance-Community-Era Platform Chargeup on Wednesday introduced that it has presented the rustic’s first solar-powered battery swapping station for electrical cars. This initiative could also be geared toward boosting sustainability of EVs and acceleration of electrical mobility.

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