article thumbnail

Coltura: Supreme Court precedent means states can require all new vehicles sold be electric

Green Car Congress

Coltura is a non-profit organization dedicated to accelerating the switch from gasoline and diesel to cleaner alternatives. The article points to the 2019 Supreme Court case of Virginia Uranium v. —Matthew Metz, lead author of the article and founder of Coltura. Its vision is a gasoline-free US by 2040 or sooner.

article thumbnail

IEA: Estonia is pioneering technologies for more efficient and cleaner use of oil shale

Green Car Congress

An article in the latest issue of IEA Energy: The Journal of the International Energy Agency reports that Estonia, which has the most developed oil shale industry in the world, is collaborating in pursuing wider use of oil shale in a cleaner, more sustainable manner. Different that shale oil—i.e.,

Estonia 236
article thumbnail

HEI ACES study of lifetime animal exposure to New Technology Diesel Engine exhaust finds no lung cancer

Green Car Congress

The first study to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of lifetime exposure to new technology diesel exhaust (NTDE)—i.e., exhaust from heavy-duty diesel engines meeting EPA 2007 and later emissions requirements—has found no evidence of carcinogenic lung tumors. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

Exhaust 150
article thumbnail

EPA to spend another $1 billion on electric buses

Teslarati

The EPA’s “Clean Bus Program” will be spending $1 billion in the 2023 fiscal year to help schools buy electric buses and other cleaner alternatives. Their “Clean Bus Program” is targeted explicitly at replacing gas and diesel buses with clean alternatives. What do you think of the article?

EPA 61
article thumbnail

How EVs Are Helping Humanity & Saving Lives?

Get Electric Vehicle

Plug-in Hybrid vehicles: In hybrid vehicles, there will be a gasoline or diesel engine powering the vehicle and on top of that there will be one or more electric motors along with a battery to power the vehicle in certain conditions like during starting or cruising below a certain speed. fine particulate matter pollution). But the good news?

Petrol 75
article thumbnail

Aftermarket arm of Lumax Auto Tech partners with Bluechem Group for car care products – ET Auto

Baua Electric

.” Product range: The product range includes Engine Clean, Oil Treatment, Diesel System Clean, Petrol System Clean, Nano Engine Protect, DPF Clean, Cetane Boost, Ceramic Chain Wax, Glass Cleaner, Plastic and Rubber Refresher Interior, Speed Wax, Textile and Leather Cleaner, Wash and Wax Shampoo and Vehicle Wash Shampoo, the release said.

Auto 52
article thumbnail

Reducing Black Carbon Emissions and Ground-Level Ozone Would Provide Immediate Benefit Against Climate Change

Green Car Congress

Black carbon is produced largely by diesel vehicles and the burning of biomass, including in cookstoves in developing countries like China and India. Available technology such as diesel particulate filters for vehicles and cleaner- burning biomass and solar cookstoves can significantly reduce black carbon emissions.