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Opinion: Politicians Are Lying About Biden's EPA Rule

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First, some background from the New York Times : The rule increasingly limits the amount of pollution allowed from tailpipes over time so that, by 2032, more than half the new cars sold in the United States would most likely be zero-emissions vehicles in order for carmakers to meet the standards. It very much is not. It's just not.

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Disruptive tech, sustainability agenda driving India’s auto INC | Autocar Professional

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With a mature manufacturing ecosystem, India is poised to contribute to global sustainable mobility solutions, fostering both domestic and international growth in the auto industry. The auto industry is making strides to replace the traditional sources of fuel with the carbon-free fuel.

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Study Finds That Clean Cars and Climate Policy Can Create Jobs

Green Car Congress

This will include new investment in a host of incremental improvements to conventional gasoline powered internal combustion engines, from new controls for valves and timing, to variable speed transmissions and advanced electronics. It will also include entirely new systems like hybrid drive trains and advanced diesel engines.

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European Automotive Industry Outlines RD Priorities for EU Green Car Initiative

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The Green Car Initiative concentrates on long-term R&D, largely combining existing projects under a clear policy focus and underlining the importance of a joint approach between industries and policy makers. Tags: Batteries Engines Europe Fuels Hydrogen Plug-ins Policy Research. Resources.

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The EV Transition Is Harder Than Anyone Thinks

Cars That Think

Volvo Cars CEO Jim Rowan boldly proclaims that electric vehicles will reach price parity with internal-combustion-engine (ICE) vehicles by 2025. EVs will/will not create more pollution than they eliminate. Take a systems-engineering approach What struck me most in writing the series was that the EV transition is incredibly fluid.

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Will CARB’s New Rules Damage EV Startups?

Revenge of the Electric Car

Indeed, the story of the board’s attempt to regulate plug-in hybrids has turned out to be a battle between an agency whose primary mission is to protect Californians from breathing unhealthy air and a group of environmentalists and engineers who are fighting to slow global warming. The conversion is simple.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. (In Engineering Advantages of PHEV. Engineering Advantages of the PHEV. This engineering solution allows versatility. Table of Contents.

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