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EPHA: Coronavirus threat greater for polluted cities; clean air returning to cities in lockdown

Green Car Congress

Dr Sara De Matteis, Associate Professor in Occupational and Environmental Medicine at Cagliari University, Italy, and member of the ERS Environmental Health Committee said: Urban air quality has improved in the last half century, but petrol and especially diesel vehicle fumes remain a serious problem.

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European auto industry proposes further 20% cut in passenger car CO2 by 2030 from 2021; conditional on EV uptake and infrastructure; no ZEV mandate

Green Car Congress

In the interim, modern diesel technology will continue to play an important role in the gradual transition to low-carbon vehicles, according to ACEA. The latest generation of diesel vehicles is a very effective lever to achieve climate goals in the near future, because they emit 15-20% less CO 2 than equivalent petrol vehicles.

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Tata Motors urges govt to keep hybrid tax, Toyota lobbies for cut

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Currently, hybrid cars in India that use a petrol engine and an electric motor combined with an electric battery pack are slapped with as high as a 43 per cent tax, while pure petrol cars see a 48 per cent tax. The Japanese automaker has been claiming that hybrid cars reduce carbon emissions compared to petrol ones.

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A third of Aussies back 2030 ICE ban claims Polestar survey

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A survey commissioned by the electric vehicle maker Polestar has found 34 per cent of Australian drivers support a ban on petrol and diesel cars by 2030. The government will issue a discussion paper on emissions strategy for auto industry comment and response this month.

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Power Global launches eZee swappable battery EVs in India 

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The company was Romeo Power’s co-founder and former SpaceX Porter Harris and international auto industry veteran Pankaj Dubey which aims to provide electric vehicle and clean energy products to global markets. The swappable battery is designed for light vehicles including two and three-wheeler vehicles.

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June 2023 – Tesla Model Y was the best selling car in Sweden

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All of the overall auto market’s 9% YoY volume growth came from growth in plugins, leaving combined plugless vehicles with a volume drop, albeit with some shift in weighting from diesel to petrol. Diesel-only volume fell by over 37% YoY, to 2,277 units, and just 8.1% of the market (from 14.0%

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Nissan: we will comply with 2035 Aussie ICE ban

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Globally, Nissan has committed billions to EV development , but here its sales volume is driven by diesel utes and petrol SUVs. That’s reflected in the position of the over-arching auto industry lobby group, the FCAI. “We will work with our headquarters to make sure we can operate here under those conditions.”.

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