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Opinion: Politicians Are Lying About Biden's EPA Rule

The Truth About Cars

The Biden Administration dropped a new rule limiting tailpipe emissions from passenger vehicles yesterday, and you know what that means. Rather, it requires carmakers to meet tough new average emissions limits across their entire product line. Yes, it's lying season! I want to focus on one particular egregious lie. It very much is not.

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What V2G Tells Us About EVs and the Grid

Cars That Think

As the number of electric vehicles on the world’s roads explodes, electric utilities are grappling with increasing demand while simultaneously having to stabilize their grids where more intermittent renewable-energy sources like wind and solar are coming online.

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What is Decarbonization?

Driivz

Decarbonization (or decarbonisation) is reducing the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) released into the atmosphere as a component of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Even with the temporary drop in mobility in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, emissions from transportation are still rising globally.

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CPT presenting two papers at SAE World Congress on SpeedStart and TIGERS for 48V mild hybrid systems

Green Car Congress

For the ADEPT project, the consortium comprises CPT, the European Advanced Lead Acid Battery Consortium (EALABC), Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies, Ford and the University of Nottingham. Vehicle electrification and in particular mild hybridization of a conventional powertrain at 48V is a rapid growth area for the automotive industry.

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What Part Do EVs Play in the Federal Net-Zero Emissions Target?

Clean Fleet Report

and other nations have committed to mitigating their environmental impact by reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs). Eliminating emissions problems means finding renewable energy solutions with a minimal carbon footprint. Are electric vehicles (EVs) the answer to the automobile industry’s role? While the U.S.

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Zero-Carbon Drive to Sacto Anti-Carbon Rally and Back

Plugs and Cars

Dan Kalb of the Union of Concerned Scientists and Bonnie Holms-Gen of the Lung Association were there to lend their voices of protest against the auto industry's continuing legal assault on California. The auto manufacturers have sued to stop progress before. And I was there representing Plug In America. Choice is what we want.

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Bosch Powers the Automotive Sector Toward an Electrified Future

Cars That Think

Looking ahead, Stuttgart will likely continue to be the heart of the German auto industry, but how long will the IC engine remain the heart of the automobile? The German automotive sector, along with its global counterparts, is doing so by developing elektrische autos.

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