Auto Auto Industry Climate Change Environment 
Baua Electric
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
With the global push towards sustainability, the rise of electric autos in India comes as no surprise. As the second-most populous country in the world and one of the largest consumers of fossil fuels, India is making significant strides in adopting electric vehicles (EVs) as a solution to combat climate change and reduce air pollution.
Baua Electric
MAY 14, 2024
Toyota has the worst climate lobbying score of any automaker, and the third-worst 2030 EV production plans, according to InfluenceMap’s annual report on climate lobbying. Another year, another report showing how bad Toyota is for the environment. This number is necessary to have any chance of limiting climate change to 1.5ºC.
Green Car Congress
JULY 17, 2014
This started to change with the establishment of a more active, collaborative industrial policy driven by the need to cut carbon emissions from the sector and protect against climate change. UK auto sector turnover was £64.1 billion (US$110 billion) in 2013 compared with £46.3 billion (US$79 billion) in 2003.
Green Car Congress
MAY 17, 2009
The bill is structured into four primary titles: Title I: Clean Energy; Title II: Energy Efficiency; Title III: Reducing Global Warming Pollution (the cap-and-trade bill); and Title IV: Transitioning to a Clean Energy Economy (which also includes a section on adapting to climate change). Electric Vehicle Infrastructure.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 9, 2009
Sue Cischke, Ford group vice president, Sustainability, Environment and Safety Engineering, pointed to the “ key role ” government policies such as fuel standards and greenhouse gas emission regulations, play in the development and support of Ford’s product and technology pathways. Adapted from ICCT. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)
Cars That Think
MARCH 11, 2023
General Motors’ Impact debuted at the 1990 Los Angeles Auto Show. And the auto industry had just canceled the battery EV. At the moment, the auto industry does not have a clear interest in V2G. Parts of this article are adapted from the author’s new book, Age of Auto Electric ( MIT Press, 2022).
Cars That Think
MARCH 28, 2023
Not so fast, exclaim researchers at Stanford University, who state that charging EVs during the day is actually cheaper, better for the grid, and healthier for the environment. Scaling is hard Let me be very clear: Transitioning to electric vehicles and renewable energy to combat climate change are valid goals in themselves.
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