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Polestar reduced greenhouse-gas emissions by 6% per car in 2021

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Polestar has released its second Annual Review and Sustainability report , highlighting progress towards its ambitious climate goals. Polestar is targeting a truly climate-neutral car by 2030; to halve carbon emissions per sold car between 2020 and 2030; and to reach climate neutrality across its value chain by 2040.

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Delaware adopting California’s ZEV regulations

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Managed by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control ( DNREC ), the ZEV program is designed to accelerate the commercialization of battery-electric, plug-in hybrid and fuel cell electric vehicles. In states already in the program, the automobile industry has successfully met the required percentage.

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Tesla Energy director believes Australia can become a large supplier of lithium

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Tesla’s shift to LFP cells for Megapack batteries heralds an energy storage revolution. ” As the automobile industry embraces battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and the energy industry starts incorporating sustainable solutions with large battery storage units , demand for lithium will continue to grow. .

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New report released by UK House of Commons calls for advancing date for end of sale of conventional cars to before 2040

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Require the automobile industry to contribute to a new clean air fund, following the ‘polluter pays’ principle, on a scale that adequately compensates for the health costs of diesel pollution.

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Electric Cars in India 2021

Electric Vehicles India

When the world Automobile industry is rapidly shifting towards EVs. The motor gets power from a lithium-ion battery which provides a range of 200 km on a full charge. Some of its features are a 12-way adjustable driver seat, 3-point seatbelts, climate control air-conditioning, 7-inch high-brightness touchscreen, 4.3 & 2.4-inch

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DLR and Wuppertal publish comprehensive global analysis of e-mobility technologies, outlook and lifecycle assessments

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The focus was in particular on electrical machinery, power electronics and various technologies for traction batteries. Full battery-electric vehicles are mainly found in vehicles under 1000 kg (2200 lbs); the proportion of HEVs increases significantly with heavier vehicles. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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ColognE-Mobil 2-Year EV Field Trial to Launch in January; 25 Ford BEVs

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The ColognE-Mobil large-scale battery electric vehicle (BEV) field trial in Germany will launch on 4 January 2010, bringing together four partners—the Ford-Werke GmbH, RheinEnergie AG, the city of Cologne and the University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE)—in a project to test electrical mobility in all its aspects under everyday conditions.

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