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Audi introduces new CNG A3 Sportback

Green Car Congress

The Audi A3 Sportback 30 g-tron is also a leader when it comes to economy, in part because of the favorable tax rate on natural gas and biomethane in Germany until 2026. Due to the fuel’s high hydrogen content, a CNG automobile emits approximately 20% less carbon dioxide than a comparable gasoline model. Lower costs, lower emissions.

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Study Finds That Tripling US LDV New Fleet Fuel Efficiency by 2035 Through Evolutionary Change is Ambitious But Doable

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DeCicco’s analysis shows that optimizing internal combustion engines plus rising adoption of grid-free hybrids will enable new fleet fuel economy (unadjusted) to reach 52 mpg (4.52 Adjusted on-road fuel economy correspondingly would be 41 mpg (5.74 —A Fuel Efficiency Horizon for US Automobiles.

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Fossil Fuels Renewable Energy and EV Modern Life

Setec Powerr

More than one generation, if not a bit longer, the transition to an environmentally sustainable economy. A critical issue in decarbonization will also be the role of the electrical grid itself. The growth of supply chains and networks of organizations involved in production is common in many parts of the economy, but not electricity.

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Exploring the adoption of EVs in the US, Europe and China; charging scenarios and infrastructure

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Source: “Electric Vehicle Grid Integration”. The report identifies insights about the choice of charging infrastructure in each region that will both maximize benefits to consumers (thus helping to drive EV adoption) and maximize benefits to the grid from greater EV use. —“Electric Vehicle Grid Integration”.

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Bill Ford: Michigan must become the Silicon Valley of the mobility revolution; emphasis on green and smart technologies

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Ford told the delegates that the trends emerging in manufacturing, green technology and mobility demonstrate a great opportunity for Michigan to create a dynamic, diverse and growing economy that affirms the state as a global innovation center. We will need to view the automobile as one element of a transportation ecosystem.

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How is New Zealand disposing of EV batteries?

Drive Electric

In New Zealand, the Ministry for the Environment and the New Zealand Automobile Associatio n are working together to ensure that old EV batteries are handled in an environmentally responsible way. The programme’s foundation is built on the concept of a circular economy , which seeks to avoid the linear “take-to-waste” model.

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Ford and New York Power Authority Team on EVs

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Ford and NYPA will work together to develop consumer outreach and education programs on electric vehicles as well as share information on charging needs and requirements to ensure the electrical grid can support the necessary demand. Ford’s new electrified vehicle models will certainly contribute to the efforts.

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