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Canada government to approve new Electric Vehicle Availability Standard

Teslarati

The Canadian government plans to approve the new Electric Vehicle Availability Standard, phasing the sale of internal combustion engine (ICE) cars by 2035. The EU law will require automakers to cut CO2 emissions of new cars sold by 100% by 2035. The Teslarati team would appreciate hearing from you.

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Emissions Analytics: mass adoption of hybrids, rather than low-volume BEVs most effective for cutting CO2 now, meeting 2030 targets; best use of limited resource

Green Car Congress

We need to optimize the use of the industry’s available battery capacity to facilitate a critical early reduction. Due to their disproportionately large batteries, BEVs were the worst of the available options, with a mere 3.5g/km/kWh Molden outlined two potential paths that are immediately available. With a reduction of 73.9g/km/kWh,

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Toyota ending the ICE age, commits to hybrid-only Corolla and Yaris hatch and promises more to come

EV Central

Toyota has continued the electrification of its Australian model line-up, announcing it will now only take orders for petrol-electric versions of its popular Corolla and Yaris hatchbacks. Straight ICE engines will still be available with the Corolla sedan and GR hot hatch, as well as the Yaris GR. READ MORE: Get out of the way diesel!

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Audi adds new efficient petrol engine to Q3

Green Cars News

Audi’s compact SUV, the Q3 has cut its official emission figure to a new low of 137g/km CO2 for its petrol engine choices, thanks to the addition of the new 1.4 The new petrol engine is available with the SE and S Line specification, prices start from £23,870, rising to £28,115.

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Biofuels- paving the way for low carbon future in mobility – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Among liquid biofuels, ethanol is the most widely used for blending with petrol, while biodiesel and bio methanol are produced globally at a y lower scale. E10, which is a mixture of 10% ethanol and 90% petrol can be used in existing vehicles, without any need for modification. the GHG emissions are ~50% lower than that for petrol.

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Nissan: we will comply with 2035 Aussie ICE ban

EV Central

But more recently it has struggled to gain access to EVs because of the absence of a federally mandated CO2 emissions reduction structure and purchase subsidies. The lack of direction in electrification in Australia has directly impacted the availability of the new Nissan Ariya mid-size SUV here.

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Give us a plug! China’s GWM set to launch raft of PHEV Haval, Tank and Cannon models in Australia.

EV Central

A PHEV onslaught is also likely simply due to availability. litre turbo petrol-hybrid offering a mighty 255kW and 648Nm of torque. In China, at GWM, my Spidey Senses picked up this PHEV push had as much to do with offering segment-busting performance as it did reducing CO2 emissions and improving fuel economy.

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