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UK introducing E10 fuel nationwide in September

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Although more and more motorists are driving electric vehicles, there are steps we can take to reduce emissions from the millions of vehicles already on our roads—the small switch to E10 petrol will help drivers across the country reduce the environmental impact of every journey, as we build back greener.

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British Airways invests in LanzaJet; SAF offtake agreement

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The new partnership is in addition to British Airways’ existing partnership with Velocys to build a sustainable aviation fuel plant in the UK, which could produce SAF from 2025. The plant in Georgia is due to begin construction this year. Fuel could be produced by 2025.

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Kolhapur has potential to be auto component mfg hub: Gadkari – ET Auto

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Shutting down petrol and diesel pumps in the country is my dream and biofuels are the future,” Gadkari said, while addressing youth, traders, entrepreneurs and intellectuals during ‘Coffee with Nitinji’ event at Maha Sainik Darbar Hall in Kolhapur city on Saturday morning.

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Study finds lead from leaded gasoline persists in London air despite ‘90s ban

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Long-term low-level exposure to lead can adversely affect health and, while we don’t yet know the health implications of our findings, they suggest that leaded petrol might still be providing low level exposure which can have detrimental effects on health. —Dr Eléonore Resongles, co-corresponding author. —Dr Resongles.

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NTU Singapore team develops ultra-fast charging Li-ion battery with new TiO2 gel anode material

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Moving forward, Prof Chen’s research team will be applying for a Proof-of-Concept grant to build a large-scale battery prototype. With our nanotechnology, electric cars would be able to increase their range dramatically with just five minutes of charging, which is on par with the time needed to pump petrol for current cars.

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Help support fair-charge

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More than 74,000 people have signed an online petition by FairCharge urging chancellor Rishi Sunak and transport secretary Grant Shapps to ‘make electric vehicles fairer and more affordable before it’s too late’. Figures from the SMMT show plug-in vehicles accounted for more than one in six new cars registered in the UK last year.

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electric car charging infrastructure targets Missed

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The fund was designed to provide grants covering the cost of upgrades in motorway services areas where it is not commercially viable for private firms to install chargers. There would be at least 714 if the Government had met its target for 2023. In 2020, the Government set aside £950m to support the rollout of these chargers.