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The Dirty Truth of Petrol & Diesel Vehicles

Plug In India

By PluginIndia In this article and video, we show the real truth on how Petrol and Diesel vehicles cause far more air pollution compared to electric vehicles. Some even say that it pollutes even more than a diesel or petrol burning car. Diesel or petrol starts as oil, on average 1,798 meters below the surface of the earth.

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Kia Sonet sales in India cross 300,000, exports exceed 86,000 units | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

There are all of 19 variants available – nine petrol and 10 diesel – with on-road Delhi prices starting from the base 1.2 HTE petrol at Rs 909,000 through to the 1.5CRDi X-Line AT which has a sticker price of Rs 18.71 litre, 83hp naturally-aspirated petrol, 1.0-litre, litre, 120hp turbo-charged petrol, and a 1.5-litre,

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2024 Hyundai Creta LIVE Updates: The most-awaited mid-size SUV lands today

Baua Electric

Back in 2015, Santro was the smallest Hyundai money could buy and was still faring decently well. Wheter it is the Tucson (city in the US), Kona (western district of Hawaii) or Santa Fe (city in New Mexico). The petrol motor was reliable and the diesel unit had a whole lot of spirit. Ever wondered what ‘Creta’ means?

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Analysis finds air-quality justification for CNG vehicle conversion in developing cities, despite negative climate impact

Green Car Congress

vehicle emissions standards, phasing out of leaded petrol, etc.), Local emissions reductions because of CNG conversion of vehicles have been analyzed in other megacities (Rio De Janeiro, Mexico City, New Delhi), while the GHG benefits of such conversion for Delhi has also been studied. The monetized costs (USD 17.7

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The right way to get oil-rich West Asia to pressure electrical vehicles? Chinese language EV makers contemplate

Baua Electric

The Gulf country was also the second-largest importer of Chinese cars in 2022, behind Mexico, before dropping to fifth place this year as exports to Russia and Europe picked up. While it’s still relatively cheap to run a gas-guzzler in many places — petrol costs between $2.18

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“Energiewende” in a tank; Audi e-fuels targeting carbon-neutral driving with synthetic fuels from renewables, H2O and CO2; Swiss policy test case

Green Car Congress

Audi operates a research facility in Hobbs, New Mexico for the production of e-ethanol and e-diesel in partnership with Joule. We don’t have to wait for everyone to buy an EV or hydrogen fuel cell vehicle. Earlier post.). Global Bioenergies: e-gasoline. Earlier post.). it can be used as a drop-in fuel. —Reiner Mangold.

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Urban transport | Two wheels good | The Economist

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Although such vehicles are more environmentally friendly than their petrol counterparts, there is a greener option that many governments seem to have overlooked: the electric bicycle. Some 800,000 are also sold each year in South East Asia, he says, where they replace the noisy and smelly petrol scooters that are ubiquitous in many places.