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Hyundai $20,000 EV, Blazer EV patrol car, solid-state CO2 benefits, VW’s Scout: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Solid-state batteries could help give EVs a lighter carbon footprint. Hyundai is working on a cheap electric small car. And GM confirms electric police vehicles. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Volkswagen shifts its top U.S. executive over to Scout.

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Mercedes EQA details, electric vanlife, vehicle costs vs. CO2 impact: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

And a look at long-term ownership costs vs. carbon impact shows the strength of EVs. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Mercedes-Benz reveals a lot of details about its upcoming EQA electric crossover—except whether it might be coming to the U.S.

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PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

Green Car Congress

The Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle with Long Electric Range (PHEVLER - pronounced “fevler”) is a new category emerging in the electric vehicle marketplace. 1 ] The average daily driving distance in the USA is 30 miles (48 km), so PHEVLERs are vehicles with at least 60 miles (97 km) of electric range. About the authors.

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Volkswagen to tackle air conditioning emissions with CO2

Green Cars News

When it comes to vehicle emissions, carbon dioxide (CO2) is generally the problem that carmakers are looking to solve: attempting to reduce the amount of CO2 emitted from their exhaust pipes. However, now CO2 could actually be the solution rather than the problem.

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Australia looks at mandatory CO2 standards for vehicles

Green Cars News

The Australian Government may be planning to introduce mandatory standards to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from passenger vehicles by 2015, after releasing a discussion paper outlining the key issues.

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UK motorists split on CO2-related tax breaks

Green Cars News

It seems that motorists could not be more evenly split on whether it is fair to base vehicle excise duty (VED, commonly referred to as “road tax”) on the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) a car produces. A recent survey by the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM, logo pictured) revealed that 50 per cent think [.].

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More used car buyers shopping for smaller CO2 emissions

Green Cars News

A growing number of consumers are taking vehicles'' carbon output when choosing their next used car. Over three quarters of the dealers (77%) surveyed by vehicle information expert HPI had noticed a greater awareness of CO2 emissions among customers. However, 85% of those dealers believe their inte[.].

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