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Polestar sells NVES credits to other OEMs in Australia

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As of January 1, 2025, Australia’s first carbon dioxide (CO2) emission standards were in effect and Polestar is the first car manufacturer to sell credits to other automakers seeking to comply with the new rules. Polestar only sells electric vehicles (EVs) similar to Tesla.

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How Significant Will The European Emissions Rollback Actually Be?

The Truth About Cars

Europe is relaxing CO2 emission targets after receiving feedback from automakers. Reports allege that most of the large automakers have been petitioning European leadership for months to soften standards a bit. From there, all new automobiles will have a legal obligation to be considered zero emissions.

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First Supercritical CO2 Circuit Breaker Debuts

Cars That Think

Researchers this month will begin testing a high-voltage circuit breaker that can quench an arc and clear a fault with supercritical carbon dioxide fluid. The greenhouse warming potential of SF 6 is nearly 25,000 times as high as that of carbon dioxide, he notes. In Georgia Techs design, supercritical carbon dioxide quenches the arc.

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Should we be encouraging EVs or discouraging old smoking cars that are the most polluting? | Opinion

EV Central

More than 30 years ago, Stedman came up with a machine that could instantly measure and analyse the emissions of cars driving past, used infrared light. A tiny number of vehicles were pumping out carbon-monoxide levels as much as 100 times higher than the average. Its not unusual that these failures result in higher emissions.

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Toyota Will Only Sell Hybrid Corollas In Europe And Japan

The Truth About Cars

Gasoline-only variants have been eliminated to make room for more hybrids, which Toyota believes will help it adhere to increasingly strict emissions regulations. However, that market already saw the current E210 Corolla go hybrid only in 2022 to better comply with regional emission laws. liter M20A-FKS if desired.

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How U.S. Airports Like Pittsburgh’s Generate Electricity On Site to Avoid Heathrow-Like Outages

Baua Electric

But those standard emergency measures have limitations. airports are increasingly experimenting with generating and storing electricity on site typically with solar power and batteries to curb carbon emissions, prepare for future electricity needs, and manage rising disruptions caused by climate change and aging infrastructure.

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Toyota targeted! Cheaper hybrids coming as Kia plans dramatic Aussie petrol-electric expansion

EV Central

But it will limit supply of some of its cheapest internal combustion-engined models to encourage the uptake of hybrids as part of its overall strategy to comply with the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (NVES). Petrol four-cylinder and V6 have a greater emissions impact. Its all about NVES, lowering our carbon footprint, said Rivero.