Cars That Think

JULY 5, 2023

Instead, he and others are trying to invent new climate-control technology that doesn’t further exacerbate the dangers facing the planet’s climate. Winners of the 2021 Global Cooling Prize—both heat pumps—reduce cooling’s climate impact by as much as 80 percent. Still, in the U.S.,

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

The deal follows an agreement reached in December on new CO 2 emission standards for cars and light vans in the EU for the period after 2020. With the first-ever EU emission standards for trucks agreed, we are completing the legal framework to reach the European target of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by at least 40% by 2030.

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Standards CO2 Automobile Manufacturer Emissions 281

DIY Electric Car

JULY 11, 2017

With the technology that the automotive industry has today, it is not surprising to see cars out performing records on an annual basis. Over the years, we were made to believe that petrol is the best option to run cars. However, modern engineering has been able to change this notion by introducing the fastest electric cars.

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My Energi

APRIL 25, 2024

Last week (19 April), the UK Government ruled-out recommendations from the House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee to equalise VAT on public charging. [1] of Brits), [2] will experience far higher costs when it comes to running an electric car.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 21, 2024

Industry belched out smoke and sludge with little fear of legal consequences or bad press. million units which constituted around 16% of global car sales. million units what with the demand for electric two- and three-wheelers as well as cars and SUVs hitting a new high. In India too, demand for EVs is accelerating.

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Emissions Pollution India Climate 52

Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2010

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) announced that the “cool cars” regulation, which aimed to reduce the need for air conditioning by reducing the heat gain of vehicles parked in the sun ( earlier post ), will cease. The cool cars regulation was early action item under AB 32 and adopted by the Air Resources Board (ARB) in June 2009.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Two French environmental NGOs—France Nature Environment (FNE) and Réseau Action Climat ( RAC )—along with European umbrella NGO Transport & Environment (T&E), have released initial test results from the Royal Commission’s inquiry into diesel engine NO x emissions in France. The Royal Commission is testing 100 vehicles.

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Setec Powerr

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

From then on, electric cars will drive the streets of Britain. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday that the installation of electric car chargers for new buildings in England will be mandatory from 2022. Last year the British government set a target to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars after 2030.

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Fuel Vehicles Climate Change Carbon 98

Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2018

Since 2017, European legislation has required that new passenger car models tested according to an RDE-compliant mix of urban, extra-urban, and freeway cycles emit no more than 168 milligrams of NO x per kilometer. As of 2020, this limit will be cut to 120 mg. That is approximately one-tenth of the prescribed limit that will apply after 2020.

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Diesel Exhaust Legal Emissions 210

EV Life

AUGUST 28, 2020

There’s never been more interest in electric cars. According to a recent study , the average American driver saves $1,117 per year on fuel and maintenance costs when they switch from a gas car to an electric one. One reason electric cars haven’t taken off yet: it isn’t easy. Narrow your electric car search.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2015

In December 2014, Böhni submitted a motion for consideration by the National Council (Nationalrat) that would create the legal basis for importers and manufacturers of vehicles that run on CO 2 -neutral synthetic fuels made in Switzerland to receive credit for the corresponding reduction in CO 2 emissions under fleet emission rules.

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Diesel Switzerland Audi Solar 150

Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 26, 2023

The First Things You Must Do After Purchasing a New EV The Essential Steps To Take with a New Car This article may contain affiliate links. Have you just bought a new car? It is easy to overlook the importance of the legal side of owning a car when you see the open road in front of you. Congratulations!

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Cars That Think

MARCH 31, 2022

These modes of research require organizations that can gather a lot of data, data that is often collected via ethically or legally questionable technologies, like surveilling people in nonconsensual ways. Spatial apartheid is legally over. Gebru: If it’s just too hard to build a safe car, would we have cars out there?

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

According to Fox Business , the Minnesota Auto Dealers Association has stated that the ban would not be suitable for resident transportation due to the state’s colder climate. At the same time, 17 states have sued the state of California over the ban via federal court, and more legal challenges are expected.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 8, 2016

A new CALSTART brief indicates that California’s climate and energy policies are not only helping to protect the environment and improve air quality, but are also helping to accelerate growth of the clean transportation technology industry (CTTI) in the state. Require Top Performance with Strong Yet Feasible Air Quality and Climate Standards.

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Parking lots seem logical places for solar farms, blocking the sun’s rays from baking vehicle interiors and converting that energy to usable power to make the cars run. Furthermore, such changes could help avert the looming climate crisis. Why aren’t such facilities multiplying everywhere? The way it could be. The thought is appealing.

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Teslarati

JULY 26, 2021

In mid-June, it was reported by several news media outlets that the NYC TLC had successfully blocked the inclusion of Revel’s Tesla Model Y taxis citing a stoppage on issuing new-for-hire taxi licenses for electric cars. The addition of Revel’s 49 Model Ys broadens New York City’s small fleet of electrified taxis.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2015

From 2017, Mercedes-Benz will offer in Europe the S- and E-Class as the first production passenger cars equipped with CO 2 air conditioning systems. The Mercedes solution thus offers an even lower impact on the climate than R1234yf, while avoiding the in-use issues Daimler identified back in 2012. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Mercedes 2017 CO2 Automobile Manufacturer 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2015

He went on to say that the car manufacturer is positioning itself at the forefront of automotive change with its forward-looking “Future Tracks” program. Because that means, the car will gain more acceptance from ‘Digital Natives’. And, more importantly, this is about our responsibility for protecting the climate.

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2014 Vehicles Automobile Climate 150

Baua Electric

MAY 11, 2023

Now that his quest to determine end-to-end electrical car manufacturing within the province has landed two battery vegetation, he’s environment his attractions on lithium hydroxide, a crucial property of the ones batteries. “There’s two factors: one is geopolitical, and the other is climate change.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2013

Alberta-based Climate Change and Emissions Management Corporation (CCEMC) ( earlier post ) has issued a $35-million open innovation international challenge to create new, carbon-based products and markets. million cars off the road. The CCEMC is a not-for-profit corporation that operates independently of government.

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Carbon International Climate Change Grant 186

Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2020

I firmly believe the fight against climate change and how we use resources will decide the future of our society—and of the BMW Group. As a premium car company, it is our ambition to lead the way in sustainability. We have made a very clear commitment to the Paris Climate Agreement. For a fleet of around 2.5

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 26, 2023

Simple, effective solutions that can help lessen the impact of climate change already exist. Rahman, a power expert and professor of electrical and computer engineering at Virginia Tech , is the former chair of the IEEE ad hoc committee on climate change. The whole world is one grid.

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Climate Change Climate Coal Grid 102

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Much of the momentum for the shift originally came from the EU’s directive on mobile air-conditioning systems (MACs), which aims to reduce emissions of specific fluorinated greenhouse gases in the air-conditioning systems fitted to passenger cars (vehicles of category M1) and light commercial vehicles (category N1, class 1).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Secretary Bowles set the limit today at the statutory maximum of 25 percent and released the Clean Energy and Climate Plan for 2020, which contains a portfolio of policies designed to meet the limit. New policies outlined in the report include: Clean Car Consumer Incentives. Massachusetts Clean Energy and Climate Plan.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

If it were legal to deliver rescued migrants to Libya, it would be as cheap as sending rescue boats a few extra kilometers south instead of east. Meanwhile, legal scholars and civil-society groups are asking whether a hands-off border can really keep Europe’s hands clean. The main reason is because the E.U. million people.

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Europe Libya Spain Legal 144

Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2017

It can be selected with climate-friendly Audi e-gas (synthetic natural gas produced with renewable energy in a Power-to-Gas process, earlier post ) or compressed natural gas (CNG), or can be powered with gasoline. The potential overall range is comparable to that of a car with a TDI engine. kilograms (1.3 mi) in this mode.

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Audi Gas Standards Gas-Electric 186

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

When Congress passed the Clean Air Act, it never gave EPA the explicit authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions for the purpose of stopping global climate change. mpg in 2016 (39 mpg for cars, 30 mpg for trucks), or approximately 250 grams CO 2 /mile. Tags: Climate Change Emissions Policy.

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Creative Greenius

MAY 23, 2009

And to help kick it all off for you, after the jump I’ll offer up the first ever Greenius Weekend Update: There will be plenty of time very soon enough to be overwhelmed with the crushing hard backhand of climate change and budget reality. Creative Greenius at Nelson Solar house with their RAV4 Electric Car at 2009 Solar Homes Tour.

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Mini E Climate Change Solar Legal 170

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

As the economic climate improves, the new EU transport targets should focus efforts to further reduce environmental impacts, the report says. Harmful nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ) levels above legal limits were registered at 44% of roadside air monitoring stations in 2010. Nonetheless, new cars are becoming more fuel-efficient.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Every year, Netherland-based student company TU/ecomotive produces an electric car with a team of 21 BA students from the Eindhoven University of Technology, with the aim of showing the world that a hypothetical, sustainable car of the future can be a reality today. Luca, the world’s first Zero-Waste car.

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Electric Auto Association

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

You buy your own solar panels, you power your house and your car, and the utility wants to get paid for your doing that.” With the support of the Sierra Club and other organizations, the ordinance was challenged legally and eventually landed in the Kansas Supreme Court where it was ruled illegal last April. “It

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2019

California will meet its 2030 climate targets more than three decades late, in 2061, and could be more than 100 years late in meeting its 2050 target if the average rate of emissions reductions from the past year hold steady, according to a new study tracking more than a decade of environmental and economic indicators in the state.

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Creative Greenius

JANUARY 11, 2010

And since I am indeed The Greenius and I have legally laid claim to this decade, preempting all others, I can confidently lay this on you and you can take comfort knowing I’m on the case and will not let you down. Guest blogging posts on Climate Progress and 350.org org for who knows how many views.

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2010 Grid Climate Change Solar 186

Clean Fleet Report

MAY 21, 2023

Clean, wide front Smile-inducing torque at any speed is what makes driving an electric car so special, and boy did the Air Touring deliver. The balanced ride makes cornering fun but not in true sports car fashion, primarily due to the weight. I have used this system in other cars and the account and app steps were not necessary.

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All-Electric Miles Tahoe Charging 80

Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2009

EPA also found that the California program meets legal requirements regarding the protectiveness of public health and welfare as well as technological feasibility. mpg in 2016 (39 mpg for cars, 30 mpg for trucks), or approximately 250 grams CO 2 /mile. Tags: Climate Change Emissions Policy.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2012

On the contrary, the interactive and optionally automated car will give drivers more freedom in terms of individual mobility. Following approvals, Continental will receive its testing license and red license plate featuring an infinity sign to represent the car of the future. It will only be used for licensed autonomous test vehicles.

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