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Comment on BYD investor event: 5th-gen DM hybrid tech, sales target, and more by AMortalDefiant

CN EV Post

As a BYD investor, I'm upset to see them waste so much money on dead technologies like PHEVs/EREVs. Swapping out CO2 for other toxins like ozone and nitrogen oxides is not a solution. As BYD works to eliminate ICE cars, they simultaneously make half their own lineup that depends on ICE obsolete as well.

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Comment on BYD investor event: 5th-gen DM hybrid tech, sales target, and more by AMortalDefiant

CN EV Post

As a BYD investor, I'm upset to see them waste so much money on dead technologies like PHEVs/EREVs. Swapping out CO2 for other toxins like ozone and nitrogen oxides is not a solution. As BYD works to eliminate ICE cars, they simultaneously make half their own lineup that depends on ICE obsolete as well.

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CARB approves $423M plan to mitigate harm from Volkswagen defeat devices; significant investments in heavy-duty vehicles and equipment sectors

Green Car Congress

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved a plan to mitigate statewide harm from more than 10,000 tons of smog-causing pollutants released in the state due to Volkswagen’s (VW) use of illegal “defeat devices” in diesel passenger cars. 87,000 of those cars were sold in California. Proposed project allocation distribution.

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California Air Resources Board posts revised draft of strategy to reduce “Super Pollutants”

Green Car Congress

Car and truck engines used to be the largest sources of anthropogenic black carbon emissions in California; the existing air quality policies will virtually eliminate black carbon emissions from on-road diesel engines within 10 years. The SLCP Strategy is due to come before the Board for consideration in March 2017.

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Calif. ARB releases GHG scoping plan update; more ZEVs, “LEV IV”, MD and HD regulations; ZEV for trucks; more LCFS

Green Car Congress

The update identifies eight key sectors for ongoing action: Energy; Transportation, fuels, land use and infrastructure; Agriculture; Water; Waste management; Natural lands; Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (such as methane and black carbon); and Green Buildings. Transportation.

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The importance of considering non-exhaust traffic emissions; the role of EVs

Green Car Congress

Detailed laboratory tests have shown that 50% of the total wear is emitted as airborne material; the other half directly deposits on the (road) surface and the wheel of the car. The team found that both interventions were associated with a decreased exposure to noise, with the effects of 50% electric-powered car being slightly higher.

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Here’s How We Could Brighten Clouds to Cool the Earth

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Take, for example, the tens of thousands of fossil-fueled ships that chug across the ocean, spewing plumes of pollutants that contribute to acid rain, ozone depletion, respiratory ailments, and global warming. As we confront the enormous challenge of climate change, we should take inspiration from even the most unlikely sources.

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