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EVs are clearly less polluting than petrol cars, even when their grids are dirty

The Driven EV News

Despite the scaremongering and fear tactics that commonly seek to question and undermine the “clean” credentials of electric vehicles, new research has again demonstrated that EVs continue to have lower… The post EVs are clearly less polluting than petrol cars, even when their grids are dirty appeared first on The Driven.

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In Tests, Cars Powered By e-Petrol Pollute The Air As Much As Petrol Cars

CleanTechnica EVs

Running cars on e-fuels, which have been touted as a way to prolong the life of the internal combustion engine, will not alleviate air pollution problems.

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Legacy auto faces disaster in China with unsellable cars as pollution crunch looms

The Driven EV News

Potentially millions of petrol and diesel cars may become unsellable in world's biggest car market as China moves to new pollution standards and EV demand booms. The post Legacy auto faces disaster in China with unsellable cars as pollution crunch looms appeared first on The Driven.

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New analysis suggests Uber adding significantly to pollution and traffic in European cities

Green Car Congress

Uber is adding more polluting car trips to already-clogged European cities such as London and Paris, new analysis by European NGOs suggests —contributing to air pollution and climate change and exploding the company’s sustainability claims. Cars emit 44% of transport emissions; these are still rising.

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Aston Martin to make petrol cars ‘for as long as allowed’

Baua Electric

Read more Aston Martin has decided to continue manufacturing petrol cars as long as it can after the carmaker delayed the arrival of its first ever electric vehicle. “For as long as we’re allowed to make ICE (internal combustion engine) cars, we’ll make them.

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Petrol and diesel carmakers spend $4.5 billion on sport sponsorship, much of it greenwash

The Driven EV News

New report says petrol and diesel car makers are using sports sponsorships to greenwash their polluting products. It says ICE car ads should be banned in the same way as tobacco products. The post Petrol and diesel carmakers spend $4.5

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Is Your Petrol Car Killing Your Pets?

CleanTechnica EVs

But what if your car was killing your fur baby? Many studies have been done to demonstrate the health consequences of breathing in the fumes from internal combustion engines, and yet some people still resist the call to move across to a battery electric vehicle (BEV). Or, at least, damaging their health? According to Science […]

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