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Volkswagen Group invested €11.5B (US$12.9B) in R&D in 2014; ongoing focus on electromobility and digitalization of vehicles

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Oil will not be as cheap as it is at the moment for ever. This means the Group is already well below the legal limit for 2015. Winterkorn also emphasized that Volkswagen remains committed to its environmental goals, and noted that the present low level of oil prices would not change that.

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PBL Study Finds Developed Countries Proposals for Copenhagen Fall Short for Reaching 2 °C Climate Objective

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At the same time, this helps to limit mitigation costs for developed countries, as it is relatively cheap, and generates income for developing countries. The least-developed countries would be exempt from any legally binding emission reduction efforts, up to 2020.

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AlixPartners study finds post-crisis auto industry facing new set of challenges; sales projected below historical levels for foreseeable future

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This will put unprecedented pressure on all players to pick the right business models, the right legal and capital structures, and the right partners. Emerging nations have gone from being just sources of cheap parts and labor to being bona fide markets, not to mention bona fide competitors. One thing is for certain.

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Apollo Pro promises to be the first electric hyper scooter

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The large 30 Ah battery means riders can either use the scooter at legally mandated speeds for days or weeks without recharging or ride as hard and fast as they can all day on a single charge. However, all of this does not come cheap, as the Apollo Pro’s starting price is $3,599. At least financing is available for $90 per month.

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Electric bikes vs electric scooters vs electric mopeds vs electric motorcycles: What’s the difference?

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Read more: The best cheap electric kick-scooters of 2021. You can grab a street-legal electric motorcycle for around $8,500 and for the higher-end ones, the sticker price can easily hit over $40,000. appeared first on Green Authority. Meanwhile, more powerful e-bikes come with tag prices of $2,000 and above.

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Will EU demand for biofuel mean starvation for world’s poorest?

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Research last year by Friends of the Earth found that some fuel suppliers were adding twice as much biofuel as required by law, bulking out their fuel with cheap biofuel and defying the RFO’s call to slow demand for the controversial ‘green’ fuel. Should fossil fuel suppliers be stopped from exceeding legal obligations on biofuel?

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Smart-grid project matches wind to electric cars | Green Tech - CNET News

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Martin LaMonica is a senior writer for CNETs Green Tech blog. Reddit Recent posts from Green Tech EPA calls greenhouse gases a public threat U.S. Reddit Recent posts from Green Tech EPA calls greenhouse gases a public threat U.S. Create cheap clean energy, new badly needed green jobs, and reduce our dependence on foreign oil.

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