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15 countries agree to work toward 100% ZEV truck and bus sales by 2040

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Under the new Global Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Zero-Emission Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles (ZE-MHDVs), Austria, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Finland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Scotland, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, Uruguay and Wales are setting an interim goal of 30% zero-emission new vehicle sales by 2030.

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Nature Materials editorial urges reconsideration of approach to battery regulation in Europe

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The proposed new EU regulations, which may come into force in 2023 and will update the 2006 EU Battery Directive, seek to make all of these considerations comply with strict standards geared towards minimizing the costs to the environment.

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Global Fuel Economy Initiative launches second 3-year campaign; ICCT joins partnership

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GFEI was launched in 2009 as a partnership of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the International Energy Agency (IEA), the International Transport Forum (ITF) and FIA Foundation. Indeed whilst there has been tremendous policy progress in several major markets, in some places fuel economy is actually getting worse.

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China’s new energy buses are re-exported to Europe

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No, recently, good news came from the overseas markets of BYD and Zhongtong new energy buses at the same time. Entering the European market again! Just in November this year, 38 Zhongtong pure electric super bus H12 were exported to Chile, which once again refreshed the world’s understanding of China’s new energy buses.

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UN report highlights urgent need to tackle impact of EV battery production boom

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UNCTAD predicts that some 23 million electric vehicles will be sold over the coming decade: the market for rechargeable car batteries, currently estimated at $7 billion, is forecast to rise to $58 billion by 2024. It has also contributed to environment degradation, landscape damage and soil contamination, groundwater depletion and pollution.

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We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

Cars That Think

Our 2020 study , published in Nature Climate Change , found that manufacturing a typical EV sold in the United States in 2018 emitted about 7 to 12 tonnes of carbon dioxide, compared with about 5 to 6 tonnes for a gasoline-fueled vehicle. This concentration is problematic because it can lead to volatile markets and supply disruptions.