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Say it ain’t so: BMW, Volkswagen, and Renault take aim at Europe’s ICE ban

Baua Electric

Failure to comply with the new rules will come at a cost, a €95 ($102) fine for every vehicle registered in the EU, multiplied annually by each CO2 g/km above the target. “We We believe a comprehensive review of CO2 fleet legislation in the EU is essential,” BMW CEO Oliver Zipse said yesterday, as reported in Automotive News Europe.

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Emissions gamble: Why electric car-maker BYD is adding ICE in Australia with the 2024 BYD Sealion 6

EV Central

The expansion by BYD in Australia from pure electric vehicles into CO2-emitting internal combustion engined plug-ins led by the Sealion 6 SUV will not trigger a major backlash from the Chinese company’s growing band of existing EV owners or put off potential EV buyers. They claim 1.1L/100km 100km and 1.4L/100km Yes it has a 1.5-litre

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Global Top 20 - December 2020

EV Sales

3 jumping to the podium for the first time, thanks to a record (and somewhat unexpected) 28.000 registrations in December, such high number could be related to the EU's CO2 emission compliance rules, so we will have to see if the German hatchback will be able to replicate this performance soon.Say, in March?

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Global Voices: ‘We can shift more competence and accountability to India,’ says Mathias Pillin | Autocar Professional

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From the Co2 perspective, it is better than gas. I’m a technology person. From a technology perspective and from a Co2 footprint perspective, the technology is okay. You see Chinese players versus German ones. So, do you see it naturally dying off with emissions regulations getting tighter?

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Berkeley Lab study forecasts China energy use will peak within 20 years; 356 million private cars by 2050

Green Car Congress

CCS at the current level of efficiency and from an integrated system point of view, however, will only have a small net CO2 mitigation impact of 475 million tonnes in 2050. The total national CO2 emissions mitigation potential of moving from a CIS to AIS trajectory of development is 3.8 By 2050, personal car ownership reaches 0.68

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Electric Car Quotes: List of the Best Electric Vehicle Quotes

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” – Malcolm Turnbull “In the European Union, a fleet average of 95 grams of CO2 per kilometer will be permitted in 2020. However, I do not believe it is wise for America to substitute dependence on foreign oil for dependence on Chinese batteries.”

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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ºF) above pre-industrial levels as well as the long-term stabilization of greenhouse gases at a 350 ppm CO2 equivalent. Climate change projections authored by Chinese scientists indicate that China’s annual mean air temperature is likely to rise by 1.3 AOSIS has called for nations to agree to limit warming to well below 1.5

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