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

Green Car Congress

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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Black carbon is a much larger cause of climate change than previously assessed; about twice previous estimates, and 2/3 the effect of CO2

Green Car Congress

The report’s best estimate of direct climate influence by black carbon is about a factor of two higher than most previous work. This includes the estimates in the 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Assessment, which were based on the best available evidence and analysis at that time.

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8 countries commit to increase the share of EVs in their government fleets

Green Car Congress

At the Marrakech Climate Change Conference (COP22), eight nations—Canada, China, France, Japan, Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the US— signed a Government Fleet Declaration , pledging to increase the share of electric vehicles in their government fleets and calling for other governments to join them.

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Drive Electric Submission Land Transport (Clean Car) Amendment Bill

Drive Electric

RE: Drive Electric Submission Land Transport (Clean Car) Amendment Bill. Drive Electric supports the Land Transport (Clean Vehicles) Amendment Bill (‘the Bill’) and encourages New Zealand to be ambitious. The interim Clean Car Discount, which is already in the market, is showing promising signs of success. Committee Secretariat.

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Maharashtra signed MoU with RMI to support EVs

Electric Vehicles India

The Government of Maharashtra has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with RMI to support the adoption of and promotion of Electric Vehicles (EVs) in Maharashtra at Glasgow in the United Kingdom. As per the tie-up, RMI will provide technical support to implement the state’s recently launched EV Policy. EV policy 2021.

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Swiggy partners Reliance BP Mobility for EV battery-swapping stations in India

Electric Vehicles India

Swiggy has also partnered with Hero Lectro, a leading e-cycle manufacturer and Fast Dispatch Logistics a leading last-mile delivery player in the United Kingdom to provide end-to-end delivery of Swiggy orders through cargo e-cycles. This came as companies all over the world face heat issues over carbon emissions and climate change.

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Eliminate fuel vehicles in the UK to enlarge the move

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It is part of the “green revolution” and the transition of the UK economy to clean energy. In 2008, the United Kingdom formally promulgated the Climate Change Act, becoming the first country in the world to clarify medium- and long-term emission reduction targets in legal form.

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