CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 13, 2021

By Eoin Bannon Almost two-thirds of urban residents support banning the sale of new petrol and diesel cars in Europe after 2030, according to a new YouGov online poll in 15 European cities. Originally published on Transport & Environment.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 4, 2024

The post Electric Vehicle Makers Hitting Targets For Petrol-Free Car Sales In UK appeared first on CleanTechnica. BMW is among the automakers leading the charge to meet a 2030 electric vehicle sales goal in the UK -- ahead of schedule, no less.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 6, 2025

We, [continued] The post Derelict Petrol Station Transforming Into An EV Charging Hub appeared first on CleanTechnica. The misinformation and disinformation may slow it somewhat, but overall, it simply is too critical for human health and the environment to be shut down.

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The Driven EV News

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Federal Labor seeks feedback on changes to Australia's petrol quality, to pave the way for the long-awaited implementation of vehicle emissions standards. The post Australian cars may finally get clean fuel in first step to emission controls and switch to EVs appeared first on The Driven.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 6, 2021

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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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 26, 2023

It has been almost a year since I met with Ben Silver of Benzina Zero (which means “no petrol”). He talked then about how he has changed the way people move in Brisbane and wants to have a global impact. It looks like the beginning of his dream is coming true. Now he is looking […]

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

continued] The post Electric Mobility Projects In Kenya Start to Show Real Potential For Significant Petrol & Diesel Abatement appeared first on CleanTechnica. A lot of projects go ahead on the basis of some positive business cases, underpinned by the quest to solve.

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EV Central

MARCH 17, 2025

Designed to be as big as the best-selling combustion-powered XC60, the electric mid-size Volvo SUV should provide more cabin space compared to its petrol-powered sibling. For those not ready for the switch to electric, the current petrol-fed XC60 will live on in the range.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 7, 2022

Shell is continuing its transition into cleantech. True, it is only inches into the transition at this point, but each step (or inch) is interesting and seems worth highlighting. As many now know, Shell bought a major EV charging company, New Motion, in October 2017, and then also bought Greenlots in January 2019. Shell’s EV […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

I grew up in Zimbabwe, a landlocked country in southern Africa that relies on imports for all its petrol and diesel requirements. From about the year 2000 or so, I remember there being periodic petrol queues every now and then. Families could spend all day and night, and at times, several days queuing for petrol […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Analysts at Your Electrical Supplies, Service, and Solutions (YESSS Electrical) compared the cost per mile of charging an EV to fueling a new gas/petrol or diesel car based […]. UK drivers are set to save 68.6%

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2010

Sandia has been working on “Sunshine to Petrol” technologies for a number of years. Source: Sandia. Click to enlarge. An alliance of industry, academic and government organizations has formed to commercialize technologies that will utilize concentrated solar energy to convert waste CO 2 into synthetic fuels. Earlier post.).

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 2, 2022

I have just spent the morning with the technical staff at Glenco Air & Power, experimenting with their Westinghouse portable generators and my Tesla Model 3. No one got hurt. The car didn’t blow up. Curiosity was satisfied. We now know why my Tesla Model 3 would not accept an emergency top-up charge from a […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 26, 2021

Originally published on Transport & Environment. By Eoin Bannon EU lawmakers should set an end date for selling new combustion engine cars in Europe no later than 2035, 27 companies have said in a joint appeal this week.¹ The open call will continue to gather support for a phase-out ahead of the review of EU car and van […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

The charging markets in Europe and the USA have many similarities, but also many differences. And the European transition to electric driving is a few years ahead of the USA. That is why this article is partly a copy of the previous article I wrote about the charging market in the USA. It is unbelievable […].

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2023

Green NCAP tested 34 cars with different powertrain types: battery electric, hybrid electric, conventional petrol and diesel, and one vehicle, the Ford Puma, that runs on alternative fuel. The LCA calculations used the interactive Life Cycle Assessment tool that is available for consumers on Green NCAP’s website.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

By 2023 there should be more hydrogen filling stations in Germany, than there are conventional petrol stations along the Autobahns today. However, filling stations for this environmentally friendly alternative fuel are still scarce. The H2 Mobility initiative wants to change this.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2012

It is far too early to dismiss the conventional diesel and petrol power trains. In the last two years Volvo has brought CO 2 emissions from our diesel and petrol model ranges down by 13 percent. The figure suggests that the car market will continue to be dominated by traditional combustion-engine models for the foreseeable future.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 29, 2023

Earlier this month, BYD launched the updated Qin Plus EV. It comes with a high-efficiency heat pump as standard. The electric motor has been upgraded to 150 kW. So, you can get a full BEV with a heat pump, with a 150 kW motor, and with a 57.6 kWh Blade battery for just $20,350 in […]

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

The prize will be awarded for the development of a prototype battery that can power an electric vehicle with similar performance in terms of range and charging time as a conventional petrol/diesel powered small family vehicle. The battery should also be of relatively low cost, durable, safe and fully recyclable.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Photographer Konrad Langer, who looks through the lens of a new urban vision, where clean hydrogen power plays a central role. Car-tuning expert JP Kraemer, who questions his definition of adrenaline-fueled performance: can progressive fuel cell eco-mobility change the mindset of a true petrol head?

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 9, 2023

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). But what if your car was killing your fur baby? Or, at least, damaging their health? According to Science […]

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2018

Introduce a Clean Air Act to improve existing legislation and enshrine the right to clean air in UK law. We expect the Government to then require manufacturers to end the sale of conventional petrol and diesel vehicles by this earlier date.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 5, 2022

Story from Sam Moran, as shared with David Waterworth The other day I pulled up in our mighty Tesla Model 3 to use the QESH (Queensland Electric Super Highway) charger at Helensvale Train Station in Queensland. It was pouring down rain and, of course, the charger had no cover — which wasn’t a major issue. […].

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Electric Cars Report

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Altilium Metals, a UK-based clean technology startup, has selected Teesside as the preferred location for the largest planned recycling facility in the UK for end-of-life electric vehicle batteries.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Green cars” can be defined as vehicles that use alternative fuels (other than petrol or diesel) and/or alternative types of propulsion (other than the conventional ICE). A number of market failures also potentially impinge on the diffusion of clean vehicle technologies.

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Baua Electric

JULY 13, 2024

By: HT Auto Desk | Updated on: 13 Jul 2024, 14:54 PM Premium petrol has an octane rating higher than 91. This is a guide on premium petrol and the kind of fuel your car actually needs. --> Premium petrol has an octane rating higher than 91. This is a guide on premium petrol and the kind of fuel your car actually needs.

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Plug In India

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

By PluginIndia In this article and video, we show the real truth on how Petrol and Diesel vehicles cause far more air pollution compared to electric vehicles. Some even say that it pollutes even more than a diesel or petrol burning car. Diesel or petrol starts as oil, on average 1,798 meters below the surface of the earth.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2011

In our new laboratory we will be able to test different combinations of petrol and diesel as well as alternative fuels such as ethanol, tallow, various oil and tallow esters, DMF (2,5 dimethyl furan) and synthetic diesel, and gain a full picture of what is happening in an engine.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 16, 2022

As petrol prices head north of $2 in Australia, there is much anguish and advice for motorists. Sadly, most of this advice is around the “better buy petrol today because it will be more expensive tomorrow” narrative. Strangely, no one is suggesting that it might be time to buy an electric vehicle. This, in a […].

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2020

As cities and countries announce bans on diesel and petrol cars to fight air pollution and climate change, the appeal of driving emissions-free vehicles such as electric cars increases. The campaign calls on Uber to go 100% clean in large European cities by 2025. —Yoann Le Petit, new mobility expert with T&E.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2017

The study “ Greenhouse gas intensity of natural gas ” shows that natural gas reduces GHG emissions from passenger cars on a well-to-wheel (WtW) basis by 23% compared with petrol and by 7% compared with diesel. For heavy-duty applications, benefits compared to diesel are of 16% for CNG and up to 15% for LNG.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 21, 2021

EVs are starting to outnumber petrol-powered cars in Oslo.

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Targa West is a rally event in Perth, Western Australia, and the winner this year in the 165 class (top speed allowed = 165 km/h) was a Tesla Model 3 Performance. And it won by 8 minutes. It won against a whole bunch of racy metal. If you look at the docket (see picture), the […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 1, 2022

Which one comes first? Electric cars or the charging stations? Players who want to roll out charging infrastructure would want to see a critical mass of EVs before investing heavily in charging infrastructure, while on the other hand, range-anxious consumers would want the assurance of a charging network.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 6, 2022

As electric vehicles come down in price, the question must be asked: Do I retrofit my beloved petrol car or do I buy a new EV. In Europe and China, electric vehicles are being produced that achieve price parity and below with existing petrol models, and yet businesses that […]. To retrofit or not to retrofit?

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Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2019

Three months since the introduction of the Ultra-Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) in London, results of a year-long trial in the capital suggest that plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) commercial vehicles could present the most practical, readily available option for businesses trying to meet clean-air targets in cities. million (US$5.9-million)

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