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NTSB Chair questions safety impact of heavy EVs

Green Car Congress

The Ford F-150 Lightning is between 2,000 and 3,000 pounds heavier than the non-electric version. We do have a climate crisis that needs to be addressed. Ultimately, to manage climate change, the world needs to stop emitting greenhouse gases from vehicles and power plants. Electrifying vehicles adds yet more weight.

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Ford and Newlab announce startups to pilot new EV tech in mobility innovation program

Green Car Congress

Ford Motor Company and Newlab announced the five startups that will participate in the inaugural cohort of the Mobility Studio—a new program focused on supporting the advancement of technologies, product collaborations and business models that drive a cleaner transportation future.

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UCS analysis finds Hyundai-Kia with best sales-weighted new vehicle environmental performance in US in 2013

Green Car Congress

Due to strong federal and state emissions standards, the average new car has gotten 43% cleaner since 1998. Despite this progress, UCS noted, Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler still have higher than average new fleet smog-forming and GHG emissions. Climate Change Coal Emissions Fuel Efficiency' Source: UCS.

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Decarbonizing Trucking from the Road

CleanTechnica EVs

By Laurie Stone Mike Roeth has clocked thousands of miles pulling his solar-powered recreational vehicle around the country in his quest to make trucking cleaner and more efficient. For some it may seem strange that an effort to curb fuel takes fuel, since Roeth pulls his RV with a diesel-powered Ford F-250. But […].

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Scotty Kilmer Gives Us Some Good Arguments For Right To Repair

CleanTechnica EVs

While coming up with cleaner sources for raw materials is great, the environmental impact of that often can’t come close to just reusing materials we already took from nature.

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Australia introduces its first exhaust rule but makes all the mistakes the US did

Baua Electric

Automakers often bring their dirtiest cars to Australia, and don’t offer better and cleaner electric models in the country. The new emissions rules intend to change that, and to increase availability of EV options for the country. As a result, the average new car in Australia consumes 6.9L/100km, 100km, compared to 4.2L

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[PRESS RELEASE] DRIVE ELECTRIC RESPONSE TO CLEAN CAR DISCOUNT CHANGES.

Drive Electric

The Climate Change Commission has recently confirmed that incentives are necessary to continue to ensure the adoption of EVs. The changes to the Clean Car Discount appear designed to encourage even cleaner vehicles entering our fleet; this will mean more PHEVs and BEVs coming in and over time fewer petrol and diesel vehicles.

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