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Discount bonanza: EV prices could be chopped because of changes to NVES CO2 reduction scheme

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New federal government policy could trigger significant new electric vehicle discounts. The EV buying bonanza is being predicted because of a change in the way Australias new CO2 reduction rules work. Ford Everest and Isuzu MU-X diesel SUVs are culled to avoid CO2 emissions fines READ MORE: Danger signs!

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Danger signs! Latest research shows top ICE brands including Toyota, Ford and Nissan struggling to hit new Aussie CO2 limits

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New research has shown how much trouble some top brands including Ford, Nissan, GWM and even Toyota could find themselves because of Australias new CO2 emissions reduction scheme if they dont transition to electric vehicles quickly enough. billion in 2029. billion in 2029. READ MORE: Which is best for the environment: EV or ICE?

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Emissions Analytics: mass adoption of hybrids, rather than low-volume BEVs most effective for cutting CO2 now, meeting 2030 targets; best use of limited resource

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Some studies suggest the upstream CO 2 of electricity is greater than for gasoline, but the relative efficiency calculations here implicitly assume they are equal. The most extreme form of the technology—fully-electric vehicles—is often hailed as the solution.

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Port of Los Angeles rolls out $82.5M hydrogen fuel cell electric freight demonstration; Toyota fuel cell technology

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The Port of Los Angeles and its partners rolled out five new hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV) and introduced two hydrogen fueling stations. hydrogen fuel cell electric freight demonstration; Toyota fuel cell technology. Under the $82.5-million Port of Los Angeles rolls out $82.5M Under the $82.5-million

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Young Arkansas Archer Aims for a Cleaner Future with Electric Vehicles 

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By Stuart Ungar Nineteen-year-old Spencer Rhoden is charged up about electric vehicles. As a child, he was so obsessed that he had to dial back talking about them with his parents and friends. Now a rising sophomore at Lyon College, Spencer runs an EV clothing brand and has also started a new chapter of the […].

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Tsinghua/Argonne Study Finds That Mass Use of EVs in China Could Result in Higher CO2 and Criteria Pollutant Emissions Than Conventional and Hybrid Gasoline Vehicles Due to Coal-Fired Generation of Electricity

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The vehicle population in China was about 63 million by 2008, and it is projected to be 550-730 million by 2050, 38-83% higher than that of the US in 2050. One important question raised is how to accommodate this large number of vehicles in terms of energy sources. Credit: ACS, Huo et al. Click to enlarge. Wang, David G.

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JATO: new car CO2 emissions rise for the first time in a decade in Europe; diesel down, gasoline up, SUVs up

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Despite the fall in market share for diesel vehicles, BEVs have been unable to fill the gap. With the European Union seeking to reduce average CO 2 emissions of new vehicles to 95 g/km by 2021, unless demand for electric vehicles rapidly increases soon, these targets could become very difficult to meet, JATO said.

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