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Toyota a winner as CO2 reduction plan introduced to parliament with less pressure on SUVs and utes

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Aussie CO2 standard tough on Toyota, SUVs and utes READ MORE: Get out of the way diesel! Australian Climate Council: “Our cars produce more than 10 percent of Australia’s total climate pollution, and the average family pays over $5000 a year for fuel. The Ford Ranger Plug-in Hybrid will arrive in 2025.

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NTSB Chair questions safety impact of heavy EVs

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If US residents who switched to SUVs over the past 20 years had stuck with smaller cars, more than 1,000 pedestrian deaths might have been averted, according to one study. Heavier vehicles also generate more particulate pollution from tyre wear. Pedestrians will also be at risk. —Shaffer et al.

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NY Governor orders regulatory action to require all LDVs sold in state to be zero-emissions by 2035

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New York Governor Kathy Hochul directed the State Department of Environmental Conservation to take major regulatory action that will require all new passenger cars, pickup trucks, and SUVs sold in New York State to be zero emissions by 2035.

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Audi will phase out gas engines by 2033, reversing past stance of CEO

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Audi, a German company, owned by Volkswagen Auto Group, has sold the e-tron and the Q2L SUV for the powerful Chinese EV market. Duesmann said that “Audi is ready to make its decisive and powerful move into the electric age,” finally accepting the challenge of ditching gas engines for electric ones.

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Volkswagen is buying credits from Tesla to meet China’s environmental standards: report

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million cars, the vast majority of them being gasoline-powered sedans and SUVs. . The country has adopted a series of aggressive environmental goals, part of which is a credit system designed to encourage automakers to develop cleaner cars. Last year, FAW-VW sold 2.16 Volkswagen, for its part, has not commented on the recent reports.

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Why Hybrids are gaining momentum amid EV frenzy | Autocar Professional

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The hybrid vehicles — dual powered by a petrol engine and an electric motor — are gathering strong traction amongst SUV buyers versus all electric battery-operated passenger vehicles. lakh in the case of an EV SUV. Meanwhile, both the companies are exploring a hybrid powertrain too, to be part of their mid-size SUV plan.

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Federal court approves $225M settlement in VW 3.0L diesel case; California receives $66M plus two new VW ZEV models

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One of those new vehicles must be an electric SUV. The company will also introduce a second SUV by 2020. This money will be spent on projects to reduce smog-producing pollution, such as incentivizing clean, heavy-duty vehicles and equipment in disadvantaged communities.