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Earth Day 2024: each day is about reducing emissions | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

Earth Day is now a global event each year, and over a billion people across 192 countries now take part in what is the largest civic-focused day of action in the world. People march, sign petitions, meet with their elected officials, plant trees, clean up their towns and roads. It is a day of political action and civic participation.

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Drive Electric Submission Land Transport (Clean Car) Amendment Bill

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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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A closer look at the Copenhagen Climate Change Summit. The Green Piece

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With scientists convinced that global warming is a serious issue, there is a need to not only halt the growth of greenhouse gas emissions but to bring them down too. The European Union has already established a goal for 10 per cent of all petrol and diesel sales to be biofuel by 2020. What is the aim? Will a deal be reached?

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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. That number is higher for the global hybrid specialist Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder — a third of these sold are hybrids. Hybrids cost about Rs 2.5

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Drive Electric Submission: Reviewing the Road User Charges System

Drive Electric

A future RUC system should be designed so it enables or supports New Zealand to achieve its climate change targets, as well as generate funds for transport infrastructure. In other words, any incentives (or disincentives) should always support EV uptake, over petrol/diesel vehicles.

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Strong support for EV ambitions | Autocar Professional

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Integration into global supply chains By creating a comprehensive component ecosystem within India, it will enhance India’s attractiveness as a manufacturing destination, leading to increased investments from both domestic and international players seeking to leverage India’s competitive advantages and market potential.

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UK wants to ban 100% ICE power by 2030

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Boris has spoken and started the end of the petrol engine in the UK. Under Boris’s new Green plan, the sale of new combustion engine vehicles, that are powered wholly by Petrol or Diesel will be banned from 2030. According to the Global CCS Institute’s 2019 Status Report , 40 million metric tons of CO?

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