EV Central

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Fortunately plenty of reputable organisations have examined the issues surrounding CO2 emissions for EVs. But for each country the result is the same: the production of the EV emits more CO2 than the equivalent petrol-powered alternative. It assumes those vehicles will cover 250,000km over their life.

CO2

Green Cars News

AUGUST 20, 2010

Motorists in New Zealand are increasingly turning to the power of diesel to reduce CO2 emissions and boost fuel efficiency, the country's Motor Trade Association (MTA) reveals. Tags: Latest news alternative fuel diesel engine fuel economy MTA petrol.

New Zealand

Drive Electric NZ

OCTOBER 26, 2022

BEVs are better for the planet , emitting 80% less Co2 than an equivalent petrol vehicle in New Zealand. Buying a BEV in New Zealand means you could qualify for the Clean Car Discount , and are exempt from Road User Charges until 2024. . WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF A FULLY ELECTRIC CAR? BEVs are low-maintenance vehicles.

PHEV

Green Cars News

AUGUST 27, 2013

The four-cylinder SKYACTIV-G petrol engines and SKYACTIV-D clean diesel units, which appear in the CX-5 [below] and Mazda6, significantly improve fuel economy and CO2 emissions, compared to [.]. Mazda will increase production of its fuel efficient SKYACTIV engines by 25% in response to popular demand.

Mazda

Electric Vehicles India

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Electric vehicles have attracted the attention of India’s policy makers as clean technology alternatives due to their multiple advantages like higher efficiency and lower air pollution in short to medium term and reduced CO2 emissions. The rise in the petrol prices increases from INR 89.16/litre Market overview.

India

Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

A: Our philosophy is simple: whether you choose petrol, diesel or hybrid, each new vehicle should squeeze the best possible performance out of the least possible fuel. For the next few decades, petrol and diesel will continue to be the mainstream automotive fuels. Q: Toyota focuses on hybrids with a few electric cars in the pipeline.

Toyota

Green Cars News

MAY 6, 2010

The German premium carmaker’s first entrant into the mini car segment has emissions from just 105g/km of CO2 and 70.6mpg [.]. Tags: Audi A1 clean diesel model new petrol supermini.

Audi

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2011

The fuel is injected very close to the spark plug, with a maximum injection pressure of 200 bar, resulting in clean and homogeneous combustion. High-precision fuel metering and high atomization quality result in clean and homogeneous combustion. liter four-cylinder petrol engine family.

BMW

Green Cars News

JULY 26, 2009

Ford Australia will invest A$230million into a number of environmentally focused projects including the first global rear-wheel drive application of the company’s turbocharged, petrol direct-injection 2.0l four cylinder EcoBoost engine in a rear-wheel drive vehicle - the Ford Falcon, starting from 2011.

Australia

Green Cars News

JUNE 13, 2009

It consumes the excess carbon in the cylinder during the burn to gain a 15-30 per cent improvement in fuel mileage, while producing near zero carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. So, in effect, this is a supercar capable of around 200mph and yet it has very clean emissions.

Green

Get Electric Vehicle

JUNE 5, 2023

1 liter of Petrol emits 2.3 How does it affect the sustainability of the clean environment? Existing gasoline-powered vehicles may be converted to a natural gas vehicle or they can be used as bi-fuel (petrol and CNG) vehicle. Carbon dioxide emission of Autogas is around 15% less than that of petrol. #9

Alternative Fuels

Green Cars News

JULY 2, 2009

Not only could fuel cell technology help to clean up the earth’s atmosphere, but it is providing a boost to the economy too. The fuel cells will be charged with hydrogen gas, which is then converted into electricity, water and carbon dioxide (CO2) via a chemical reaction.

Volvo

Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Here we offer our pick of the top 10 green cars at the IAA Frankfurt Motor Show: Ford Focus EcoNetic – With its start/stop engine technology, the Ford Focus EcoNetic promises to break the 100g/km carbon dioxide (CO2) threshold with emissions of just 99g/km. It is set to debut in 2013.

Green Cars

Green Cars News

AUGUST 30, 2009

TFSI: Part of Audi’s philosophy in addressing efficiency is downsizing and so it’s no surprise to see a new turbocharged petrol direct injection 1.2 Both versions can reach 118mph and have an average fuel economy of 42.8mpg while emitting 127g/km of carbon dioxide (CO2). seconds, with the Sportback getting there in 11.3

Audi

Drive Electric

JANUARY 14, 2022

The RAC Foundation reports it currently costs – on average – around £80 to fill up a vehicle with petrol or diesel (based on a 55 litre fuel tank). It’s more expensive to fill up with petrol once, than it is to charge an electric car eight times. An EV with a 50kWh battery? £7 7 worth of electricity. Reliability.

Electric Cars

EV Central

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Locally, Toyota has yet to even put a BEV on-sale and, of course, it makes a fortune out of CO2 and particulate-emitting diesel SUVs and utes. In response, Toyota points to the thousands of petrol-electric hybrids it has sold here and overseas. Hopefully, it won’t be too long before Toyota has a clean green ute to tempt them.

Toyota

Drive Electric NZ

JUNE 19, 2023

It is rapidly becoming clear that electric vehicles will replace petrol and diesel ICE vehicles in most use cases. New Zealand currently has 4 million passenger cars in its fleet, the vast majority of which are fuelled by petrol and diesel. In this way emissions pricing on petrol is being used to encourage EV uptake.)

Climate Change

Drive Electric NZ

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

As such, we should tie the ban to the pathway of the Clean Vehicle Standards, with a specific future focus on Europe. We would recommend signalling a phase-out date for new petrol vehicles between 2030 and 2032, and confirming that in law in 2024/2025. The ETS price impacts the price of petrol, which is an ownership cost.

Emissions

Baua Electric

MARCH 23, 2024

According to a study by the NITI Aayog, India may adopt clean technology, through EVs, to lower logistics costs by four percent of its GDP and avoid 10 gigatons of Co2 emissions by 2030. For instance, charging EVs costs far less than filling ICE-powered vehicles with petrol or diesel.

Future

My Energi

APRIL 13, 2021

It’s estimated that UK households waste 4.5million tonnes of food every year , which creates greenhouse gases 21 times more damaging to the environment than CO2 when left to rot in landfill. Remove single use plastic products from your cleaning routine and swap to to a cleaner way of cleaning with Ocean Saver Products.

Green

Green Cars News

APRIL 30, 2009

The Budget confirmed and built on the Chancellor’s measures in Budget 2008 and the Pre-Budget report by: Confirming the new rules on capital allowances linked to CO2 emissions. The CO2 based allowances announced in last year’s Budget were confirmed. Confirming and extending the overhaul of Vehicle Excise Duty Rates.

Sustainable Transportation

Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine with outputs of 108kW and 210Nm, matching that of the Omoda 5. litres of standard 91RON unleaded petrol per 100 kilometres (when measured against the ADR Combined cycle), while emitting 166 grams per kilometre of CO2. Chery says the Tiggo 4 Pro will consume 7.3

Chery

Get Electric Vehicle

APRIL 18, 2022

The catch here is, that being able to produce enough clean hydrogen (hydrogen is highly reactive and is not available in pure form in the natural state) to be used as a fuel in a sustainable manner is not impossible but hard and expensive. Hydrogen as Clean Energy. The oxygen comes from the air, while the hydrogen comes from a tank.

Hydrogen

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 17, 2009

Home About Minds in Motion Contact Us Left menu Community People say People do Themes Alternative Fuels Clean Buses Hybrid & Electric Hydrogen for Mobility Sust. Photo: CC DigitalK) Profile-raising Hjalmar readily admits that major CO2 reductions will not realistically be achieved by the introduction of electric Lotus Elises.

Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

They will buy a car and rent or lease the battery and the cost of leasing the battery will be the same as, or less than, the cost theyre paying today for petrol. The resulting fuel efficiency improvements mean lower CO2 emissions and less fossil fuel consumption and, therefore, less pollution. "People wont buy a full car.

Plug-in

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

and tap clean, renewable energy sources. February 17, 2009 9:52 am Link Wireless transmission of electrical energy needs to be funded for effective liberty from petrol based fuel products to occur. I’ll bet I can get that done long before we have a smart grid, or clean coal, or more nukes. — AH2 14.

Grid

Drive Electric NZ

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

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.

Clean

My Electric Car

AUGUST 21, 2020

In addition, it is subject to similar refining, storage and distribution costs currently associated with petrol and diesel, including upstream CO2 emissions where the electricity required is usually generated from fossil fuels. Fourth, like all fossil fuels hydrogen is highly volatile, far more so than petrol.

Hydrogen

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Posted by: Green Chambers | Apr 14, 2009 12:25:03 AM Battery tech is still not advanced or reliable enough for an affordable pure EV, hydrogen fuel cells like in the FCX Clarity may be the clean future, but there are too many technical and infrastructure hurdles to overcome. billion" is needed to do what exactly?

Volt