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Revolt Motors partners Dominos for its delivery fleet 

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last year, India’s biggest food delivery startups, Swiggy and Zomato, cleaned up their actions by choosing electric vehicle rides over regular petrol diesel vehicles. This came as companies all over the world face heat issues over carbon emissions and climate change.

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Analysis finds air-quality justification for CNG vehicle conversion in developing cities, despite negative climate impact

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However, CNG conversion was apparently detrimental from a climate change perspective, as CH 4 emissions increased. Most of the fleet conversion was particularly for heavy-duty diesel buses and trucks or two-stroke three-wheelers, which were the most polluting vehicles on the street in these cities. —Zia and Tanzila (2013).

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IDTechEx calculates ~31 GWh of electric vehicle markets beyond cars in 2021

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Broader commitments to climate change are spurring some countries, like Norway and Holland, or companies, like Volvo, to set their own targets. Health and safety concerns, like the impact of diesel particulate exhaust emissions on construction worker health, and noise, could be equally important drivers.

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Peking University team develops method for modeling historical global black carbon emissions from motor vehicles with reduced uncertainty

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Researchers at Peking University have developed a new methodology to model black carbon (BC) emissions from diesel and gasoline motor vehicles. The team’s review of the literature found 385 BC emissions factors for motor vehicles—excluding motorcycles and super-emitters—varying over 4 orders of magnitude.).

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Brazil to Increase Mandatory Biodiesel Blend to 5% in 2010; Mandatory Emissions Testing for Vehicles

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Effective January 2010, Brazilian diesel fuel vehicles will be required to run on a 5% biodiesel blend, up from 4% at present. The announcement was made last Friday by president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and is expected to raise biodiesel production levels to 2.4 billion liters (634 million gallons) in 2010. Emissions testing.

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Congestion charge and electric vehicles: Everything you need to know

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Faced with the rising threat of climate change, one of the government’s first major steps to combat dangerous levels of carbon dioxide emissions in the country was introduce the Congestion Charge. This continues in October when low-emission petrol and diesel must start to pay. It costs £12.50

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London City Commuting: Why an EV makes sense

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The planet has finally awoken to the global climate crisis we’re facing. Thankfully, the UK Government has taken the crucial step of banning the sale of all new petrol and diesel cars by 2030. Climate change is being driven by the burning of fossil fuels such as oil, gas and coal. Why are EVs best for London? pm to 12.30

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