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Guest post: Honda Introduces the EV-Cub; two-wheel-drive electric motorcycle

Green Car Congress

And that’s exactly what the company has been focusing on lately in the world of motorcycles. Honda has been making and selling a motorcycle called the Cub for decades. Mostly sold in emerging markets around the world as an urban commuter, the Cub is a very small motorcycle with an equally small engine.

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Study Finds That Climate Change Mitigation in Land Transport Should Benefit Public Health Substantially

Green Car Congress

A new study by an international team of researchers using Comparative Risk Assessment methods to estimate the health effects of alternative urban land transport scenarios for two settings—London, UK, and Delhi, India—concluded that although uncertainties remain, climate change mitigation in transport should benefit public health substantially.

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Bangladesh Prepares for Electric Vehicles

CleanTechnica EVs

Some of the poorest countries in the world are the ones to bear the brunt of climate change fueled disasters — […] As China, Western Europe, and the USA charge ahead to become majority passenger electric fleets, we have to remember that this will not be good enough unless the rest of the world joins us.

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Failure to equalise VAT on public charging a missed opportunity

My Energi

Last week (19 April), the UK Government ruled-out recommendations from the House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee to equalise VAT on public charging. [1] Plug-in grants will continue until at least 2025, however, for motorcycles, vans, taxis, trucks and wheelchair accessible vehicles.

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Africa’s EV Road Back to Eden

CleanTechnica EVs

The African continent is bearing the brunt of climate change induced disasters. We see it on the news most nights. Here are some of the attempts to decarbonise the transport sector in these emerging economies as chronicled by Afrik21. Some further background can be found here.

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Revolt Motors partners Dominos for its delivery fleet 

Electric Vehicles India

This came as companies all over the world face heat issues over carbon emissions and climate change. Also, read related article: Revolt Motors to reopen bookings of its electric motorcycle . The startups plan to shift to at least 10% of their delivery fleets mostly two-wheelers to electric in 2021.

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Electrifying Growth: The Surge of Electric Vehicles Sales in Feb’ 23

Electric Vehicles India

With advancements in technology, increasing availability of charging infrastructure, and growing concerns about climate change and air pollution, EVs are becoming more accessible and attractive to consumers. Though Okinawa sold 3,840 zero-emission two wheelers in Feb ’23, its sales declined compared to January 2023 (4,404 sold).