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Why EVs Aren't a Climate Change Panacea

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Greenpeace , on the other hand, argues that sales of all diesel and petrol vehicles, including hybrids, must end by 2030 to meet such a target. Behavioral change is hard How willing are people to break their car dependency and other energy-related behaviors to address climate change? For the U.S. For instance, recent U.S.

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New analysis suggests Uber adding significantly to pollution and traffic in European cities

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Uber is adding more polluting car trips to already-clogged European cities such as London and Paris, new analysis by European NGOs suggests —contributing to air pollution and climate change and exploding the company’s sustainability claims. That’s the right thing to do, full stop.

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T&E study: EVs can be cheaper for Uber drivers to run than latest diesels in many European capitals

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If Uber wants to lead the change and be part of the solution for our cities, then the company should commit to 100% electric rides by 2025 in key European capitals. It kicked off last November in the US, France, Germany, Belgium, The Netherlands and the UK. —Yoann Le Petit, new mobility expert with T&E.

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China and Norway Lead the World’s EV Switchover

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According to the WRI’s analysis, above, Iceland, Sweden, the Netherlands, and China are the leading EV adopters after Norway. Forty-one percent of Iceland’s auto sales, 32 percent of Sweden’s, 24 percent of the Netherlands’, and 22 percent of China’s were EVs. and 2027 in India, say EEIST researchers.

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Drive Electric Submission on the Emissions Reduction Plan Discussion Document

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In New Zealand’s fight against climate change, e-mobility is a low-hanging fruit, especially given our supply of renewable energy. . Moving to zero emissions vehicles, as the cliche goes, is the low hanging fruit in the fight against climate change. . We also don’t need to ‘reinvent the wheel’. around land use).

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RESPONSE TO: Ministry of Transport’s Charging Our Future: Discussion Document

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It is rapidly becoming clear that electric vehicles will replace petrol and diesel ICE vehicles in most use cases.1International The Climate Change Commission’s analysis shows that by 2030 67% of cars entering the New Zealand market are EV. EVs are increasingly cheaper to run and maintain than petrol and diesel vehicles.

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