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Why EVs Aren't a Climate Change Panacea

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“Electric cars will not save the climate. 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?

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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. million users in London in 2019 and with 2.7

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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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The sooner Uber and taxis go 100% electric, the sooner citizens will enjoy cleaner air and quieter neighbourhoods, the planet will have less climate-wrecking emissions and drivers will earn more money. Because of Uber drivers’ high mileage, the climate benefits of replacing a combustion car with an EV in this sector are even greater.

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Congestion charge and electric vehicles: Everything you need to know

Drive Electric

You only have to look to the London Congestion Charge for proof of that. 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. What is the London Congestion Charge?

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IMechE report calls for new Clean Air Act in UK

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The original Clean Air Act of 1956 focused on tackling smoke and sulfur dioxide in the wake of the five-day Great Smog event that was directly linked to the deaths of more than 4,000 Londoners. Part of the problem is that climate change and air pollution are not talked about in the same circles.

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Ofgem to invest $425 mln in EV infrastructure

Electric Vehicles India

As part of its aim to reduce the carbon emissions in the country, it will ban the sales of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030. As it will take a lot of time and efforts to switch to electric from petrol. The payment will support the rapid take up of EVs, which will be vital if Britain is to hit its climate change targets.

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UK wants to ban 100% ICE power by 2030

EV Info

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. Does this mean you will only be able to purchase an electric vehicle from 2030 onwards?

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