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ICCT: incremental technology can cut vehicle CO2 by half and increase fuel economy >60% through 2030 with ~5% increase in price

Green Car Congress

The ICCT also made several changes in nonbattery pack assumptions, such as the cost of charging equipment. The International Council on Clean Transportation is an independent nonprofit research organization, staffed by experts in light-duty and heavy-duty vehicles, transportation fuels, shipping, aviation, climate science, and health.

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Drive Electric Submission Land Transport (Clean Car) Amendment Bill

Drive Electric

RE: Drive Electric Submission Land Transport (Clean Car) Amendment Bill. New and used vehicle importers, fleet companies, the electricity sector, other supporting industries and consumers need certainty about government climate and transport policy over the long-term. Vans: 147 g CO2/km. Committee Secretariat. Wellington.

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Aixam Mega welcome electric car plan

Green Cars News

The plan, announced on Tuesday, 19 May at the C40 Climate Change Summit in Seoul, promises a range of measures to put at least 100,000 electric vehicles on London’s roads as soon as possible, from investment in re-charging infrastructure to financial incentives for consumers. The average journey in London is just four miles.

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ECE / Featured / Hybrid & Electric / Themes / Welcome - Minds in Motion

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The vehicles run on lithium ion batteries which, using specialist, high-power charging equipment, can be can be fast charged in less than fifteen minutes. Photo: CC DigitalK) Profile-raising Hjalmar readily admits that major CO2 reductions will not realistically be achieved by the introduction of electric Lotus Elises.

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EPA finalizes strongest-ever truck rule to save billions in health & fuel costs

Baua Electric

billion tons, but had to re-do the baseline of these calculations due to California’s strong truck rules , which will reduce overall emissions by a huge chunk (both in California and other states). We need to electrify transportation, and soon, and we simply aren’t doing enough to fight climate change.

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

Green Car Congress

Energy Plant Design The University of California, Los Angeles, will re-engineer. for climate control in automobiles. vehicles (EVs) without draining the electric battery, in effect, extending the driving range of EVs per electric charge. electrical battery is being charged. storage and fast charging times.

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Forget the MG4, BYD Dolphin and GWM Ora, buy a $40k Mazda MX-30 EV instead | Opinion

EV Central

It’s around $45,000 drive away and has 310km range, but you’re driving something that looks like a startled beetle. Which is why the much maligned MX-30 Electric’s worth a re-visit, now it’s been moved to Bargain Corner. inch infotainment, Bose audio, head up display, dual zone climate control and glass sunroof.

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