CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 17, 2023

Chinese EVs achieve greater emissions reductions over time due to improved efficiency and a greener power grid, states a study. While over 10% of Chinese car sales are now electric, the entire life cycle of EVs still generates carbon emissions.

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 20, 2021

by Charles Morris Allegra Stratton, Boris Johnson’s spokesperson for the Cop26 climate summit, seems to have a talent for making daft, headline-generating statements. Originally posted on EVANNEX.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The success of EVs toward meeting zero emissions climate goals shows "that rapid change to address climate change is possible." The post EVs Are The Only Bright Spot In Global Efforts To Reach Net Zero Emissions appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Battery electric cars emit less greenhouse gases and air pollutants over their entire life cycle than petrol and diesel cars, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) report. However, the extent to which the GHG emissions advantage is realised during the in-use stage of BEVs depends strongly on the electricity mix.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

The report, which uses existing, open-source data to model the current trajectory for emissions stemming from the car industry, was carried out by global management consulting firm Kearney. … —Pathway Report Passenger vehicles currently account for 15% of all greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions globally.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 28, 2023

“Electric cars will not save the climate. This is not to imply in any way that electric vehicles are worthless. must have 90 percent of its vehicles, or some 350 million EVs, on the road by 2050 in order to hit its emission targets. the sources of the other 73 percent of GHG emissions must be reduced as well.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2023

Now I want to be clear: I am inspired by the Administration’s commitment to phasing out carbon emissions. We do have a climate crisis that needs to be addressed. The US transportation sector accounts for the largest portion of US greenhouse gas emissions, and I firmly believe it is a human right to breathe clean air.

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Electric Cars Report

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Polestar, the Swedish electric performance car company, is accelerating its work to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions by welcoming twelve new partners to the Polestar 0 project, who are committed to collaborate on the company’s moon-shot goal to produce a truly climate-neutral car by 2030 without offsetting.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Audi has set the goal of successively reducing vehicle-specific CO 2 emissions by 30% by 2025 compared with reference year 2015 and over the entire product lifecycle. In the long term, Audi is pursuing the vision of CO2-neutral mobility and aims to be climate-neutral throughout the company on balance by 2050. 97.9 - 111.9

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

Electromobility is just now picking up momentum; further, electric cars are only as emissions-free as the production of electricity that charges their batteries. Climate neutrality. Vehicles on the road, when powered by synthetic fuel, are ultimately climate-neutral. Infrastructure and powertrain technology.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 21, 2022

Courtesy of Sigurd Magnusson, Senior Adviser, New Zealand Environment, Emissions and Adaptation Ministry of Transport | Te Manat? Waka The New Zealand government in May 2022 adopted its first Emissions Reduction Plan.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 20, 2024

By Climate XChange The post Help States Tackle Transportation Emissions & You Might Drive Away in a Luxury EV appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Volvo Cars successfully placed its first green bond, raising €500 million from a diverse group of institutional investors and further increasing the company’s financial flexibility. A green bond is a type of fixed-income instrument that is specifically earmarked to raise money for climate and environmental projects.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

billion investment plan to support the transition to zero-emission transportation. Supported projects range from incentives for cleaner trucks and buses, and mobility options such as bike- and car-sharing, to consumer rebates for clean cars. The California Air Resources Board approved a $2.6-billion Funded projects include: $2.2

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2020

The 100% renewable electricity mix in Chengdu is the result of a newly signed supply contract and will reduce the plant’s CO 2 emissions by more than 11,000 tonnes per year. By 2040, Volvo Cars aims to be a climate-neutral company. These and other measures are part of the climate plan Volvo Cars launched late last year.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

This study marks a significant step in understanding the impact of electric cars on public health and the environment. They gathered information on the total number of zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs), which include battery electric, plug-in hybrid, and hydrogen fuel cell cars, from the California Department of Motor Vehicles.

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Teslarati

MAY 19, 2021

Volkswagen Auto Group CEO Herbert Diess is voicing his distaste for using hydrogen to solve global climate issues. Instead, scientists who performed the study indicate that battery electric cars (BEVs) are more sustainable and can be a more environmentally-conscious option for those who are concerned about their car’s emissions.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

T&E has commissioned Emissions Analytics to test three of the most popular PHEVs sold in 2019: a BMW X5 (longest EV range PHEV available), a Volvo XC60 and the Mitsubishi Outlander. Plug-in hybrids are fake electric cars, built for lab tests and tax breaks, not real driving.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 15, 2021

By Eoin Bannon An EU plan to sell 100% emissions-free cars in 2035 will democratise electric vehicles in Europe, green group Transport & Environment (T&E) has said. Originally published on Transport & Environment.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2021

The global steel industry accounts for around 7% of global direct carbon emissions, due to the fact that the industry is currently dominated by an iron ore-based steel making technology, using blast furnaces depending on coking coal. Volvo Cars’ ambition is to be a fully electric car brand by 2030, with only pure electric cars in its line-up.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Tesla will have a new addition to its CO2 pool in Jaguar Land Rover, which will help the latter company avoid hefty fines for not reaching target emissions goals set by the European Union. Schmidt writes that it would likely hurt the company’s financials to scrap its higher profitability vehicles just to meet emissions targets.

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 29, 2021

By Jeremy Martin, Senior Scientist and Director of Fuels Policy Addressing the climate crisis requires major changes in our cars, trucks and fuels, but ensuring that all people share equitably in the benefits and burdens of the transportation systems requires more profound change, that centers people rather […].

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Electric Vehicles India

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Climate impact of lithium-ion batteries & how to measure it . Most importantly at present, it is playing an important role in electrifying vehicles including cars, buses, trucks and ferries and in electric bikes , scooters and autonomous robots. Read further to know more about the climate impact of lithium-ion batteries. .

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

Many global car manufacturing brands have made the commitment to switch to electric vehicles by 2030. This commitment to zero emissions by 2030 highlights the eagerness of car manufacturing brands to do their part in fighting climate change. But in a […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 17, 2022

By Phil Browne, as told to David Waterworth I’ve been on a personal journey to reduce my emissions, and hence my carbon footprint, over the last 20 years. This is my story — from the early beginnings, to supporting unique climate action projects, to charging our EV from home solar. My husband, Ray, and I […].

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2017

gigatons of CO 2 : three times Germany’s carbon-dioxide emissions in 2016. If the climate targets set by the Paris conference are to be achieved, CO 2 emissions from traffic worldwide will have to be reduced 50% over the next four decades, and by at least 85% in the advanced economies, Bosch notes. Bottom: Fuel pathways.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 6, 2021

To build a cleaner, more prosperous economy that fights climate change and creates good jobs, the Government of Canada is taking action to cut pollution from all sectors of the economy — including from the transportation sector, which accounts for one-quarter of our greenhouse gas emissions. Originally published on Transport Canada.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2015

The Renault-Nissan Alliance will provide a fleet of 200 all-electric vehicles as the official passenger-car provider for the United Nation’s COP21 climate conference in Paris later this year. The fully electric car fleet will shuttle delegates during the event from 30 November to 11 December.

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Electric Cars Report

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Powering America’s Commercial Transportation (“PACT”), a coalition focused on education and advocacy for accelerating the construction of nationwide infrastructure for medium- and heavy-duty (M/HD) zero-emission vehicles, is launching with the express purpose of overcoming the many barriers delaying access to ZEV infrastructure and enhancing national (..)

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Electric Cars Report

DECEMBER 23, 2023

Schneider has deployed all 50 of its battery-electric Freightliner eCascadia trucks funded through the project, making the company one of the largest zero-emission Class 8 fleet operators in the nation.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 1, 2022

Electric cars are only as clean as the grid they plug into, and the emissions from using your EV will keep dropping over the years you use it because the grid keeps getting cleaner.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 28, 2021

By David Reichmuth and Leslie Aguayo, a Climate Equity Program Manager from The Greenlining Institute Zero-emission vehicle technologies, like battery electric and fuel cell vehicles, are critical to reducing air pollution and climate-changing emissions from transportation.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Southern California Edison has proposed an integrated strategic framework for the state of California to meet its ambitious climate and air quality goals. The company found that the clean power and electrification path is the most affordable and feasible approach to reaching California’s climate and air quality goals.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 30, 2018

The subject of carbon dioxide emissions is hardly a simple one, especially when it comes to electric cars. They may not have tailpipes, but the electricity generated in order to keep them going has to come from somewhere.

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Electric Cars Report

MARCH 19, 2024

climate goals for economywide net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 will require rapid decarbonization of the light-duty vehicle fleet, and plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) are poised to become the preferred technology for achieving this end.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2013

The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) released a letter to President Obama describing six key components the advisory group believes should be central to the Administration’s strategy for addressing climate change. Both approaches are essential parts of an integrated strategy for dealing with climate change.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

billion investment plan that will increase access to clean vehicles and clean mobility options through a wide variety of projects that support the transformation of California’s vehicle and equipment fleet to zero-emission. Supported projects range from consumer rebates for clean cars to incentives for cleaner trucks, and mobility options.

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