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T&E: Europe burns 19 million bottles of sunflower and rapeseed oil every day in cars

Green Car Congress

A new analysis by European environmental NGO Transport & Environment finds that Europe burns more than 17,000 tonnes of rapeseed and sunflower oil every day—the equivalent of 19 million 1-liter bottles. Supermarkets have had to ration vegetable oils and prices are soaring. —Maik Marahrens, biofuels campaigner at T&E.

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Lessons from Sweden’s Anti-Putin, Pro-Climate Energy Model

CleanTechnica EVs

Learning from Sweden & their Pro-Climate, Energy Model By David Lapp-Jost As Russian tanks continue to roll into Ukraine, western European gas consumers pay the bill to the tune of many hundreds of millions of Euros daily and watch helplessly, unable to cut off the gas without shaving 6.5% This war highlights the […].

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A Guide To Fuel Efficient Driving — Part Three (2022 Update)

CleanTechnica EVs

Thanks to Covid-induced supply chain issues and Russia’s war with Ukraine, oil prices have surged to over $100/barrel at times. That and the dearth of refining capacity (converting crude oil to gasoline/diesel) has pushed the price of gasoline and diesel to record highs.

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UK To Add 300,000 New EV Chargers By 2030

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Clean transport isn’t just better for the environment, but is another way we can drive down our dependence on external energy supplies. The scale of the climate challenge ahead of us all is well known and decarbonizing transport is at the very heart of our agenda.

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JAL Conducts Successful Test Flight With Drop-in Biofuel Derived Primarily from Camelina

Green Car Congress

“We have proven that we can produce renewable jet fuel from sustainable resources that is a drop-in replacement eliminating the need for costly changes to the fuels infrastructure and transportation fleet. Sustainable Oils, Inc. Terasol Energy sourced and provided the jatropha oil, and the algae oil was provided by Sapphire Energy.

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Green Hydrogen Cars: How They are Different?

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When most of us consider ways to reduce carbon emissions in the transportation sector, we immediately think of electric cars or vehicles in general, and in that case, we are right to a greater extent.  Furthermore, unlike coal and oil, it is a clean energy source that produces only water vapor and leaves no residue in the air.

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Why Electric Vehicles Are the Future of the Automotive Industry

EV Connect

That’s to say nothing of pollution and climate change. According to the EPA, roughly 29% of greenhouse gas emissions come from transportation, making it the single largest contributor of GHG emissions in the U.S. And they’re likely to increase, given the geopolitical climate. But it’s not that easy. Only With More Action U.S.