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Continental presenting Intelligent Glass Control for car windows; targeted shading can reduce CO2 emissions or increase EV range

Green Car Congress

Controlled incremental darkening of car windows prevents heat entry and lowers CO 2 emissions. Due to legal requirements, however, it is initially only shown here in the permitted area of the sun visors. Furthermore, the added weight of the sun visors and mechanical blinds is removed.

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ITF: measures to decrease road freight CO2 emissions

Green Car Congress

A new brief published by the International Transport Forum (ITF)—an intergovernmental organization at the OECD with 59 member countries— identifies proven measures that decrease road freight’s CO 2 emissions. This will offset any expected efficiency gains and lead to an increase in emissions by 2050, not a reduction.

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Final US mpg rules through 2031 go easy on gas trucks, SUVs

Baua Electric

As the International Energy Agency last week underscored, SUVs emit about 20% more CO2 than cars , whether they’re electric or not. vehicle efficiency and emissions standards, generally set in coordination between these different agencies. vehicle sales. 2024 Toyota Prius These fleet rules are one side of U.S.

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Compliance credits for EVs undergoing reduction 

Electric Auto Association

Electric vehicles (EVs) play an important role helping automakers keep in compliance with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) emissions standards. EVs generate copious credits because they do not produce tailpipe emissions and are not charged for their upstream emissions, scoring an automatic zero on their performance tests.

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Six automated truck platoons to compete in European Truck Platooning Challenge

Green Car Congress

Truck Platooning involves trucks driving a short distance apart using automated driving technology; platooning offers benefits in terms of fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions, safety and the flow of traffic. In this regard, the planned distance between both combinations is 0.5 A similar seminar will be arranged by Volvo Trucks in Brussels.

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What Are The Benefits of Driving an Electric Car?

Drive Electric

EVs are designed with their batteries spread evenly across the bottom of the car, creating an incredibly low centre of gravity with weight equally distributed across both axles. Since 1st July 2019, it has been a legal requirement for new EVs to be fitted with noise-making devices behind the bumpers. ULEZ charge can really add up.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

Green Car Congress

At issue is the 2012 expiration of the Kyoto Protocol, a binding but effectively unenforceable 1997 treaty that had set greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets for 40 industrialized countries, referred to as Annex 1 countries, yielding an average GHG reduction of 5.2% “ We are not aiming to let anyone off the hook.

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