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BMW: “We don’t cheat”; diesel is needed to hit CO2 targets; call for WLTP and RDE

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We observe the legal requirements in each country and fulfill all local testing requirements. BMW noted that in two studies carried out by the ICCT, results confirmed that the BMW X5 and 13 other BMW vehicles tested comply with the legal requirements concerning NO x emissions. This represents approx. 20,000 vehicles in the US in 2014.

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Fraunhofer ISI/ICCT analysis of PHEV data finds real-world CO2 emissions 2-4x higher than official values

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Meanwhile, legal and financial barriers for installing home charging devices should be reduced. Fleet managers should limit the available budget for gasoline or diesel and instead offer employees the option to re-charge plug-in hybrid vehicles easily and at low cost. —ICCT Director Dr. Peter Mock.

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VW uncovers irregularities in type-approval CO2 levels affecting about 800K vehicles as part of diesel investigation

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The Volkswagen Group announced today that during the course of its internal investigation into the diesel emission cheating issue, it uncovered “irregularities” when determining type-approval CO 2 levels. The majority of the vehicles concerned have diesel engines.

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New cars in Europe in 2013 collectively met 2015 CO2 target two years ahead of the deadline

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Thus, in 2013 the European Union fleet already collectively met its legal target for 2015. grams; for diesel, 127.16 The main drivers of efficiency have been technological improvements and higher sales of diesel cars, which typically have lower CO 2 emissions levels than gasoline equivalents. There were 11.8

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Cutting Non-CO2 Pollutants Can Delay Abrupt Climate Change; The Fast Action Climate Agenda

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A binding legal agreement exists that can cut HFCs now—the Montreal Protocol ozone treaty—and many alternatives to HFCs have already been developed and are waiting for the right regulatory incentive from the Montreal Protocol to be deployed. The Montreal Protocol is critical for avoiding abrupt climate change. Mario Molina. (Dr.

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Electric Pedicabs - future for London's transport

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It was all fine for about two years until police found out that these are not legal on the public road. All of them runs on diesel engines making even more pollution than the ordinary petrol engines. There is currently only one company which is based in London that works on the development of first legal electric rickshaw.

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BMW Group makes sustainability and efficient resource management central to its strategic direction

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The BMW brand flagship will be available with four different drive technologies: with a highly efficient diesel or gasoline engine with 48-volt technology, as an electrified plug-in hybrid and, for the first time, as a fully-electric BEV model. Another milestone will be the upcoming generation of the BMW 7 Series.

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