EV Central

APRIL 13, 2025

Hybrid affordability in the Kia Australia line-up will be dramatically improved in 2025 as part of a strategy to ensure the Korean giant sells a record number of vehicles without incurring penalties from Australias new CO2 reduction scheme. Petrol four-cylinder and V6 have a greater emissions impact. 2025 Kia Sorento.

Petrol

CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 14, 2025

Nepal, a small Himalayan nation of 30 million better known globally for its mountains, including Mt Everest, and trekking tourism, is quietly setting an impressive benchmark in the electric vehicle transition. In recent months, about 70% of all new passenger vehicles sold in Nepal were electric.

Nepal

EV Central

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Local Isuzu executives have confirmed research is underway into a D-Max plug-in hybrid BYD Shark 6 fighter while at the same time delivering a conflicting picture of just how signed-off the pure battery electric version of the popular ute is for Australia. Danger signs!

Isuzu

EV Central

JUNE 25, 2025

The prospects of Kia launching into the local van market with the groundbreaking electric PV5 are looking positive. Kia locks in an all-new electric ute, but for now it’s only headed to the US READ MORE: Toyota targeted! Cheaper hybrids coming as Kia plans dramatic Aussie petrol-electric expansion READ MORE: Staying positive!

Kia

Driivz

JULY 1, 2025

The transition to electric vehicles (EVs) continues to unfold globally. Europe has led the transition overall, with its policies, infrastructure, and incentives further supporting an electric future. In London, recent amendments to the city’s congestion pricing structure have provided a discount for drivers of electric vehicles.

Europe

EV Info

JULY 15, 2025

The government is set to reduce the cost of certain new electric cars by up to £3,750 through new grants aimed at encouraging a shift from petrol and diesel vehicles. The value of the new Electric Car Grant offered on each model will depend on sustainability criteria, which the government has yet to disclose.

Grant

EV Central

APRIL 16, 2025

Cheaper hybrids coming as Kia plans dramatic Aussie petrol-electric expansion READ MORE: Staying positive! The Tasman will launch as turbo-diesel to fight the Ford Ranger and Toyota HiLux, but a petrol-electric hybrid is coming soon after as its first electrified option. READ MORE: Toyota targeted! An EV has also been mooted.

Kia

CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 30, 2024

A push to decarbonize trucking is largely due to the fact that more than 3% of all carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions come from heavy trucks. Diesel fuel economy has been on the minds of long-haul trucking industry leaders. Sure, as a result of EPA regulations, diesel engines manufactured today are. continued] The post True Or False?

Fuel Economy

EV Central

MARCH 30, 2025

While legacy auto makers ponder the financial impact of Australia’s new CO2 reduction scheme, the local importer of Chinese XPeng electric vehicles says there is the potential for EV-only brands to make a bundle of cash. Exceeding the CO2 emissions target will cost brands up to $100 per gram of CO2 per vehicle imported.

CO2

EV Central

JULY 16, 2025

The impact of Australia’s new NVES CO2 emissions laws have been starkly illustrated by launch pricing for Audi’s cheapest plug-in hybrid model. That pricing will be equivalent despite the added performance and equipment offered by the PHEV, indicating just how much Audi wants buyer to embrace the petrol-electric model.

Audi

EV Central

JUNE 1, 2025

A pure electric Hyundai ute as per the T7 and T10 ute projects that have been previously reported – will only launch when EVs can deliver the towing, payload and range performance to match ICE utes. 2025 Hyundai Staria going electric as zero-emissions rival for Ford E-Transit, Volkswagen ID.

Hyundai

CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 26, 2025

Carbon emissions in China fell slightly int he first quarter of 2025 as more renewable energy and storage came available. The post China Is The World’s First Electrostate appeared first on CleanTechnica.

China

Baua Electric

APRIL 10, 2025

litre twin-turbo V8 with an electric motor. litre twin-turbo V8 with an electric motor. The Continental GT has a range of up to 85 km on electric power, while the GTC has 82 km and the Flying Spur has the same EV range. CO2 emissions are also remarkably low for the segment, at as little as 29 g/km depending on the model.

Bentley

Baua Electric

MARCH 19, 2025

Overview FILLING the middle ground between the Cooper and Countryman, the all-electric Mini Aceman is a funky five-door take on the SUV-meets-hatchback genre. Mini says the result is a cutting-edge electric drivetrain packaged within a seamless blend of timeless design cues and distinctively Aceman characteristics.

Personal

Baua Electric

MARCH 19, 2025

litres per 100km and CO2 emissions 171 grams per kilometre. litre four-cylinder petrol engine with an electric motor and high-voltage battery to deliver 220kW of power and 450Nm of torque. litres per 100km, CO2 emissions at 38 grams per kilometre, and the 0-100km/h time at 6.2 seconds in improvement of 0.2

BMW

EV Central

MAY 20, 2025

READ MORE: Toyota hybrid onslaught: RAV4, Corolla Cross, Yaris Cross and Kluger to go hybrid only READ MORE: Electric Hilux incoming! New Toyota Hilux REVO heads for production READ MORE: Toyotas electric future just got sexier But its not all good news for the new RAV4, with regular hybrid models going backwards on power. seconds.

PHEV

EV Central

MARCH 12, 2025

Sales of battery electric vehicles are down, but Aussies have never embraced so many electric motors to power their vehicles. Yes, a record is looming but only just Many luxury brands, for example, continue to perform strongly with battery electric vehicles. Happy electric new year! READ MORE: Confirmed!

PHEV

EV Central

JUNE 6, 2025

Fresh new electric cars and a Tesla sales rebound helped drive a strong uptick in EV sales for May. Sales figures released by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries and EV Council show 10,065 new battery electric vehicles were sold in May, a 10 percent jump on the same month in 2024. And electric cars accounted for 9.2

BYD

Teslarati

APRIL 21, 2025

Tesla could face a new tax on the emissions credits it sells to other automakers, as introduced this month by legislators in the state of Washington. Supreme Court to hear challenge on California emission rule waiver The post Tesla could face emissions credit tax in Washington appeared first on TESLARATI.

Washington

EV Central

APRIL 19, 2025

What seems quite likely is that we wouldnt be driving electric vehicles, which account for just two per cent of new car sales in Japan. READ MORE: You can forget a cheap Japanese electric car in Australia: Red-tape ends Mitsubishis dream of sub-$30K eK SUV READ MORE: Electric HiLux incoming!

Japan

EV Central

JULY 24, 2025

The battery electric version of the Isuzu D-Max ute has debuted in right-hand drive in the UK priced at the equivalent of more than $100,000. In EV-friendly left-hand drive Norway, the D-Max dual cab is still priced from the equivalent of an eye-popping $112,000. READ MORE: NVES Strikes! The range-topping X-Terrain trim adds a larger 9.0-inch

Isuzu

EV Central

APRIL 25, 2025

Most brands have been ditching V8s from their line-up, while the Chinese are filling the vacuum with this P2 hybrid, where the electric motor sits between the transmission and the turbo 4.0L BMWs M5, for reference, delivers 535kW and 1000Nm from its setup, with a 68km pure electric range. petrol engine. GWM’s new 4.0L

PHEV

EV Central

JULY 23, 2025

Suzuki is being unfairly punished by the government’s new NVES emissions laws, and Australians are being forced into EVs as a result. The NVES regulation has been designed to encourage manufacturers to offer and sell a greater number of low emission vehicles like EVs and PHEVs. It doesn’t make sense.”

Suzuki

EV Central

JULY 6, 2025

READ MORE: 2025 Ford Ranger PHEV Review: The best diesel dual cab ute is now plug-in petrol-electric, should BYD Shark 6 and GWM Cannon Alpha be scared? The NVES is specifically designed to encourage the import and sale of zero emissions vehicles. Based on the same postcode, the cheapest Ecoboost model is now priced just under $80,000.

CO2

CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 9, 2025

The European Investment Bank (EIB) lent more than €7 billion for new roads, airport expansions and other transport projects that will increase CO2 emissions. After declaring itself a ‘climate bank’, the EU investment bank still financed new roads and airport expansions. That’s according to a new analysis of its transport loan book.

Transportation

EV Central

JULY 25, 2025

When it comes to electrified vehicles some people accept only zero emission EVs. But other people regard hybrids as an acceptable step along the long road to zero emissions. A CO2-emitting petrol-electric hybrid that some will reject out of hand and others will regard as moving in the right direction. SCORE: 3.75/5

Hybrid

EV Central

JULY 25, 2025

When it comes to electrified vehicles some people accept only zero emission EVs. But other people regard hybrids as an acceptable step along the long road to zero emissions. A CO2-emitting petrol-electric hybrid that some will reject out of hand and others will regard as moving in the right direction. SCORE: 3.75/5

Hybrid

Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2021

The European Environment Agency (EEA) has published its provisional data about the CO 2 emissions of newly registered passenger cars and vans in Europe in 2020. For cars, the data show a 12% decrease in average cO 2 emissions, compared with 2019. Average van emissions decreased slightly, by about 1.5 %. Source: EEA.

2020

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2022

Starting immediately, Deutsche Post is offsetting any unavoidable CO 2 emissions due to mail transport with investments in internationally recognized and certified climate protection projects at no extra charge. For the last ten years, DHL has transported all parcels for private customers with its climate-friendly “GoGreen” service.

Transportation

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 24, 2018

US electric power sector CO 2 emissions have declined 28% since 2005 because of slower electricity demand growth and changes in the mix of fuels used to generate electricity, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Source: US EIA, US Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions , 2017.

2005

Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2021

CO 2 emissions from private jets in Europe increased by nearly a third (31%) between 2005 and 2019, rising faster than commercial aviation emissions, according to a new report from environmental campaign group Transport & Environment (T&E). The report, Private jets: can the super-rich supercharge zero emission aviation?

Emissions

Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2021

Researchers at the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) have designed a membrane-free (MF) Mg-CO 2 battery as an advanced approach to sequester CO 2 emissions by generating electricity and value-added chemicals without any harmful by-products. A paper on the work is published in the journal Nano Energy.

CO2

Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2022

The extended drought in California could cut the state’s summer electricity generation from hydropower nearly in half compared with normal precipitation conditions, according to an analysis by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Figure 2 data source: US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly.

California

Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2020

GlobalData research shows that lower oil prices as a result of the COVID-19 crisis could reduce electric vehicle demand and impair EU efforts to significantly reduce average new vehicle CO 2 emissions in the European car market. —Mike Vousden, Automotive Analyst at GlobalData.

CO2

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 11, 2021

Increased economic activity and a changing fuel mix in the electric power sector in 2021 will lead to a significant increase in energy-related carbon dioxide emissions this year, according to the US Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) August Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO). billion metric tons this year.

CO2

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2018

of global CO2 emissions. This makes the sector pivotal in bringing down global emissions. Already, Maersk’s relative CO 2 emissions (CO 2 emissions per container moved) have been reduced by 46% (baseline 2007), approximately 9% more than the shipping industry average.

CO2

CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Air pollution, global warming, and energy security are three of the biggest problems facing the world today. Each year, at least seven million people die from air pollution and hundreds of millions more become ill. About 90% of this pollution is from energy.

Pollution