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Drive Electric Submission Land Transport (Clean Car) Amendment Bill

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By using these standards, we can better access vehicles manufactured in and for the United Kingdom, a far larger right-hand-drive EV market. By using these standards, we can better access vehicles manufactured in and for the United Kingdom, a far larger right-hand-drive EV market. Vans: 147 g CO2/km.

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UN report finds world needs incremental $1.9 trillion invested in green technologies to avert planetary catastrophe; global per capita cap on primary energy consumption of 70 GJ/yr may be required

Green Car Congress

The past decade was the first in two centuries with increasing CO2 emissions intensities, owing to a “coal revival”, in contrast with the rapid conversion to natural gas in the 1990s. Last year’s survey called for a major overhaul of the machinery for international finance, aid and trade. The report comes out yearly.

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Volkswagen ID. Buzz now available for order in the UK

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Volkswagen opened orders for the ID.Buzz in the United Kingdom with a starting price of £57,115 ($67,744.10). VW customers that order the ID.Buzz now will get three consecutive service visits and MOT as standard, along with other offers when purchased through finance. MOT test certificates are required to drive cars in the UK.

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Nissan to make electic car batteries at Sunderland plant

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Ltd along with the Renault-Nissan Alliance, today announced together with the governments of the United Kingdom and Portugal their plans to build two plants for the production of its advanced lithium-ion batteries in Europe. Nissan Motor Co., Besides that, it is a crucial step to transform Portugal into Europe’s EV Eco-Valley.”.

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IEA World Energy Outlook view on the transport sector to 2035; passenger car fleet doubling to almost 1.7B units, driving oil demand up to 99 mb/d; reconfirming the end of cheap oil

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In the 450 Scenario, oil demand falls between 2010 and 2035 as a result of strong policy action to limit carbon-dioxide (CO2) emissions; oil demand peaks before 2020 at just below 90 mb/d and declines to 78 mb/d by the end of the projection period, over 8 mb/d, or almost 10%, below 2010 levels.

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Nissan signs electric car alliance with Europcar

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Electric vehicles will be rolled out in France, Germany, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand and will be subsequently extended to other countries, as part of the alliance.

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Drive Electric Submission on the Emissions Reduction Plan Discussion Document

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One of the largest RHD markets, the United Kingdom, has been transitioning towards this outcome for many years creating an “Office of Low Emission Vehicles” in 2014. Slovenia, Iceland, the Netherlands, Ireland, India, Denmark, Sweden, Israel, Germany and the United Kingdom all have 2030 deadlines.