The Fully Electric Volvo EX30 Officially Revealed
Electric Cars Report
JUNE 7, 2023
As a small SUV that does big Volvo things, the new fully electric Volvo EX30 is designed to be as safe as you’d expect from Volvo.
EEA reports sharp decrease in CO2 emissions of new cars in Europe in 2020
Green Car Congress
JUNE 30, 2021
New car emissions were increasing as recently as two years ago, but the sharp drop last year shows that carmakers respond to CO2 standards. Some carmakers have already said when they will go fully electric, but stricter CO2 standards leading to zero-emissions are needed to ensure the whole industry phases out fossil-fuel engines by 2035.
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BMW Group secures CO2-reduced steel for global production network
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
Around 20% of supply chain CO 2 emissions for a mid-sized fully-electric vehicle are attributable to steel— which comes in third, after battery cells and aluminum. —Joachim Post, member of the Board of Management of BMW AG responsible for Purchasing and Supplier Network.
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This Zero Emission Mobility (ZEM) EV captures CO2, cleaning the air as it drives
Electrek
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
Imagine driving behind a diesel truck spewing clouds of smoke into the air while your new fully electric vehicle cleans up its carbon emissions. The post This Zero Emission Mobility (ZEM) EV captures CO2, cleaning the air as it drives appeared first on Electrek. This dream may soon be a reality.
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Battery Electric Cars Climbed to 9% of Sales in 2021, Driven by EU CO2 Targets
CleanTechnica EVs
FEBRUARY 3, 2022
One in every 11 cars sold in the EU last year was fully electric as EV sales were boosted by EU CO2 targets for the second year running. Battery electric vehicles had a 9.1% in 2019 — before the current EU CO2 standards, which […]. market share, according to ACEA data for 2021. That’s up from 1.9%
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BMW Group to source lower CO2 aluminum from Rio Tinto in Canada from 2024
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
In the supply chain of a mid-sized fully-electric vehicle around a quarter of the CO 2 emissions are attributable to aluminum. Owing to its comparatively low weight and other positive material properties, aluminum occupies a firm place in the BMW Group’s intelligent composite construction.
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EV vs. gasoline: Lifetime CO2 footprint keeps getting better with renewable energy mix
Green Car Reports
NOVEMBER 9, 2021
On the way to selling only fully electric models by 2030, Volvo is taking its ambitious plan to cut the life-cycle carbon footprint of its vehicles very seriously. Compared to 2018 levels, Volvo plans to cut its carbon footprint by 40% by 2025.
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Lightning eMotors creates electric motor coaches at lower cost and CO2 impact
Green Car Reports
JANUARY 10, 2021
A Colorado-based company is giving old diesel buses an all-electric upgrade. While companies like BYD and ProTerra specialize in new fully-electric buses, Lightning eMotors appears to be the first to widely market a kit that upfits existing buses with electric powertrains.
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The new Mercedes-Benz eVito: intelligent, interactive and comfortable like never before
Electric Cars Report
APRIL 17, 2024
The Vito E-CELL was the electric pioneer in the midsize van segment in 2010. The fully electric eVito has now established itself as an alternative to local CO2-emission free driving to its conventionally powered brother. The eVito is the top seller in the Mercedes-Benz Vans electric portfolio.
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2024 BMW i5 details, Volvo EX30 CO2, Stellantis and lithium-sulfur batteries: Today’s Car News
Green Car Reports
MAY 25, 2023
The 2024 BMW i5 revealed Wednesday is essentially a fully electric BMW 5-Series. Stellantis sees lithium-sulfur battery tech in its future. And the BMW i5 looks much like a gasoline 5-Series. Is that a good thing? This and more, here at Green Car Reports.
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Volvo Updates and Streamlines EV, Hybrid Lineup
Green Fleet Magazine
FEBRUARY 21, 2024
Updated model names will make it easier for existing and new fleet customers to understand which vehicles in Volvo's lineup are fully electric. Updates to hybrid models are expected to result in CO2 emission reductions and fuel economy improvements.
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Lamborghini wants to reduce carbon emissions 40% per car by 2030
Teslarati
FEBRUARY 4, 2024
Luxury sports car maker Lamborghini plans to go all-electric in the coming years, and now the automaker has set another climate goal for itself by pledging to reduce CO2 emissions across its operations. Sustainability is one of the key pillars of our corporate strategy,” said Stefano Rutigliano, Lamborgini Director of Strategy.
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ICCT: decline in diesel sales will have negligible impact on attainment of European CO2 emission standards
Green Car Congress
MARCH 19, 2018
The combustion of 1 liter of diesel fuel produces approximately 11% more energy than gasoline fuel, but the diesel fuel also releases approximately 11% more CO2 due to its higher carbon content. On top of the higher energy density of diesel fuel, diesel engines historically possessed a number of efficiency advantages over gasoline engines.
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8,500 all-electric Toyota Hilux and Landcruiser models set to revolutionize the mining industry
Electrek
JANUARY 18, 2023
SEA Electric, a global leader in 100% electric commercial powertrain solutions, is leading the charge to eliminate CO2 emissions. The company announced it would convert 8,500 Toyota Hilux and Landcruiser to fully electric powerhouses to be used in the mining industry.
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Mercedes-Benz Cars plants in Germany to be supplied with CO2-neutral energy from 2022
Green Car Congress
MAY 16, 2018
Thereby, we completely forego coal-based electricity and obtain our electrical energy from only renewable sources. Today, new plants in Europe are already planned with a CO2-neutral energy supply from the start. As part of the electric offensive, Mercedes-Benz Cars counts on local emission-free vehicles.
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Ford hits CO2 manufacturing emissions reduction target of 30% per vehicle 8 years early
Green Car Congress
JUNE 27, 2018
The company is continuing on its course of $11 billion to put 40 hybrid and fully electric vehicle models on the road by 2022. Ford now is working on setting a new goal focused on increasing it use of renewable energy while maintaining its energy efficiencies. Ford also remains focused on reducing vehicle emissions.
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E-Drive Train Production for the Fully-Electric Models BMW iX & BMW i4 Begins
EV Obssesion
MAY 26, 2021
The post E-Drive Train Production for the Fully-Electric Models BMW iX & BMW i4 Begins appeared first on EV Obsession. Production of fifth-generation high-voltage batteries and […].
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Emissions Analytics: mass adoption of hybrids, rather than low-volume BEVs most effective for cutting CO2 now, meeting 2030 targets; best use of limited resource
Green Car Congress
JUNE 18, 2019
Some studies suggest the upstream CO 2 of electricity is greater than for gasoline, but the relative efficiency calculations here implicitly assume they are equal. The most extreme form of the technology—fully-electric vehicles—is often hailed as the solution.
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Cemex Germany strengthens EV fleet with iONTRON ready-mix trucks from Putzmeister
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
The iONTRON eMixer is fully electrically powered, reducing carbon emissions by up to 100% depending on the local electricity mix. The two vehicles are the first from the manufacturer Putzmeister within Cemex globally. They will be used in the ready-mix concrete plants in Spandau and Hohenschönhausen.
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Volvo and CATL have big plans for old EV batteries
Baua Electric
APRIL 18, 2024
Volvo sold over 113,000 fully electric vehicles in 2023, up 70% compared to 2022. Electric cars accounted for 16% of Volvo’s total vehicle sales in 2023, but this year is expected to be even bigger. More importantly, fully electric vehicles accounted for 23% of total sales.
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How EVs Are Reducing Carbon (CO2) Emissions
Blink Charging
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
As one MIT report found, on average, “a fully electric vehicle emits about 25 percent less carbon than a comparable hybrid car.” Click here to get your quote for electric vehicle charging stations today. The post How EVs Are Reducing Carbon (CO2) Emissions appeared first on Blink Charging.
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European Council agrees on 35% cut in new car CO2 by 2030
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 10, 2018
The Council agreed to adjust the Commission proposal on an incentive mechanism for zero- and low-emission vehicles such as fully electric cars or plug-in hybrid vehicles as regards passenger cars. The CO 2 reduction effort will be distributed among manufacturers on the basis of the average mass of their vehicle fleet.
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Volvo EX30 is designed to have the lowest carbon footprint of any Volvo car to date
EV Specifications
MAY 23, 2023
The new Volvo EX30 is a distillation of all the great things about Volvo Cars: a small, fully electric SUV for the modern era, designed to be safe and have a smaller CO2 footprint than any Volvo car ever before.
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59 New York City Transit Authority adding 50 New Flyer buses equipped with Allison H 40 EP systems
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 9, 2020
The majority of the electric hybrid buses will be delivered in 2021, allowing Allison to showcase the H 40 EP electric hybrid system’s industry leading reliability and durability. Allison has delivered more than 8,500 electric hybrid propulsion systems globally, including deliveries to more than 14 agencies in New York State.
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Porsche commissions MAN electric eTruck for green logistics at Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 15, 2018
Porsche has commissioned a fully electric MAN eTGM ( earlier post ) for logistics operations at its Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen site. The electric 32-tonne truck will soon enhance the commercial vehicle fleet that Porsche uses for its production logistics in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen.
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BMW Group shifting to cylindrical BMW cells in NEUE KLASSE from 2025; 46xx
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 10, 2022
The BMW Group has set itself the goal of bringing manufacturing costs for fully-electric models down to the same level as vehicles with state-of-the-art combustion-engine technology. That is why the long-term goal of the BMW Group is to use fully recyclable battery cells.
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This solar company just put its people in 100 VW ID. Buzz Cargos
Baua Electric
JANUARY 30, 2024
Photo: Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Renewables firm Helion just switched its entire commercial fleet to fully electric with 100 VW ID. Helion folks are now cruising around Switzerland in one of the largest electric fleets in the country. Buzz Cargo vehicles.
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Lamborghini outlines massive $1.8 billion plan to shift to electrification
Teslarati
MAY 18, 2021
The site has been free of CO2 emissions since 2015 and is the location of the Lamborghini Museum. While Lamborghini will celebrate the combustion engine that has brought it to the peak of automotive performance, it plans to bring a fourth fully electric model in the latter portion of the decade.
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DHL locks in 44 EV truck order from Volvo for regional hauling
Teslarati
MAY 12, 2022
The use of the all-electric trucks will result in nearly 600 tons of CO2 saved annually, along with 225,000 liters of fuel for Deutsche Post DHL Group, a press release from AB Volvo said. “As a logistics service provider, the conversion of our vehicle fleet is an important lever to help us avoid CO2 emissions on the road as well.
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Biden sets 2030 net GHG reduction target for US of 50-52% below 2005 levels
Green Car Congress
APRIL 23, 2021
and CO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion up 2.6% However, despite a raft of recent announcements by vehicle manufactures and policymakers on phasing out internal combustion engines, GlobalData currently expects only around 20% of new light vehicles to be fully electric globally by 2030. or 5,769 MMT CO 2 Eq.
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Europe’s sightseeing buses are graduating from vegetable oil fuel to electric and solar power
Baua Electric
JANUARY 31, 2024
In 2021, Tootbus converted its fleet to HVO fuel, which reduces CO2 emissions by 90% compared to traditional combustion. Additionally, the sightseeing company has deployed three fully electric open-top buses in London with plans for another thirty before the decade’s end. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.
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52 London’s taxi fleet could cut 4, 000 tonnes of CO2
Green Cars News
JULY 26, 2011
London could save four thousand tonnes of CO2 emissions every week if all of the capital’s black cabs were fully electric, new research commissioned by the UK low carbon motor, EcoVelocity reveals.
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DB Schenker expands its electric fleet with 36 new FUSO eCanter vehicles
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 13, 2020
This announcement represents the biggest eCanter fleet deal to date and I would like to thank DB Schenker for their continued trust in FUSO on our shared mission towards CO2-neutral transportation. The FUSO eCanter is Daimler Trucks’ first fully-electric light-duty truck in small-series production.
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BMW Group makes sustainability and efficient resource management central to its strategic direction
Green Car Congress
JULY 28, 2020
The main lever here is a far-reaching product strategy with massive expansion of e-mobility: In ten years, the goal is to have a total of more than seven million electrified BMW Group vehicles on the roads—around two thirds of them with a fully-electric drive train. Product strategy: fully-electric models in high-volume series.
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Mars to deliver all those Twix and M&Ms via 300 electric heavy-duty trucks
Baua Electric
JANUARY 24, 2024
These fully-electric operations will be complemented with an autonomous pilot project, implemented in 2025. By switching to the 300 electric trucks, Mars says it will reduce CO2 emissions by 20,000 tonnes per year, corresponding to a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from Mars Logistik in Europe of around 10% per year.
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Toyota to invest 8 trillion yen to electrify its vehicles
Electric Vehicles India
DECEMBER 14, 2021
For that challenge, we need to reduce CO2 emissions as much as possible, as soon as possible.” ” Recently the Toyota had announced that it has planned to build a battery factory to support electric vehicles production in North Carolina. The first of seven fully electric vehicles will be debuting by 2025.
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Automobili Lamborghini to invest more than 1.5 billion Euros in next 4 years
Electric Vehicles India
MAY 19, 2021
The company aims to launch its first-ever fully electric supercar by the second half of this decade. The European Union is in works to impose harsh CO2 regulations and EU7 will target in the coming years. .” It will reduce CO2 emissions reductions to 50% by 2025. . ” Lamborghini.
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EU Climate Plan — Emissions-Free Cars For All (But Not Quick Enough), + Aviation, Shipping, & Other Matters
CleanTechnica EVs
JULY 15, 2021
By Eoin Bannon An EU plan to sell 100% emissions-free cars in 2035 will democratise electric vehicles in Europe, green group Transport & Environment (T&E) has said. Cars are responsible for 12% of all greenhouse gas emissions in Europe, and switching sales from polluting engines to fully electric is a crucial […].
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10,000 Toyota drivers sign petition urging company to commit to EVs: ‘Put our future before your profits’
Teslarati
JUNE 8, 2022
Toyota, which pushed against mandates for zero-emissions guidelines by 2035 in the past, committed to a 100 CO2 reduction in Europe by 2035. However, InfluenceMap analysts have stated Toyota is working harder than any other automotive company to stagnate progress on electric vehicles.
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BMW outlines iFACTORY production strategy; transformation to e-mobility; Plant Debrecen first CO2-free plant
Green Car Congress
MAY 1, 2022
By 2030 we aim to reduce CO2 emissions from production by 80 percent compared to 2019, — Milan Nedeljkovi?. With its new plant in Debrecen, Hungary—where production of the all-electric Neue Klasse will launch in 2025—the BMW Group is entering a new era in sustainable automotive production.
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Audi will phase out gas engines by 2033, reversing past stance of CEO
Teslarati
JUNE 22, 2021
Starting in 2026, Audi will only release new models into the global market that are fully electric, giving the company a head start on its “strategic realignment,” donning in a new era of Audi vehicles to the world’s automotive market.
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World’s first fully-electric autonomous cargo vessel unveiled
Electric Vehicles India
NOVEMBER 21, 2021
World’s first fully-electric autonomous cargo vessel unveiled . The world’s first fully- electric autonomous cargo vessel (ship) has been unveiled in Norway, a step towards decreasing pollution in the maritime industry by introducing zero-emission vehicles.
International automotive researchers emphasize the importance of continued development of the internal combustion engine
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 9, 2019
We are certainly in revolutionary times, but it is clear that power generation sources will not become fully renewable and transport will not become fully electric for several decades, if ever. Global warming potential (GWP) in CO2 equivalent tons by sector. road dust) are accounted for. —Reitz et al. Reitz et al.
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