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The Dirty Truth of Petrol & Diesel Vehicles

Plug In India

By PluginIndia In this article and video, we show the real truth on how Petrol and Diesel vehicles cause far more air pollution compared to electric vehicles. Some even say that it pollutes even more than a diesel or petrol burning car. Diesel or petrol starts as oil, on average 1,798 meters below the surface of the earth.

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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

Due to CO 2 ’s long life in the atmosphere, a small change now is far better than a large change in the future. The EU’s post-2021 CO2 reduction target for passenger cars is 37.5% Given reservations about current BEVs, we require an alternative that will have a more immediate impact. —Nick Molden, CEO of Emissions Analytics.

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Price shock! MG declares war on BYD and GWM Ora with permanent MG4 and ZS EV discounts up to $10,000

EV Central

“The pricing is permanent for the listed models for the foreseeable future. In the press release announcing the new pricing, MG Motor Australia boss Peter Ciao said this move backed up the company’s support for the federal governmnet’s proposed NVES CO2 reduction scheme. “We READ MORE: Below $30,000!

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You’re outta here! Chevrolet Silverado EV won’t be coming to Australia

EV Central

But the Silverado EV did look like a potential future local candidate as EV utes start rolling into production. “We’ll centre that around what the customer needs, the price points we need to hit… to make the right assessment for our future products.” 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV has substantial towing. .

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Volvo makes its last diesel car and puts it in a museum

Baua Electric

But those days are over now as the company moves toward an all-electric future. He added, “So instead of investing in a shrinking business, we choose to invest in the future – electric.” Petrol-burning engines are soon to see the same fate. Between 2012 and 2016, diesel accounted for half of the company’s global sales.

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JATO: new car average CO2 emissions highest in Europe since 2014; slow EV uptake insufficient to counter fewer diesels and more SUVs

Green Car Congress

g/km, almost half that produced by diesel and petrol vehicles. If these vehicles want to keep gaining traction and avoid future sanctions, they need to be electrified. Despite an increase of EV models contributing positively to emission levels, the move away from diesel had a negative impact, one that the market could not offset.

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Lamborghini LB744 supercar gets three-motor PHEV … with a V12

EV Central

That suggests Lamborghini sees a prosperous future for the V12 despite the imminent banning of petrol-burning ICE in some parts of the world. No doubt synthetic fuels or biofuels will eventually allow such engines to have the effect of running CO2 neutral.

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