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It’s a green light for electric vehicles! Aussie CO2 standard tough on Toyota, SUVs and utes

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After years of waiting Australia will have a CO2 emissions standard by January 1 2025 officially encouraging the purchase of electric vehicles if an ambitious Albanese Labor government timetable comes to pass. Toyota LandCruiser 300-Series: in the passenger vehicle segment. The post It’s a green light for electric vehicles!

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Toyota a winner as CO2 reduction plan introduced to parliament with less pressure on SUVs and utes

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Australia is on schedule to have a CO2 reduction scheme for motor vehicle in place by January 1 2025. Hyundai calls for more EV support under Labor’s new CO2 reduction scheme READ MORE: It’s a green light for electric vehicles! Aussie CO2 standard tough on Toyota, SUVs and utes READ MORE: Get out of the way diesel!

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Give credit where it’s due! Hyundai calls for more EV support under Labor’s new CO2 reduction scheme

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And it wants the $100 per gram fine proposed for exceeding CO2 emissions limits under the governments preferred ‘Option B’ version of the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (NVES) reduced. READ MORE: A stack of lies you could drive a Toyota HiLux through | Opinion READ MORE: It’s a green light for electric vehicles!

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A stack of lies you could drive a Toyota HiLux through | Opinion

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READ MORE: It’s a green light for electric vehicles! The post A stack of lies you could drive a Toyota HiLux through | Opinion appeared first on EV Central. He’s even dubbed it “Albo’s ute tax”, and you should buckle down for hearing that one more often).

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2024 BYD Sealion 6 PHEV review: Is this the new Chinese medium SUV that knocks over the Toyota RAV4 hybrid?

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Firstly, it lands the Chinese maker in Australia’s biggest sales segment and, as a plug-in hybrid , it is BYD’s first ICE-powered , CO2-emitting vehicle to go on sale here following the launch of three BEVs since 2022 – the Atto 3 , Dolphin and Shark. The steering is adjustable through two modes, but is light in either. SCORE: 3.5/5

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Australian Government releases discussion paper on mandatory CO2 standards for new light-duty vehicles beginning in 2015

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The planned CO 2 standards will complement the Government’s carbon price scheme and help to reduce carbon emissions from light vehicles. Transport produces around 15% of Australia’s CO 2 emissions; light-duty vehicles contribute 64% of Australia’s transport emissions, and 9–10% of total emissions. per year over the 2008–2020 period.

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Panasonic develops highly efficient artificial photosynthesis system with gallium nitride semiconductor for conversion of CO2 to formic acid

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The reaction rate is completely proportional to the light power due to the low energy loss with the simple structure; in other words, the system can respond to focused light. Panasonic’s artificial photosynthesis system has a simple structure with highly efficient CO 2 conversion, which can utilize direct sunlight or focused light.