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Euro Parliament committee backs revised CO2 standards for cars and vans; zero-emission road mobility by 2035

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The European Parliament Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) adopted this week, with 46 votes in favor, 40 against and two abstentions, a position on proposed rules to revise the CO 2 emission performance standards for new cars and vans in line with the EU’s increased climate ambition. Background.

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Toyota targeted! Cheaper hybrids coming as Kia plans dramatic Aussie petrol-electric expansion

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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. READ MORE: Too expensive!

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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

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Using its standardized on-road cycle, the company determined the average CO 2 reduction from hybridization was 23% for the EU and 34% for the US, with an average of 30% across all pairings. The EU’s post-2021 CO2 reduction target for passenger cars is 37.5% Beyond the 37.5%

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CO2 standards need to match Europe, US and should be linked to EV incentives: EV Council

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The Electric Vehicle Council is calling for EV incentives to be linked to fuel efficiency standards as it ramps up its pressure on the Federal Government to introduce CO2 emissions standards. CO2 standards are key to that, according to Jafari. The key to any CO2 standards lies with the Federal Government.

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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. I cannot underestimate the difficulty in developing this standard. The argument is just about the fine details.

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Look out Toyota HiAce! Kia PV5 electric van business case looking “positive” for Australia

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Cheaper hybrids coming as Kia plans dramatic Aussie petrol-electric expansion READ MORE: Staying positive! Kia aims for huge EV sales growth and hybrid expansion in Australia in 2025 to avoid CO2 emissions penalties The bigger PB7 is a couple of years away, but is also a chance for Australia. 2025 Kia PV5 people-mover. 2025 Kia PV5.

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Audi partner Joule announces its CO2-recycled ethanol meets US and Euro specs; $40M financing

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In an optimal location, a plant of this size has the potential to convert 150,000 tonnes of waste CO2 into 25 million gallons of ethanol or 15 million gallons of diesel per year with no reliance on arable land, crops or fresh water. This will lead to the longer-term build-out of a 1,000-acre plant to begin in 2017.

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