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T&E: Rising use of private jets sends CO2 emissions soaring

Green Car Congress

finds that private jets are 10 times more carbon-intensive than airliners on average, and 50 times more polluting than trains in terms of CO 2 emitted per passenger-km. increase in private flight sales in July 2020 alone. And yet, super-rich super polluters are flying around like there’s no climate crisis.

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T&E study finds plug-in hybrids show higher CO2 emissions than claimed

Green Car Congress

Our tests show that even in optimal conditions, with a full battery, the cars pollute more than advertised. This is contrary to the misleading carmaker narrative that PHEVs on sale today are suited for long journeys, T&E said. Plug-in hybrids are fake electric cars, built for lab tests and tax breaks, not real driving.

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PHEVs pollute more than billed, but EPA just gave them a pass

Baua Electric

A new European study finds that plug-in hybrids pollute more than advertised, while in the U.S. grams of CO2 per kilometer, which was 3.5 Another study from Transport & Environment in 2020 also found that plug-in hybrids are polluting more than claimed. the EPA appears ready to give them more emissions leeway.

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EPA finalizes greenhouse gas standards for LDVs MY 2023-2026

Green Car Congress

EPA is planning to initiate a separate rulemaking to establish multi-pollutant emission standards under the Clean Air Act for MY 2027 and later. By MY 2026, EPA projects that the final standards can be met with sales of about 17% electric vehicles (EVs), and wider uptake of advanced gasoline engine and vehicle technologies available today.

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Get out of the way diesel! Toyota Prado petrol-electric hybrid SUV coming to Australia as soon as 2024

EV Central

Toyota Australia sales and marketing chief Sean Hanley told motoring media this week it can be expected on-sale here “sooner rather than later”. “We 100km and 236g CO2/km. 100km and emissions of 228g CO2/km. 100km and emissions of 228g CO2/km. 2024 Toyota Prado. In US spec it averages 23mpg, which translates to 10.2L/100km

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Port of Los Angeles rolls out $82.5M hydrogen fuel cell electric freight demonstration; Toyota fuel cell technology

Green Car Congress

By utilizing this technology, port operators like our own Toyota Logistics Services (TLS) can utilize a zero-emissions and scalable solution for CO2 reductions, which will contribute to cleaner air at the port and the surrounding communities where TLS operates. —Bob Carter, Executive Vice President, Sales, Toyota Motor North America.

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Canada: 100% Of Car & Passenger Truck Sales Must Be Zero-Emission By 2035 In Canada

CleanTechnica EVs

To build a cleaner, more prosperous economy that fights climate change and creates good jobs, the Government of Canada is taking action to cut pollution from all sectors of the economy — including from the transportation sector, which accounts for one-quarter of our greenhouse gas emissions. Originally published on Transport Canada.

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