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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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Hybrids vs EVs: where should government put its money

Baua Electric

Hybrids better than EVs According to a letter from Toyota’s India country head, Vikram Gulati, to the Niti Aayog, the corporation is asking for an 11 per cent point tax differential for hybrid vehicles and 14 points for flex-hybrid choices over petrol automobiles.

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Hybrid used more for “tax breaks” rather than for zero emissions’: PB Balaji of Tata Motors | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

He further cited a recent report suggesting the realization that most people who drive hybrid vehicles, do it mostly on petrol, negating potential environmental gains. Though there are only a few models available in the market, sales of hybrid vehicles have been gaining momentum.

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Hyundai Offering Free Chargers to EV Buyers, Swelling Industry Incentives

The Truth About Cars

Despite the EV segment having enjoyed steady growth over the past several years, sales volumes have remained flatter through 2023. Lessened demand may result in manufacturers further incentivizing EV sales, especially as most of them are poised to continue ramping up production to adhere to regulatory requirements the world over.

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Naysayer Alert – the hydrogen red herring

My Electric Car

The energy stored within hydrogen has been imparted from electrical energy through the electrolytic hydrogen production process or more likely in the refinement of fossil fuels such as coal seam (methane) gas – both are energy intensive processes in themselves. .

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Why EVs Aren't a Climate Change Panacea

Cars That Think

to hit the 90 percent EV target, sales of all new ICE vehicles across the U.S. Greenpeace , on the other hand, argues that sales of all diesel and petrol vehicles, including hybrids, must end by 2030 to meet such a target. For the U.S. must cease by 2038 at the latest, according to research company BloombergNEF (BNEF).

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The EV Transition Explained: How to Meet Sales Targets?

Cars That Think

To accelerate EV uptake, the Zero Emission Transportation Association , a lobbying group formed by Tesla, Lucid and Rivian along with some EV charging suppliers, asserts that sales of new internal combustion vehicles must be banned by 2030 and diesel trucks by 2035. So the value of the credit means little to the less well-off.

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