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Fires possibility turning EV walk to ash

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A January presentation from the Area of Power Warehouse and Electrical Transportation on the Idaho Nationwide Laboratory notes that automakers and insurance coverage corporations may face warranty- and liability-related monetary losses, and losses from damaging crowd belief of electrical automobiles.

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Yamaha Joins Global Move to Battery Swaps for E-bikes

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Today, noisy, polluting, two-stroke gasoline engines are still ubiquitous across Asia,” says Sam Abuelsamid, Principal Research Analyst for Mobility Ecosystems at Guidehouse Insights “Converting those to electric power will go a long way toward helping countries reach their greenhouse gas emission-reduction targets. “It

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Toyota introducing new series of gasoline engines with gain of at least 10% fuel efficiency; up to 38% maximum thermal efficiency

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Toyota Motor Corporation has developed a new series of fuel-efficient gasoline engines that achieve improved thermal efficiency. liter gasoline engine in which Toyota is employing the Atkinson cycle—normally used in dedicated hybrid engines—and a compression ratio of 13.5:1. Click to enlarge. Hashimoto, S.,

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Japan Ministries propose light commercial vehicle fuel economy standards for 2022

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Global comparison of light truck/light commercial vehicle fuel economy standards (in mpg or km/L under CAFE test cycle). Individual companies will have to demonstrate compliance via a corporate average fuel economy approach with harmonic averaging. km/L (42 mpg US, 5.6 l/100 km) in 2022, compared to 14.2 mpg US, 7.0 l/100 km) in 2012.

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UMTRI study finds total cost of ownership of diesels in US often much less than gasoline counterparts

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While alternative powertrains still represent a small percentage of market share compared to gasoline engines, the report noted, clean diesels saw a 10% increase in 2014 sales over 2013 sales, while hybrids saw a 10% decrease, pure electrics saw a 20% increase and compressed natural gas saw a 33% decrease. Belzowski 2015. Model year.

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Hybrids vs EVs: where should government put its money

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To accomplish this goal, while other technologies have emerged, EVs (electric vehicles) and hybrids have become the most well-known and broadly accepted, particularly in India. The Indian government presently levies a 43 per cent tax on hybrids and a 5 per cent tax on electric vehicles. Maruti Suzuki officials have a similar outlook.

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ICCT provides policy update on proposed China Phase 4 fuel economy regulations

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Comparison of global passenger vehicle fuel consumption standards normalized to NEDC L/100km. Comparison of overall and annual average fleet fuel consumption reduction rates under proposed or enacted standards across regions. Source: ICCT. Click to enlarge. 100km (34 mpg US) in 2015. annually—between 2015 and 2020. Source: ICCT.