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Consumer Reports analysis finds EV owners spending half as much on maintenance compared to owners of gas-powered vehicles

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In addition to being easier and cheaper to maintain, many EVs deliver better acceleration compared to gas-powered vehicles, and don’t pump harmful pollution into our air. The full white paper will be published in the coming weeks. —Gabe Shenhar, associate director of CR’s Auto Test Center.

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Ricardo-AEA to lead 4-year EC-funded study on the future of sustainable urban transport in Europe

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It will also provide users with quantified estimates of the impacts and costs of individual policy measures. These objectives include those set out in the 2011 Transport White Paper such as significantly reducing CO 2 and air pollutant emissions from urban transport.

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MECA report finds additional NOx emission reductions from new heavy-duty trucks achievable and cost-effective (corrected)

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It has now been widely demonstrated that the traditional trade-off relationship between CO 2 and NO x emissions at the tailpipe has been overcome and reductions of both pollutants can be achieved simultaneously through the use of commercially available technologies. g/bhp-hr and a future LLC certification requirement.

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MECA report finds additional NOx emission reductions from new heavy-duty trucks achievable and cost-effective

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While the cost of new heavy-duty trucks has increased at approximately 1% per year, the cost of emission controls has come down, representing a lower percentage of the cost of a new truck. Furthermore, catalyst development has produced higher activity catalysts that can provide higher NO x conversion with lower catalyst loading.

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EU publishes new common noise assessment methods

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Comparable data on noise exposure in Europe is a prerequisite to set up EU policies to reduce noise pollution, a growing health and economic concern all over Europe. The social costs of traffic, rail and road noise across the European Union were recently estimated at €40 billion (US$52.4

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ICCT study finds state EV incentives playing a significant role in driving sales

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A study by a team from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) shows that state electric vehicle incentives are playing a significant early role in reducing the effective cost of ownership and driving electric vehicle sales. Source: ICCT. Click to enlarge. —Jin et al. —Jin et al. electric vehicle incentives ”.

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ARB Staff Posts Expert Review Reports of the ZEV Technical Analysis

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ARB staff then published a white paper summarizing possible changes to the ZEV regulation along with attachments on ZEV technology status; a 2050 GHG analysis; and complimentary policies. Earlier post.). in order to assess the feasibility of the projections. A risk analysis based on various scenarios is recommended.

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