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Yet another study shows plug-in hybrids aren’t as clean as we thought

Baua Electric

A new report by the European Commission adds yet another real-world data point showing that plug-in hybrid electric vehicles create much more emissions than we previously thought – by an average of 3.5 In each case, PHEV emissions and fuel use were much higher than expected, though it differs for various regions and car models.

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Why EVs Aren't a Climate Change Panacea

Cars That Think

must have 90 percent of its vehicles, or some 350 million EVs, on the road by 2050 in order to hit its emission targets. 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. The likelihood of this occurring is infinitesimal. For the U.S.

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EC awards €1.2B from NER300 “Robin Hood” mechanism for 23 renewable energy projects; 5 advanced biofuel projects targeted for €516.8M

Green Car Congress

Funding for the program comes from the sale of 300 million emission allowances from the New Entrants Reserve (NER) (hence the name) set up for the third phase of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS). winowice project in Poland will receive a maximum of €30.9 The European Commission awarded more than €1.2 billion (US$1.6

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