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EEA report: EVs are better for climate and air quality

Green Car Congress

Battery electric cars emit less greenhouse gases and air pollutants over their entire life cycle than petrol and diesel cars, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) report. For local air quality, electric vehicles also offer clear benefits, mainly due to zero exhaust emissions at street level.

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EEA finds only mixed progress for Europe’s transport sector in meeting environment, climate goals; GHG emissions up 25% since 1990

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Issues covered in the briefing include emissions, air pollution, noise and renewable energy and the impact of transport on ecosystems and biodiversity. Three Member States (Austria, Finland and Sweden) have already reached the 10 % goal. Air pollution. Some 39% of NO x emissions arise from road transport.

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Hydrogen Opposed Piston Engine Working Group formed

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According to Achates, a heavy-duty opposed-piston diesel engine (configured for ultralow NO x ) has peak thermal efficiency of just below 50%, centered around high load areas of the operating map, with broad areas of high efficiency (>45% brake thermal efficiency). Fuel Injection. ID-Technologies, Fribourg, Switzerland.

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Study finds automobile tires are a potential source of carcinogenic dibenzopyrenes to the environment

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Data available of dibenzopyrenes in other urban emission sources are diesel and gasoline particulate emissions. Non-exhaust traffic sources of particles. However, traffic-related non-exhaust particles remain largely unchanged, making these emissions increasingly significant contributors to the environmental burden. and 0.90?

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Tata AutoComp’s ‘Make in India’ push for EVs | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

“E-Mobility is an irreversible megatrend and an imperative to address pollution and generate job opportunities in India,” the chairman of the group had said back then. Tesla was rapidly expanding its reach and portfolio, and the Volkswagen Group — hurt from the ‘diesel gate’ scandal — had committed huge resources to pivot to electric cars.

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Volvo Trucks to begin limited production of DME heavy-duty trucks in NA in 2015; customer trials; Oberon partnership

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DME offers diesel-quality performance with a high cetane number and low auto-ignition temperature, but burns cleanly without producing any soot. Volvo has been testing Bio-DME in Sweden since 2009. It is an excellent compression ignition fuel which, like diesel, requires no separate ignition mechanism. DME and diesel.

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The irrational argument against government intervention with EVs & ICE vehicle bans

Plug In India

Diesel vehicles may be totally banned as they wont meet the regulations of BS6 round 2. 22 Indian cities are among the 30 most polluted cities across the world owing to the rising concentration of 2.5-micron micron particulate matter emitted from vehicle exhausts. Then came the BS4 and then India moved towards BS6.Diesel

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