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FEBRUARY 26, 2020

A new report by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) finds that the rising use of ride-hailing services is increasing carbon emissions, with ride-hailing trips producing nearly 70% greater emissions compared to the trips they are replacing. This significant increase in emissions comes in part from “deadheading”—the miles a driver travels waiting for a ride request or picking up a passenger.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Volkswagen has shown the flexibility of its MEB electric-car platform with various concept vehicles, from a tall station wagon to an electric dune buggy. But a new report indicates VW could stretch the capabilities of MEB even further with an electric sports car. The sports car could arrive in the middle of the decade and share a name with VW's ID.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

The total energy storage market is expected to grow to $546 billion in annual revenue by 2035, according to a report released by Lux Research. In a new report, “Global Energy Storage Market 2019,” Lux estimates that the three main drivers of energy storage—mobility applications, electronic devices, and stationary storage—will reach an annual combined deployment level of 3,046 GWh over the next 15 years, up from the current 164 GWh, with mobility applications making up the lion’s shar

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Lucid has revealed the battery cell supplier for its upcoming Lucid Air electric sedan: LG Chem. According to an announcement made Monday, the upstart electric carmaker, LG Chem cells will be “exclusively powering standard versions of this luxury EV through 2023.” Lucid noted in an accompanying release of “additional agreements.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2020

The Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District (MTD) has awarded New Flyer a contract for two hydrogen fuel-cell-electric sixty-foot Xcelsior CHARGE H2 heavy-duty transit buses (for a total of four equivalent units). MTD is the first in the US to order 60' hydrogen fuel cell buses commercially. The Xcelsior CHARGE H2 is the first sixty-foot fuel cell-electric bus to complete Altoona testing.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

The next Mercedes-Benz electric car will debut at the 2020 Geneva Motor Show. It will be a production version of the Concept EQA compact hatchback, which was first seen in 2017. While the new model hasn't been confirmed for the United States, it's expected to go on sale in Europe in 2021. Mercedes released photos of camouflaged EQA prototypes.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Volkswagen considers building an EV sports car. Lucid reveals its battery pick. And Mercedes teases its EQA electric small car in the snow. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The production version of the Mercedes-Benz EQA electric car, the brand’s first compact-car EV effort in years, will arrive by the end of the year. Lucid has.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Volkswagen will introduce the new Touareg R with a plug-in hybrid drive at the Geneva Motor Show (5 to 15 March 2020). The hybrid drive of the Touareg R essentially consists of a 2,995 cm 3 V6 turbocharged gasoline engine (250 kW/340 PS), the electric drive motor (100kW/136 PS) and a lithium-ion battery (energy capacity of 14.1 kWh) built into the luggage compartment underbody.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Central London doesn’t initially feel like the right place to launch a car that has the Mustang name slapped on the back of it, but then this isn’t a normal Mustang

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

The National Transportation Safety Board held a public board meeting Tuesday during which it determined the probable cause for the fatal 23 March 2018, crash of a Tesla Model X in Mountain View, California. Final rest locations of the Tesla, Audi and Mazda vehicles involved in the 23 March 2018, crash in Mountain View, California. Photo courtesy of S.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Central London doesn’t initially feel like the right place to launch a car that has the Mustang name slapped on the back of it, but then this isn’t a normal Mustang

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

As part of California’s AB 32 climate change program, Executive Order B-48-18 administratively created a goal of 5 million zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) on California roads by 2030. This action expands on the prior Executive Order B-16-2012, which set a goal of 1.5 million by 2025. While these goals were set administratively, they are embodied in the state’s climate change strategies, and both public and utility ratepayer funds are being used in an attempt to reach this goal, including purchase

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

It’s a fact that in the winter months, car crime traditionally increases

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

In light of new findings by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) related to investigation of a fatal Tesla crash in 2018 related to Tesla Autopilot, Consumer Reports called for manufacturers to include key safety features in any vehicle that has an active driving assistance system and for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to ensure that is the case.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Hyundai has released the first images of the upcoming i20, ahead of its reveal at the Geneva Motor Show next month.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

ElectReon has successfully wirelessly charged a fully electric 40-ton truck and trailer at a test facility in Sweden. The next step will be to charge the truck through dynamic wireless power transfer on a public road in Gotland, Sweden. The Smartroad Gotland project is the first wireless electric road system (ERS) for trucks and buses on public roads.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Hyundai has revealed the first images of the new i30 and i30 N Line model ahead of its imminent reveal at the Geneva Motor Show next month.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Mercedes will be bringing the GLA 45 S 4matic+ to the UK in April

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