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Renault group leader in Europe for low CO2 emissions in 2013

Green Car Congress

Renault Group has moved into pole position in Europe in terms of low CO 2 emissions, with an average of 114.7g of CO2/km per vehicle (source: AAA-DATA) based on its passenger car sales over the full year 2013. Overall, the New Renault Clio range emits 18.5 g of CO 2 /km less than the model’s previous generation.

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Tesla had lowest tailpipe CO2 emissions & highest fuel economy in 2021 EPA Auto Trends report finds

Teslarati

Tesla had the lowest tailpipe CO2 emissions for 2021, a new report published by the U.S. The EPA released its annual Automotive Trends report, and findings reveal that Tesla is leading the way with the lowest tailpipe CO2 emissions and the highest fuel economy of all large manufacturers. Teslarati is now on TikTok.

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Study Finds Availability of Low-CO2 Electricity and Hydrogen May Paradoxically Delay Large-Scale Transition to Electric and/or Hydrogen Vehicle Fleet

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For future scenarios where vehicle technology costs were sufficiently competitive to advantage either hydrogen or electric vehicles, the increased availability of low-cost, low-CO 2 electricity/hydrogen provided more cost-effective CO 2 mitigation opportunities in the heat and power energy sectors than in transportation.

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Electrification gaining momentum in fleet vehicle industry – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

The electrification of commercial vehicles, including trucks, buses and fleet vehicles, is gaining significant momentum globally. New Emissions Standards for Fleet Vehicles While the transition to electric fleets may have once been just a trend, it is now a necessity.

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Nissan introducing new Micra with supercharged 3-cylinder gasoline direct injection engine; 95 gCO2/km

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The Direct Injection Gasoline-Supercharger (DIG-S) engine produces 72 kW (97 hp) and 142 N·m (105 lb-ft), while CO 2 emissions are 95 g/km for the manual version and 115 g/km for the CVT version. Nissan is launching a version of the Micra city car equipped with a new supercharged gasoline direct injection engine. L/100km (57 mpg US).

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UK Technology Strategy Board Awards More Than 12M to 22 Projects to Speed Up Development of Low-Carbon Technology for Vehicles; Includes Gas Turbine Range Extender and Li-S Battery Cells

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million) in 22 studies and projects to develop new technology that will speed up the reduction of CO 2 emissions from road vehicles. The work will help to accelerate the reduction of carbon emissions and deliver mass-market low carbon road vehicles within 5 to 15 years. Title Partners.

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Lithium Battery Recycling is happening in 2022 | Attero in India | Redwood Materials

Plug In India

The objective is to create a closed loop system that will ultimately help reduce the cost of batteries and offset the need for mining Each year, we receive 6 GWh of lithium-ion batteries, the equivalent of 60,000+ electric vehicles. They also recycle close to 98% of the batteries and are cell chemistry agnostic. So there you go.

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