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Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 19, 2022
The California Air Resources Board last week approved the final proposed 2022 Scoping Plan ( earlier post ), a roadmap to reduce demand for petroleum by 94%, cut air pollution by 71%, reduce greenhouse gas emissions 85%, and reach carbon neutrality by 2045.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 26, 2022
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, will expand the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) ( earlier post ) London-wide. The expansion will come into effect on 29 August 2023 and will operate across all London boroughs up to the existing Low Emission Zone boundary for large and heavy vehicles. Source: Transport for London. Source TfL.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 18, 2022
The aim of the new rules is to move road charging from the current time-based model to distance-based or an actual kilometers-driven system, to better reflect the polluter-pays and user-pays principles. They will also have to reduce considerably the charges for zero- or low-emission vehicles. Source: EC.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
The delivery of the three e-trucks is part of a larger partnership between Volvo Trucks and Danfoss, focusing on pioneering sustainable electric transport operations. Since Danfoss has signed Power Purchase Agreements for its sites in Denmark, a substantial part of the power will be sustainable.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 2, 2019
The trucks are part of a three-year, $11.2-million million (C$15-million) Alberta Zero-Emissions Truck Electrification Collaboration (AZETEC) project, which involves the design and manufacture of heavy-duty, extended-range, hydrogen fuel cell electric hybrid trucks. Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) is committing more than C$7.3
Green Car Congress
MARCH 4, 2013
Air pollution externalities of 12–14 ton HGV on highway (Euronorm III) in euro cents. A new report from the European Environment Agency (EEA) suggests that new road charges for heavy goods vehicles (HGVs or lorries) should reflect the varied health effects of traffic pollution in different European countries. Source: EEA.
Teslarati
JUNE 7, 2023
A report from the American Lung Association has suggested that if the United States were to eliminate gas-guzzling vehicles from its car lots by 2035 and replace them with zero-emissions vehicles, the nation could see a decrease of 89,300 premature deaths by 2050. These include a reduction of 2.2 million asthma attacks, 10.7
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