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Ford confirms construction of Rouge EV center to be home of electric F-150; production by mid-2022

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Ford celebrated the production start of the all-new F-150 at the Ford Rouge Center and confirmed construction of the new Rouge Electric Vehicle Center where it will build the all-electric F-150 by mid-2022. Rendering of the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center.

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PSI team develops web tool for consumers to compare environmental impact of passenger cars in detail

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The entire life cycle of the passenger cars is taken into account, including the manufacture of the vehicles and the environmentally relevant emissions from driving. Noise emissions [Person-Pascal/second]. For the future, the electricity mix can also be manually entered to test the effects of different scenarios.

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Up close and personal with Volkswagen’s e-Golf carbon offset project: Garcia River Forest

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In 2014, Volkswagen of America announced that starting with the launch of the zero-tailpipe emissions battery-electric 2015 e-Golf ( earlier post ), it would invest in projects to offset the carbon emissions created from the e-Golf on a full lifecycle basis: production, distribution and up to approximately 36,000 miles (57,936 km) of driving.

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Government of Québec launches $6.7B 2030 Green Economy Plan; emphasis on transportation electrification

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million electric vehicles on Québec roads is targeted by 2030. This target will be achieved in particular through optimal complementarity between the electricity and gas networks and the use of dual energy, energy efficiency, the conversion of fuel oil to electricity and the use of renewable natural gas and other renewable energy sources.

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J.D. Power: EV consideration in US is up but skepticism still exists

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Auto shoppers in America are more likely than ever before to consider buying a fully electric vehicle (EV), and new EV entries are responsible for much of the added consideration. These new entries, many from long-established vehicle manufacturers, are turning EV skeptics into likely EV considerers, according to the J.D.

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Porsche Casts Doubt Upon Combustion Ban Timeline

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Electric vehicle subsidies went from temporary to indefinite and combustion bans have gone from right around the corner to anyone’s guess. Despite Europe having adopted battery electric vehicles far more quickly than North America, the market is still confronting a lot of the same problems. I think it could be delayed."

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EIA projects nearly 50% increase in world energy usage by 2050, led by growth in Asia

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A few countries, including China and India, have particularly large populations, and their energy consumption for both personal travel and freight movement grows much more rapidly than in many OECD countries. OECD electric light-duty vehicle stocks increase from 3.5 OECD electric light-duty vehicle stocks increase from 3.5

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