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California “gasoline superuser” bill advances; focusing ZEV incentives on reducing gasoline use

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By shifting the biggest gasoline users into ZEVs first, AB 2816 also reduces the total number of ZEVs that would be needed to reach the state’s near-term target of cutting light-duty vehicle emissions in half by 2030. California’s biggest gasoline users currently are on track to be the last people to switch to ZEVs.

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New analysis suggests Uber adding significantly to pollution and traffic in European cities

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Uber is adding more polluting car trips to already-clogged European cities such as London and Paris, new analysis by European NGOs suggests —contributing to air pollution and climate change and exploding the company’s sustainability claims. Uber’s CEO tells us they ‘do the right thing, period.’

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T&E: tests show cars powered by electrofuels emit high levels of criteria pollutants

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E-fuels are made by combining green hydrogen with CO 2 to produce liquid fuel that can be similar to gasoline or diesel used in conventional engines (as well as kerosene used in aviation). The emissions were compared to the standard E10 EU gasoline. However, said T&E, particle pollution was far from eliminated. pollution.

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Synthetic gasoline emits just as much pollution as regular gas, tests find

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Cars powered by synthetic fuel produce the same amount of nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions as cars burning conventional gasoline, according to the environmental group Transport & Environment (T&E).

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Electric vs. Gasoline Cars: Uncovering the Real Climate Savior

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Photo credit: Nick Starichenko / Shutterstock.com Contrary to common misconceptions , electric vehicles (EVs) generally have a smaller carbon footprint compared to traditional gasoline cars. The carbon pollution from electricity varies based on local energy production methods.

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New Emissions Analytics study suggests pollution from tire wear now 1,850 times worse than exhaust emissions

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The tailpipe real-world emissions were measured across four gasoline mid-sized sports utility vehicles from 2019 and 2020 model years, driven on a mix of urban and motorway routes. As testament to the filtration efficiency of the latest gasoline particulate filters (GPFs), tailpipe mass emissions are now as low as 0.02

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CARB settles with FCA for $5.6M for violations of air quality regulations on certain gasoline engines

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gasoline engines. FCA cooperated with CARB to resolve all allegations of violating Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Devices regulations. million civil penalty that will go to CARB’s Air Pollution Control Fund, which provides funding for projects and research to improve California’s air quality. FCA’s settlement includes a $2.8-million

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