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[PRESS RELEASE] DRIVE ELECTRIC RESPONSE TO CLEAN CAR DISCOUNT CHANGES.

Drive Electric

Drive Electric analysis done in March showed the reduction in emissions of vehicles imported since the policy came into effect will save more than 2m tonnes of emissions over the lives of those vehicles, and $100m a year in petrol and diesel. There’s more to do. This discount won’t be needed forever – perhaps only another few years.

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[PRESS RELEASE] Emissions Reduction Plan: Electric Vehicles will drive a low emissions future

Drive Electric

Drive Electric Chair Mark Gilbert says, “If you watch the global automotive market – we’ve been seeing for some time that EV technology will replace petrol and diesel cars. The Emissions Reduction Plan released today confirms the future of mobility in New Zealand will be electric. This may happen faster than you might think.

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WHO attributes more than 1 in 4 deaths annually of children under 5 years to unhealthy environment

Green Car Congress

Chemicals, such as fluoride, lead and mercury pesticides, persistent organic pollutants, and others in manufactured goods, eventually find their way into the food chain. And, while leaded petrol has been phased out almost entirely in all countries, lead is still widespread in paints, affecting brain development.

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Ford announces second member of EcoBoost family

Green Cars News

The green innovations continue to come thick and fast from the leading car manufacturers with Ford announcing the second member of its turbocharged, petrol direct-injection EcoBoost family. 2010 Mercury Milan and Milan Hybrid. New vehicle introductions for the 2010 model year include: 2010 Ford Taurus and Taurus SHO. 2010 Lincoln MKZ.

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Ford Europe EV Plans, Virginia Now a ZEV State – EV Week In Review: Feb. 15-22, 2021

EV Adoption

According to story which cites unnamed sources, Mercedes could offer only new cars with electric units as five or eight years earlier than 2039, the previous target to end production of diesel- and petrol-powered vehicles. – 19, via Virginia Mercury. 19 via Electrive. Funding/IPOs. has now.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

They will buy a car and rent or lease the battery and the cost of leasing the battery will be the same as, or less than, the cost theyre paying today for petrol. San Jose Mercury News ). "People wont buy a full car. If that target is met, the largest U.S. Bloomberg News ). The truth is just the opposite. (Bob

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