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Green Car Congress
MARCH 17, 2020
Dr Sara De Matteis, Associate Professor in Occupational and Environmental Medicine at Cagliari University, Italy, and member of the ERS Environmental Health Committee said: Urban air quality has improved in the last half century, but petrol and especially diesel vehicle fumes remain a serious problem.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 13, 2017
In the interim, modern diesel technology will continue to play an important role in the gradual transition to low-carbon vehicles, according to ACEA. The latest generation of diesel vehicles is a very effective lever to achieve climate goals in the near future, because they emit 15-20% less CO 2 than equivalent petrol vehicles.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 18, 2014
The switched reluctance (SR) motor-based SpeedStart and TIGERS technology are being incorporated into the recently announced Advanced Diesel Electric Powertrain project known as ADEPT. There is a continual drive within the auto industry for low carbon vehicle technologies. Earlier post.)
Baua Electric
JANUARY 17, 2024
Currently, hybrid cars in India that use a petrol engine and an electric motor combined with an electric battery pack are slapped with as high as a 43 per cent tax, while pure petrol cars see a 48 per cent tax. The Japanese automaker has been claiming that hybrid cars reduce carbon emissions compared to petrol ones.
EV Central
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
Globally, Nissan has committed billions to EV development , but here its sales volume is driven by diesel utes and petrol SUVs. That’s reflected in the position of the over-arching auto industry lobby group, the FCAI. “We will work with our headquarters to make sure we can operate here under those conditions.”.
EV Central
DECEMBER 30, 2024
It primarily does that via a clever PHEV system, which subordinates the petrol engine to its two electric motors to try and make it run on electricity as much as possible. It parlays that into strong, smooth and quiet everyday performance, making the diesels that dominate the segment seem anachronistic. 2025 BYD Shark 6.
Baua Electric
SEPTEMBER 14, 2024
Sometime this month, Norway will have more electric cars on its roads than petrol-only vehicles, according to an analysis of Norwegian government data. The analysis comes courtesy of Bilbransje24, a Norwegian auto industry publication. There are more electric cars than petrol-only cars on Norway’s roads (as of… today?)
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