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Green NCAP LCA study shows detrimental climate and energy impact of increasing vehicle weight, including EVs

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This drives not only a rise in fuel and electric energy consumption, but also creates a wider footprint in vehicle and battery production. Green NCAP tested 34 cars with different powertrain types: battery electric, hybrid electric, conventional petrol and diesel, and one vehicle, the Ford Puma, that runs on alternative fuel.

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Nikkei: popularity of fuel-efficient vehicles lowering demand for gasoline in Japan

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The Nikkei reports that the nationwide average price in Japan for regular gasoline was ¥139.8 shakeout in the gas station industry is expected as next-generation green cars, including electric and fuel-cell vehicles, become more popular. Gasoline consumption that year is expected to be about 60% lower than the fiscal 2010 level.

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Hydrogen inner combustion engines acquire renewed momentum

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Hyundai, every other automaker growing hydrogen-fueled automobiles, believes the demanding situations will also be conquer. ” There are extra issues to unravel earlier than hydrogen-burning vehicles and alternative automobiles are on U.S. On the supremacy of the listing — there’s virtually nowhere to gasoline them.

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Stock-flow modeling suggests energy transition within transportation will take several decades

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The low emission (LE) scenario sees zero-emission automobiles obtaining market dominance at least by 2030. The business-as-usual scenario posits new automobile sales changing only slowly from the market shares observed in 2016. Share of zero emission passenger cars, in four scenarios.

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Ohio EV Tour stops for a day of Dayton hospitality 

Electric Auto Association

Great turnout despite the weather BY TIM BENFORD: PRESIDENT OF DRIVE ELECTRIC DAYTON, PAST VICE-PRESIDENT OF ELECTRIC AUTO ASSOCIATION. On June 9, the tour stopped in Dayton, where EAA’s Drive Electric Dayton (DED) chapter took the lead in making the arrangements, as well as staffing the event. with the most patents per capita.

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China and Norway Lead the World’s EV Switchover

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government recently backed down from enacting tough new measures that would have forced automakers to quadruple their sales of electric vehicles by 2030. The move would have raised market share of all-electric vehicles in the U.S. If those sunny forecasts hold up, they certainly won’t hinder other national EV adoption goals.

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EPA and NHTSA Issue Notice of Intent to Develop New Greenhouse Gas and Fuel Economy Standards for Light-Duty Vehicle Model Years 2017-2025; Proposal Expected by 30 Sep 2011

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The technology pathways are intended to show the different cost impacts of achieving different levels of stringency, if the industry were to place more or less emphasis on hybrids, plug-in hybrids, and electric vehicles as compared to advanced gasoline technologies and vehicle mass reduction. hybrids, and electric vehicles.