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Electric vehicles now outnumber petrol cars in Norway

Electric Cars Report

Norway, a global leader in oil exports, has made a significant shift towards electric vehicles. Recent data from the Norwegian Road Federation reveals that the country now has more electric cars on its roads than petrol-powered vehicles.

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ICE vehicles 80 times more likely to catch fire than electric cars

EV Central

Indeed, the available data indicate the fire risk is between 20 and 80 times greater for petrol and diesel vehicles. READ MORE: The ultimate guide to buying an EV in Australia: Everything you need to know READ MORE: Electric car advice and FAQ: Your EV questions answered READ MORE: Are EVs more of a fire hazard that ICE vehicles?

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Ford to reopen Chennai plant for EV exports to spearhead its global comeback

Baua Electric

However, This time, Ford will focus on EVs as it faces a global comeback. Ford India plant will reopen to export global EVs Ford submitted a Letter of Intent (LOI) to the government of Tamil Nadu earlier this month, outlining plans to restart its Chennai plant for export. Hart explained that the plant will “serve new global markets.”

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Volvo Cars to eliminate diesel engines from the new S60 sedan

Green Car Congress

The new Volvo S60 sedan to be launched later this spring will be the first Volvo to be produced without a diesel engine option. Volvo Cars was the first traditional car maker to commit to all-out electrification in July 2017. Our future is electric and we will no longer develop a new generation of diesel engines.

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The Dirty Truth of Petrol & Diesel Vehicles

Plug In India

By PluginIndia In this article and video, we show the real truth on how Petrol and Diesel vehicles cause far more air pollution compared to electric vehicles. Some even say that it pollutes even more than a diesel or petrol burning car. So what goes into producing the fuel that you burn in your car every day?

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JATO: new car average CO2 emissions highest in Europe since 2014; slow EV uptake insufficient to counter fewer diesels and more SUVs

Green Car Congress

In addition to the European car market recording tepid growth in 2019, CO 2 emissions have continued to increase, despite new regulation designed to curtail this, according to JATO Dynamics. As expected, the combination of fewer diesel registrations and more SUVs continued to have an impact on emissions. g/km for Italy. g/km last year.

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Volvo makes its last diesel car and puts it in a museum

Baua Electric

Swedish automaker Volvo has rolled out its last diesel-powered vehicle, after a 45-year relationship with the powertrain and cranking out millions of diesel cars. Between 2012 and 2016, diesel accounted for half of the company’s global sales. Since 1991, Volvo made more than 9 million vehicles with diesel engines.

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