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Three-Wheeled Electric Vehicles Are Coming For Your Fossil Fuels

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The post Three-Wheeled Electric Vehicles Are Coming For Your Fossil Fuels appeared first on CleanTechnica. The US startup Aptera deploys embedded solar panels to raise the bar on autocycles in the electric vehicle market.

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Power Global, Rap Eco Motors to launch mass electric auto-rickshaw line powered by swappable battery technology

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The third-largest emitter globally, India has a strong dependence upon 2- and 4-stroke three-wheel vehicles powered by fossil fuels, which serve as essential last-mile transport yet contribute to the country’s air quality crisis.

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2019 Keeling Curve Prize winners include Opus 12; conversion of CO2 into fuels and chemicals

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African Clean Energy (Lesotho) produces cookstoves that reduce smoke emissions and solar electricity for small electronics and LED lighting. Clean Energy Works (Washington, D.C.) Three Wheels United (Bangalore, India) is using finance and technology to decarbonize the auto rickshaw market.

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Study of emissions from CNG- and gasoline-fueled autorickshaws suggests measurements and data, not assumptions, should drive policy

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Although the two-stroke engines examined in this study were all CNG-fueled, other studies suggest that two-stroke engines fueled with gasoline or LPG (another popular “clean fuel” in India) have similarly high PM 2.5 , CO and THC EFs. and THC, less CO than PET-4S) and climate benefits (lower fuel consumption, less GWC than CNG-2S).

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Ford-owned Spin partners with Tortoise to bring remotely operated e-scooters to cities in N America & Europe in 2021

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This is the first time the technology will be launched with a robust, more stable three-wheeled e-scooter, which can better withstand different road conditions due to its enhanced suspension. The first S-200 fleet will be piloted in Boise, Idaho this Spring. The City will receive up to 300 S-200 e-scooters.

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Lightning Hybrids to Introduce Hydraulic Hybrid Sports Sedan at Denver Auto Show

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The car will also be available in a three-door four-seat car, and the drivetrain technology will be made available in a fleet vehicle retrofit called a Hybrid Retrofit System (HRS) in mid-2010. Lightning Hybrids is also developing the LH3, a three-wheel commuter vehicle using the same drivetrain.

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ICCT-ClimateWorks: well-designed vehicle standards and fuel feeds could reduce combined US, China and EU CO2 emissions by 1.3 Gt in 2030, boost economy

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Gt in 2030 by implementing well-designed vehicle performance standards and fuel fees, according to a new analysis by a team from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) and the ClimateWorks Foundation. The US, China, and the EU could reduce their combined annual CO 2 emissions by 1.3

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