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Believe it or not, electric cars aren’t the best-selling electric vehicles. These are

Electrek

Electric bikes. They’re two-wheeled electric vehicles that outsell electric cars handily and are a much more affordable way for many commuters to begin replacing gas-driven miles with a cleaner alternative. So why aren’t they a bigger part of the discussion on sustainable transportation alternatives?

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CARB approves 2022 Scoping Plan; aggressive targets for reductions in petroleum use, air pollution and greeenhouse gas emissions

Green Car Congress

The California Air Resources Board last week approved the final proposed 2022 Scoping Plan ( earlier post ), a roadmap to reduce demand for petroleum by 94%, cut air pollution by 71%, reduce greenhouse gas emissions 85%, and reach carbon neutrality by 2045. Fuels: the energy source used to power vehicles and the facilities that produce them.

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Air Products announces multi-billion dollar net-zero blue hydrogen energy complex in Edmonton, Alberta

Green Car Congress

This development is consistent with Air Products’ growth strategy of executing global megaprojects that enable a transition to a cleaner, more sustainable energy future. The new facility will capture more than 95% of CO 2 produced by generating hydrogen from the feedstock natural gas and store it safely back underground (i.e.,

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UC Davis researcher finds ride-hailing EVs offer triple the emissions benefits of a personally owned EV

Green Car Congress

Replacing a gasoline-powered ride-hailing vehicle with an electric vehicle can deliver three times the carbon benefits of a personally owned electric vehicle, according to a study by a University of California, Davis, researcher of Uber and Lyft data. The paper is published in the journal Nature Energy. —Alan Jenn.

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Study reveals hybrids could have up to 4.9X lifetime emissions vs BEVs

Teslarati

While hybrid vehicles tend to be grouped together with battery electric cars as options for clean, sustainable transportation, they could be up to 4.9 times dirtier than comparable battery electric vehicles that are charged using renewable sources. Model year 2024 HEVs emit 2.2 times (sedans) and 2.5 times (SUVs) more.

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A shift to EVs and clean power could save almost 90,000 American lives by 2050: study

Teslarati

A report from the American Lung Association has suggested that if the United States were to eliminate gas-guzzling vehicles from its car lots by 2035 and replace them with zero-emissions vehicles, the nation could see a decrease of 89,300 premature deaths by 2050. So that’s an important part, too. These include a reduction of 2.2

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Volvo Trucks enters LNG truck segment in India, fuel technology ‘first step’ towards its 2040 carbon neutrality target – ET Auto

Baua Electric

With the country’s commercial vehicle (CV) industry gradually adding LNG (Liquified Natural Gas) to its fuel portfolio, the Swedish truck maker has made an entry into this segment, with a 42-tonner FM420 LNG. And, as India wants to build a gas-based economy, Volvo Trucks is hopeful of good prospects. It took a while getting here.

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