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

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The results of the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of greenhouse gas emissions and primary energy demand of the cars tested by Green NCAP in 2022 show that the current and continuous trend towards larger and heavier cars, significantly increases the negative impact on climate and energy demand. tonnes of additional greenhouse gas emissions and 5.7

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WWF-UK study finds UK needs at least 1.7M electric vehicles by 2020 to achieve climate targets; 15% of new car sales

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million by 2030 if the UK is to achieve its climate change targets. EVs would then represent 6% of all UK cars in 2020 and 18% in 2030, and 15% and 20% of new car sales in 2020 and 2030, respectively. A newly released report by WWF-UK concludes that at least 1.7 —David Norman, Director of Campaigns, WWF-UK.

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Australia urged to ban sales of new petrol and diesel vehicles by 2035 at latest

The Driven EV News

Climate Council urges ban on new petrol and diesel cars in Australia by 2035 at the latest, more electric trucks and incentives for households to get rid of one of their cars. The post Australia urged to ban sales of new petrol and diesel vehicles by 2035 at latest appeared first on The Driven.

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“I’m sorry:” Toyota ends petrol-only sales of key models as new scandal emerges over test data

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Toyota to stop sales of "petrol-only" versions of some of its top selling models in Australia. But the news may not be as climate positive as some people believe. The post “I’m sorry:” Toyota ends petrol-only sales of key models as new scandal emerges over test data appeared first on The Driven.

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63% of Europeans Living in Cities Support EU Ban on Petrol & Diesel Car Sales after 2030

CleanTechnica EVs

By Eoin Bannon Almost two-thirds of urban residents support banning the sale of new petrol and diesel cars in Europe after 2030, according to a new YouGov online poll in 15 European cities. A Europe-wide phase-out of fossil-fuel car sales is one option for EU lawmakers as they prepare sweeping legislation […].

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Toyota to end sales of petrol-only RAV4, Camry and Kluger, but still no real EVs in sight

The Driven EV News

Toyota to stop sales of "petrol-only" versions of some of its top selling models in Australia. But the news may not be as climate positive as some people believe. The post Toyota to end sales of petrol-only RAV4, Camry and Kluger, but still no real EVs in sight appeared first on The Driven.

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Ethanol production in Germany fell 12.88% last year from 2018; market share of E10 up 1 percentage point

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Sales of bioethanol were roughly on par with the previous year, with the market share of Super E10 rising by almost one percentage point to 13.7%. In a fuel market that increased again slightly in 2019 with gasoline sales of 18.0 million tonnes, the sales volume was more than 6% higher than in the previous year (2018): 2.31

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