Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2020

The German Bioethanol Industry Association (BDBe) has published the 2019 market data for the production and consumption of certified sustainable bioethanol. million of them have a petrol engine, which is more than ever before. German bioethanol production, standardized for use as fuel, fell last year to 542,699 tonnes—12.8%

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2014

When we launched the Drive-E powertrain family, our aim was to deliver the most advanced 4-cylinder engines in the industry based on emissions and fuel consumption relative to performance and drivability. We knew that 320 hp in our petrol configuration was just a starting point.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The United Kingdom (UK) has delayed a ban on diesel and petrol cars by five years, officially pushing the initiative back to its original deadline. That means you’ll still be able to buy new petrol and diesel cars and vans until 2035, in line with countries like Germany and France.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 27, 2020

As well as looking at how we reduce levels of nitrogen dioxide by cutting diesel and petrol emissions, we also need to keep an eye on what is happening with ozone so we don’t create other forms of pollution dangerous to human health. These results are a cautionary tale. —Professor Lee.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2011

The automotive industry is already taking positive steps to address this issue—the recent announcement by Toyota of a solar array to provide electricity to power the hybrid Auris production facility and wind power at the Nissan Leaf plant are excellent examples of this. Neville Jackson.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2014

We knew the electric component of the Nissan ZEOD RC was certainly going to turn heads at Le Mans but our combined zero emission on-demand electric/petrol power plant is quite a stunning piece of engineering. We’re aiming to maintain our position as industry leaders in focussing on downsizing.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Lab results and employment analysis blow another hole in the well-funded campaign, which is aimed at lawmakers deciding on new EU car CO2 targets. Originally published on Transport & Environment.

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Blink Charging

MARCH 6, 2024

We’re witnessing a growing trend of women taking on active roles in the EV industry. They are committed to fostering greater representation of women and people of color in the EV industry, striving to create a more diverse and equitable industry for all. For instance, ChargerHelp!

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

It’s also in line with what is expected of other industry sectors, as well as the EU Climate and Energy Framework and the global Paris agreement. The latest generation of diesel vehicles is a very effective lever to achieve climate goals in the near future, because they emit 15-20% less CO 2 than equivalent petrol vehicles.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 9, 2025

Incentivisingthe replacement of the European vehicle fleet, and therefore also the Italian one, through well-designed financial and fiscal aid, supporting eco-friendly Made in Europe products and components is the main way to combine environmental responsibility with industrial responsibilities. Their percentage growth of 23.8% year on year.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

The prize will be awarded for the development of a prototype battery that can power an electric vehicle with similar performance in terms of range and charging time as a conventional petrol/diesel powered small family vehicle. ovic in October 2017 following a high-level meeting with Europe’s leading industrial companies. Earlier post.)

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Get Electric Vehicle

JUNE 16, 2021

But if the experience of the driver is exactly like fuelling [a petrol car], this whole anxiety goes away.” They started a revolution in the Automotive industry. Industry giants such as Daimler, British Petroleum and Samsung are investing heavily in the company. Doren Myersdorf, CEO of StoreDot.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The drive towards electrifying Australia’s trucking industry has led to changes in federal regulations and trials in various states, including accommodating and testing wider and heavier electric class 8 vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

By 2023 there should be more hydrogen filling stations in Germany, than there are conventional petrol stations along the Autobahns today. Accordingly the planned H2 Mobility joint venture will work closely together with the automobile industry. The H2 Mobility initiative wants to change this.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2016

in 2019—at Toyota Motor Industries, Poland (TMIP) in Jelcz-Laskowice. Although TMIP is currently manufacturing only diesel engines, the European market is moving towards an increased share of petrol, hybrid and electric vehicles. —Kazunori Masuoka, President of Toyota Motor Industries Poland. in 2017 and a 2.0L

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Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2022

With CO 2 standards, we create clarity for the car industry and stimulate innovation and investments for car manufacturers. This is especially important now that the prices of diesel and petrol continue to rise. This regulation encourages the production of zero- and low-emission vehicles. —Rapporteur Jan Huitema (Renew, NL).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

The campaign challenges the ambassadors to reflect on the industries in which they work and to demonstrate how hydrogen fuel cell mobility fosters a sustainable lifestyle and positively impacts their everyday life. Tech influencer AlexiBexi, who broadcasts a day in the life of hydrogen mobility, testing the range and refueling of the NEXO.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Our aim is to help develop the skills and technologies within industry, academia and the supply chain to help us deliver the breakthrough technologies required to meet the diverse global CO2 and emissions challenges of the future. —Brian Cooper, Principal Engineer, Jaguar Land Rover Powertrain Research.

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Baua Electric

OCTOBER 4, 2024

However, Spain also saw big declines in petrol and diesel registrations. This decline was driven by petrol and diesel powertrains, although there were losses in every category except for full hybrids (HEVs) and mild hybrids (MHEVs). ICE in turmoil In terms of volume loss, petrol was the worst-performing drive technology in September.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2018

Despite this dearth of research coverage, the role of industry actors is important because research suggests that current EV buyers can be categorized as early adopters with a higher technological acumen and knowledge of EVs, implying that they may aggressively and actively pursue EVs at the selling point.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2018

This suggests that future growth for the industry could be dependent on fewer European countries than previously. This increase in volume for February is very encouraging and follows strong results for January, indicating that the European car industry could continue to grow in the coming months. percentage points in February.

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Plug In India

MARCH 29, 2022

Verbal shots are fired by the pollution vehicle media and petrol head sheeps can't seem to hide their glee whenever EV's catch fire. Do media, industry and people even care about these? ​The mainstream media and the traditional pollution vehicle media are all over these incidents. Front page headlines with large fonts.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2020

These are then repurposed and made available by SNAM for domestic and industrial applications. The agreement applies to large ‘traction’ batteries used to power motors in hybrid and electric vehicles, as opposed to smaller batteries used for ignition in petrol or diesel cars.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2018

The industry is approaching a deadline in September when WLTP testing will apply to all new car production. Due to increased test numbers, JATO has a larger and more robust sample of vehicles from which to calculate the volume-weighted impact on NEDC-correlated CO2 values under WLTP testing.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 23, 2023

When Farid’s friend, an engineer who worked in the petrol industry, told him that Australia only has 24 days’ supply of petrol in reserve, he did his research and bought an electric car. Farid Shahidinejad responded to my Facebook request for stories about the Nissan Leaf.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The industry has also had trouble selling EVs down market, with the segment historically catering to more affluent buyers. But it also took incentives away from a slew of electrified automobiles that would have qualified under the old model. That has undoubtedly played a role in why sales growth seems to be slowing down.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2022

So far, the market has been dominated by vehicles with diesel or petrol engines. Industry experts anticipate that in 2030 more than half of all new vehicles will be fully electric. However, at the 2021 Climate Summit in Glasgow, India undertook only to register zero-emission passenger cars and vans, starting in 2035.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The UK Government has committed to banning the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030. —Teri Hawksworth, President, Ricardo Automotive and Industrial EMEA. Currently, the range of an electric vehicle is affected by hot and cold ambient temperatures.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2017

The study “ Greenhouse gas intensity of natural gas ” shows that natural gas reduces GHG emissions from passenger cars on a well-to-wheel (WtW) basis by 23% compared with petrol and by 7% compared with diesel. For heavy-duty applications, benefits compared to diesel are of 16% for CNG and up to 15% for LNG.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Green cars” can be defined as vehicles that use alternative fuels (other than petrol or diesel) and/or alternative types of propulsion (other than the conventional ICE). Several factors are slowing the development of the market, especially of the more radical alternatives such as battery electric vehicles (BEVs).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2019

The ideal solution is an immediate transition to petrol and diesel hybrids, with a further decade spent refining the technology, infrastructure and battery supply chain to allow the adoption of BEVs. Beyond the 37.5% reduction target, more extensive electrification would be required to bring whole fleet emissions down. —Nick Molden.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 6, 2025

An improvement in the framework conditions by politicians is urgently needed to bring the ramp-up of e-mobility to the masses, the industry association explained. Europes action plan EV figures in Germany may be impacted by the European Commissions industrial action plan for the blocs automotive sector. with 117,405 units. in February.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

There are now more EVs than petrol cars on the road in Norway,” Tesla Europe & Middle East wrote in its post on X. As per local sales data tracked by industry watchers at elbilstatistikk.no , Tesla has so far sold 61,540 Model Y and 45,612 Model 3 sedans in Norway as of writing.

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EV Central

APRIL 4, 2025

litre turbocharged petrol engine with two electric motors, one on each axle – though the brand is yet to clarify how much power each source develops on it own. It’s also yet to confirm towing and payload figures of the Hunter, but EV Central understands the brand is targeting the industry standard 3.5-tonne

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Baua Electric

JUNE 28, 2024

As a self-described “lifelong petrol head,” Farley definitely found his niche by heading one of the world’s most prominent automakers. Long before Farley took over, the automotive industry had begun to shift toward electric vehicles that are more powerful, quieter, and, most importantly, cleaner in emissions.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 17, 2024

Currently, hybrid cars in India that use a petrol engine and an electric motor combined with an electric battery pack are slapped with as high as a 43 per cent tax, while pure petrol cars see a 48 per cent tax. The Japanese automaker has been claiming that hybrid cars reduce carbon emissions compared to petrol ones.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

The environmental case has helped the industry to introduce EVs to consumers and give them a foothold in the market. The industry, consumers and governments must all play an important role if this goal is to be achieved. Governments and regulators must help to create the conditions that allow EVs to better compete with petrol cars.

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