Electric vehicles getting even "Greener"
Sixty percent of Americans now live in regions where electric vehicles (EVs) produce fewer heat-trapping global warming emissions per mile than the most efficient hybrids, according to an updated analysis
View ArticleVolvo unveils new Electric Hybrid buses
Volvo will this week launch its new 7900 Electric Hybrid range of buses to help European cities slash public transport fuel emissions and reduce air pollution. The new range will be unveiled at the
View ArticleChina plans to extend green vehicle subsidies until 2020
China will extend subsidies for new energy "green" vehicles to 2020, according to draft rules published on Tuesday, extending the current incentive scheme which expires at the end of 2015. The policy
View ArticleSri Lanka experience on vehicle taxation and cleaner fuel
Presentation by Don S. Jayaweera, Chairman, National Transport Commission, Sri Lanka at Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2015: Poor in Climate Change, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, March 11 – 12, 2015.
View ArticleQuestion raised in Lok Sabha on hybrid and electric vehicles, 21/04/2015
Minister of State in the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Shri g. M. Siddeshwara informed the Parliament that a scheme, namely ‘Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &)...
View ArticleToyota Camry Hybrid: The eco-friendly, with good looks
The new Toyota Camry, launched two years ago, achieved reasonable success, surprisingly, thanks to the Hybrid version, with nearly 70 per cent Camry buyers opting for it. Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM),
View ArticleThe Road Transport and Safety Bill, 2015
A Bill to provide for a scientifically planned framework for the safety of all road users; enabling the seamless development of a secure, efficient, cost-effective and inclusive transport system; the...
View ArticleHybrid vehicles: trends in technology development and cost reduction
This briefing paper is a technical summary for policy makers of the status of hybrid vehicle development in the United States. Both sales of hybrid vehicles and the number of hybrid models have risen
View ArticleChina prepares 'California-style' scheme for green cars BEIJING
China is preparing a new scheme to encourage automakers and consumers to use electric and hybrid vehicles, learning lessons from California's efforts to promote a similar switch, the head of a major...
View ArticleToyota unveils Prius hybrid with 10% greater fuel efficiency
LAS VEGAS – Toyota Motor Corp. unveiled the new Prius, its leading hybrid car, in Las Vegas on Tuesday, saying it will be 10 percent more fuel-efficient than existing comparable vehicles. The...
View ArticleTransition to a global zero-emission vehicle fleet: a collaborative agenda...
Governments around the world are seeking to promote electric vehicles—to reduce oil consumption, climate-related emissions, and local air pollution, and to stake out an industrial leadership position in
View ArticleHybrid technology to fill autos gap as diesel damaged by VW scandal
The Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) diesel emissions test rigging scandal could accelerate a shift toward gasoline-electric hybrid cars and plug-in electric hybrids - even as cheaper gasoline, for now, saps demand
View ArticleChina's Geely aims for 90 percent of sales to be green energy cars by 2020
China's Geely Automobile Holdings plans to concentrate entirely on developing green energy vehicles, eschewing traditional combustion engines and completely overhauling its product portfolio, the company
View ArticleFuel economy state of the world 2016: time for global action
Worldwide, the vehicle fleet is not making enough progress on fuel economy and is failing to reach global targets aimed at reducing CO2 emissions, cutting oil consumption and improving energy efficiency
View ArticleConsequential life cycle air emissions externalities for plug-in electric...
We perform a consequential life cycle analysis of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs), hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), and conventional gasoline vehicles in the PJM interconnection using a detailed,...
View ArticleThe Bhutan electric vehicle initiative: scenarios, implications, and economic...
This report aims to help Bhutan think through various technical and policy issues of introducing electric vehicles in its own context. It analyses a variety of factors that will impact adoption of...
View ArticleAirbus and Boeing thrust sustainable aviation into spotlight
Aircraft manufacturer Airbus is teaming up with Siemens to introduce a range of hybrid passenger planes, while rival Boeing has partnered with NASA to reduce emissions through lighter wing designs....
View ArticleComparison of leading electric vehicle policy and deployment in Europe
This study investigates consumer incentives for electric vehicles (EVs), including plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) and battery electric vehicles (BEVs), in the five largest EV markets in Europe:
View ArticleGlobal EV outlook 2016
Electric Vehicles (EVs), primarily Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) and Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs), have the capacity to increase energy efficiency, diversify transport energy carriers, and
View ArticleWorld energy perspectives on e-mobility: closing the emissions gap
Over the next five to ten years, passenger vehicle manufacturers will be confronted with regulatory pressure and material penalties as gains in fuel economy fall behind the required rates of improvement
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