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Carmakers Ask Europe to Introduce Mandatory EV Charging Infrastructure Targets

GreenTechMedia

The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA), whose members include Volkswagen, Ford, Honda and Toyota, issued a 10-point plan to help the industry align with Europe’s Green Deal. The Green Deal sets the course for Europe to achieve carbon-neutrality by 2050. The ACEA claims 2.6

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Wood Mackenzie: Electric vehicles set to dominate global market

Business Green

Internal combustion engines sales will be overwhelmingly concentrated in Africa, Middle East, Latin America, and Russia, report predicts, as electrification abounds in Europe, US and China. In Q1 2021 alone, electric vehicle sales rocketed to almost 550,000, which represents a 66 per cent increase over the same period last year," he said.

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The top 25 most sustainable fleets

GreenBiz

Thanks to converging forces — including supportive policies, dropping battery costs and aggressive climate goals — transportation leaders at large and small organizations are increasingly turning to new zero-emission and low-carbon options that decarbonize fleets and in some cases save money. Media Authorship. Anheuser-Busch.

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Could trash-to-energy technology feed hydrogen demand?

GreenBiz

Early pioneers of these hydrogen-from-waste technologies such as Ways2H, SGH2 Energy (SGH2) and Standard Hydrogen say not only are they making carbon-free, energy-rich fuel, their approaches also will divert mountains of trash from landfills and waterways, cutting greenhouse gas emissions. . There are other ways to make hydrogen.

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WoodMac: Energy Sector Faces ‘Darwinian Challenge’ to Tame Climate Change

GreenTechMedia

Yet just as efforts toward that goal are finally scaling up — via the EU’s amplified climate targets, China’s new carbon-neutral target for 2060, and other examples — the coronavirus pandemic has introduced a massive dose of uncertainty. “We need more policy support than is available today.

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From Bentley to VW, the electric vehicle race is accelerating

Business Green

Across Europe electric vehicle sales are continuing to climb rapidly, and more and more manufacturers are responding to the growing demand. The market share for plug-in vehicles last month, including plug-in hybrids, hit 15 per cent in Belgium, 12 per cent in the UK, and 17.5 per cent in the Germany.

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Horizon Europe’s future energy R&I to focus on European Green Deal

Smart Energy International

The focus for the Horizon Europe climate, energy and mobility ‘cluster’ for its forthcoming three years is on the green and digital transitions and EU resilience. The 2025-2027 strategic plan for Horizon Europe-supported research and innovation (R&I) in the energy sector identifies four specific areas: 1.

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