The City Fix

APRIL 26, 2024

With growing urban populations and increases in cars, trucks and buses, cities are poised to experience more harmful pollution threatening people’s health and livelihoods. But some cities around the world are turning to an emerging solution called zero-emission zones (ZEZs). These are designated.

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Green Living Guy

JUNE 13, 2022

Frankfurt, Germany: Genesis Motor Europe announces today its Genesis Charging program, an exclusive service that provides customers with the option of a hassle-free electric charging solution. Shell Recharge Solutions, is a leader in smart electric vehicle charging solutions.

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Energy Innovation

MARCH 29, 2024

By Rebecca Rasch , Social Scientist at Aspen Global Change Institute Electric vehicle charging by Zaptec via Unsplash. While electric vehicles (EVs) are not a panacea for reducing emissions from the transportation sector, widespread adoption can be a significant step toward meeting CO2 reduction targets.

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Green Living Guy

JUNE 17, 2020

(June 17, 2020)—The ride-hailing company Lyft has announced a plan to transition to all electric vehicles by 2030. This is an important step to minimize the climate and pollution impact of ride-hailing services, according to the Continue Reading.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 3, 2024

Half of the board members at the world’s six largest advertising and public relations companies have ties to polluting industries, DeSmog can reveal. DeSmog’s analysis reveals that half of these directors have connections to polluting industries. None of the directors, other holding groups, or other companies responded.

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Green Living Guy

JUNE 10, 2022

The post California’s New Electric Vehicles Incentives Program Allots Vouchers up to $375K, GreenPower Qualifies appeared first on Green Living Consultants, Companies, Electric Car Expert, Green Living, Electric Car News, New York, California, Florida, Missouri, Texas, Nevada.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 29, 2024

Electric vehicles can help the EU to come close to a zero-emissions car fleet. In addition, each manufacturer – which must declare a vehicle’s CO₂ emissions on certificates of conformity – must pay an excess-emissions premium if it doesn’t meet specific emissions targets.

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Green Living Guy

JUNE 7, 2022

The post GreenPower Motor Partners With Jupiter Group to Bring Select All-Electric Vehicles to the Indian Market appeared first on Green Living Consultants, Companies, Electric Car Expert, Green Living, Electric Car News, New York, California, Florida, Missouri, Texas, Nevada. The […].

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

2 One possible reason for optimism might be the growth of electric vehicles, and GRIDSERVE said a quarter (27%) of respondents cited electric cars as a remedy. 3 Rob Buckland, Chief Leasing Officer said: “Noise pollution in residential areas is impacting millions.

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Canary Media

APRIL 19, 2024

To build all of the solar panels, wind turbines, electric vehicle batteries, and other technologies necessary to fight climate change, we’re going to need a lot more metals. Mining those metals from the earth creates damage and pollution that threaten ecosystems and… This story was first published by Grist.

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Canary Media

JULY 11, 2023

More than four in 10 Americans live in communities impacted by unhealthy levels of air pollution, much of which is generated by cars and power plants. The good news is that by replacing vehicles that have internal combustible engines with electric vehicles, and fossil-fuel-burning power plants with renewable…

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Recycling technologies for end-of-life lithium ion batteries (LIBs) are not keeping pace with the rapid rise of electric vehicles, storing up a potentially huge waste management problem for the future, according to a new study.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

UK production of electric vehicles (EVs) continues to rise, with volumes up more than a fifth as domestic car production returned to growth in October, according to the latest industry figures released today. Under the plans, from 29 August next year drivers of the most polluting cars will have to pay £12.50

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

The scheme requires most fossil fuel vehicles to pay a fee to drive within the ULEZ area in order to incentivise the use of cleaner transport such as electric vehicles, public transport or active travel. The evidence from this landmark report is clear - the ULEZ works," he said. "It

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Clean Energy Canada

JANUARY 18, 2021

Most British Columbians (60%) are interested in buying an electric vehicle or already own one, according to a new survey from Stratcom and Clean Energy Canada. After all, EVs don’t just cut pollution, they can also save drivers thousands of dollars a year on fuel and maintenance costs. say they already own an EV.

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LA CleanTech Incubator

JULY 7, 2021

Read more » The post National Coalition Led by Transportation Electrification Partnership and LACI Launches Digital Campaign Urging Congress to Fund Electric Vehicles Incentives and Charging Infrastructure appeared first on LACI.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 22, 2019

The new Environment Bill needs improvement in a number of ways to meet this, including world leading WHO air pollution standards on the face of the bill, a legally binding timetable with an earlier date for reporting, and an acknowledgement of the need for resources to implement the changes at local level.

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Charged

APRIL 11, 2022

Environment Secretary George Eustice, who said last November that he doesn’t own an EV or a heat pump, because “the technology is not quite there yet,” recently told members of a parliamentary committee that EVs’ emissions of fine particulate matter may be higher than those of ICE vehicles, due to EVs’ greater weight. There is scepticism.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Lights on EDF's Christmas tree will change colour depending on the levels of air pollution in the city. EDF Energy erected a Christmas tree on one of Glasgow's main shopping streets this week that will change colour according to the pollution levels in the city.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Former Top Gear host Quentin Willson has acrimoniously quit a motoring lobby group currently working with a group of MPs to stop the government’s planned phase-out of petrol and diesel cars, accusing it of spreading “old urban myths” about electric vehicles. Willson did not respond to a request for comment.

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Energy Central

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Its residents, 88% of whom are African American, are also exposed to pollution from a steel and wire processing facility relocated there from a gentrifying Chicago neighborhood, as well as steel mills and.

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The Environmental Blog

JUNE 23, 2023

Vehicle pollutants refer to the harmful substances emitted by automobiles and other vehicles during their operation. These pollutants contribute significantly to environmental degradation and pose serious health risks to both humans and ecosystems. The impact on human health is equally concerning.

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The City Fix

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Residents of Jakarta, Indonesia woke up on August 31, 2023, to a thick blanket of haze and news that their city was again ranked the most polluted in the world — one of many times during the last several months when air quality became.

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Grist

JUNE 10, 2022

Almost 2,000 times more particle pollution is produced by tire wear than is pumped out of the exhausts of modern cars, tests have shown. Air pollution causes millions of early deaths a year globally. Tailpipes are now so clean for pollutants that, if you were starting out afresh, you wouldn’t even bother regulating them.”.

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Business Green

MAY 10, 2021

A study from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) commissioned by green transport group Transport & Environment has found that electric sedans and sports utility vehicles (SUVs) will be as cheap to produce as petrol vehicles from 2026, with small cars on track to undercut conventional models one year later.

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The City Fix

JANUARY 18, 2024

In Bogotá, Colombia, over 3,000 people die prematurely each year due to exposure to air pollution—namely from PM2.5, a fine particulate matter produced by vehicle exhaust, burning and industrial outputs. Bogotá is not alone: According to 2021 data, of 174.

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The impact of electric transportation on pollution and reduced carbon emissions and fossil-fuel consumption is complicated. On the one hand, well-designed electric vehicles (EVs) use much less energy per mile than conventionally-fueled vehicles.

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Charged

DECEMBER 6, 2020

Sometimes it seems automakers will try any powertrain technology in order to avoid selling battery-electric vehicles. Many electric purists have long suspected that most PHEVs belong in the same category. Our tests show that even in optimal conditions, with a full battery, the cars pollute more than advertised.

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Charged

JUNE 8, 2020

Air pollution in China has climbed back to pre-pandemic levels, and scientists say the same will probably happen in Europe soon. The rapid rebound in air pollution and coal consumption levels across China is an early warning of what a smokestack industry-led rebound could look like,” said CREA Lead Analyst Lauri Myllyvirta.

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Business Green

JANUARY 22, 2021

Nissan has confirmed it will continue to invest in its Sunderland plant and will move additional electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturing production to the region, following months of speculation that any failure to secure an effective post-Brexit trade deal with the EU would put the future of the giant factory at risk.

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Smog Armor is an exciting, new environmentally friendly paint brand that has created a solution to tackle and eliminate indoor air pollution by adding a mineral that actively purifies the air wherever the paint is used. The post Smog Armor – The Power to Reduce Indoor Air Pollution appeared first on Green Business Bureau.

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Forbes Green Tech

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Pollution is worsening in urban Vietnam and e-bikes are responding to it. But consumers fret over prices and lack of recharge outlets.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Increased investment in public transport and active travel is needed, in addition to the rapid uptake of electric vehicles (EVs), if the UK is to meet its 2030 emission reductions targets. The government has ramped up investment in supporting the shift to electric vehicles, helping drive record demand for plug-in models.

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Business Green

JUNE 16, 2020

New number plates to be launched from autumn, as Ministers announce new £12m zero emission vehicle research funding boost. The government has today confirmed it is to introduce green number plates from this autumn, in a bid to help drive demand for electric vehicles (EVs) as part of the UK's economic recovery plan.

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Business Green

MARCH 18, 2021

The government could yet again find itself in court over dangerous levels of air pollution, with the latest official data showing the UK is on track to miss legal targets for four out of five pollutants covered by a crucial piece of clean air legislation, ClientEarth has warned.

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Green Living Guy

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Gasoline-powered vehicles continue to dominate the auto industry, but major automakers worldwide are scrambling to design and distribute electric vehicles to meet a significant increase in consumer demand. The post How Electric Vehicles Can Benefit the Environment appeared first on Green Living Guy.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Suction technology installed in roads offers a novel solution to the problem of urban air pollution, and a new study appears to support the approach. The technology could be installed outside schools, hospitals and other hotspots where roadside air pollution is at its highest, says the firm behind the approach.

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