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Why the Car Industry Will Not Pay €15 Billion in Penalties in 2025

January 20, 2025 admin BMW, bmw group, cafe standards, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, EU, Europe, ford, Hyundai, mercedes, Mercedes Benz, policy & politics, renault nissan, renault-nissan alliance, renault-nissan-mitsubishi alliance, stellantis, tesla, toyota, transport & environment (t&e), Volkswagen, volkswagen group, volvo, volvo cars

Credit to Author: Transport & Environment (T&E)| Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2025 04:44:04 +0000

The debate on one of the EU’s most important climate regulations is being distorted by bogus claims about high fines. Analysis has been circulating in the European Parliament estimating that car manufacturers would pay €15 billion in fines for not meeting the EU’s car CO2 targets in 2025. This echoes similar … [continued]

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Aviation Industry Plans for Growth “Irreconcilable” with Europe’s Climate Goals

January 20, 2025 admin airlines, Aviation, clean transport, EU, eu airlines, Europe, policy & politics, transport & environment (t&e)

Credit to Author: Transport & Environment (T&E)| Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2025 04:40:54 +0000

Europe’s aviation industry plans to double its passenger traffic by 2050 and will deplete its carbon budget as early as 2026. Europe’s aviation industry plans to double its passenger traffic by 2050 and will deplete its carbon budget as early as 2026, a new study by green group T&E (Transport … [continued]

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Recycling Battery Metals Could Supply 25% Of Europe’s Electric Cars By 2030 — Study

January 19, 2025 admin battery recycling, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, EU, Europe, ev batteries, ev battery recycling, transport & environment (t&e)

Credit to Author: Transport & Environment (T&E)| Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2025 04:39:04 +0000

But the EU and UK risk missing out as half of local recycling projects are at risk. Recycling could enable Europe to cut its reliance on EV battery mineral imports by up to a quarter by the end of the decade, a new study finds. Materials from end-of-life batteries and gigafactory scrap … [continued]

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Now Stellantis Cancels Long-Range Ram 1500 REV Electric Pickup Truck

January 19, 2025 admin clean transport, electric cars, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, RAM, ram 1500, ram 1500 rev, stellantis

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2025 04:05:16 +0000

Just the other day, I wrote about Stellantis suspending plans for the Chrysler Airflow EV. Now news is the company is cancelling the Ram 1500 REV. The news doesn’t come from Stellantis itself. It comes from Mopar Insiders, which reports that Ram has been telling suppliers the Ram 1500 REV … [continued]

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ARENA Funds Electric Truck Take-Up in Australia

January 19, 2025 admin arena, Australia, australian renewable energy agency (arena), clean transport, Coca-Cola, electric heavy-duty trucks, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, origin energy, Shipping, volvo

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2025 01:11:11 +0000

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is actively supporting the transition of heavy-duty trucks from diesel to electric in Australia. Great news — after all, diesel starts with DIE. One hundred million Aussie dollars is on the table. That’s 62 million USD at today’s exchange rate. I reached out to … [continued]

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$1.66 Billion Turbo-Boost For US Green Hydrogen Industry

January 19, 2025 admin clean hydrogen, clean power, clean transport, Electric vehicles, fuel cell trucks, green economy, green hydrogen, hydrogen, loan programs office, plug power, Shipping, Solar energy, us department of energy (doe), usa, wind energy

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2025 20:15:56 +0000

The US green hydrogen firm Plug Power has just nailed a $1.66 federal loan guarantee towards the goal of building up to six hydrogen hubs around the country.

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Honda Nissan Merger Update — Things Get Complicated

January 19, 2025 admin clean transport, dongfeng, Electric vehicles, honda, Nissan, renault

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2025 19:59:51 +0000

The merger between Honda and Nissan will need to resolve a myriad of challenges before it gets completed later this year.

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NIO ET7 & NIO ET5 Touring Win Green Design International Award

January 19, 2025 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, nio, nio et5, nio et5 tourer, nio et7

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2025 18:09:30 +0000

With the rise of Tesla and the EV market overall, one could think that every EV startup is just chasing money. And maybe that’s mostly right. However, some companies are more interested in being “green” leaders — seeming to have a genuine focus on protecting our climate, air, and water … [continued]

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XPENG & BP Pulse Team Up On EV Charging

January 19, 2025 admin bp, bp pulse, clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, xpeng

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2025 17:44:44 +0000

It’s not a partnership I thought I’d ever see, but this is the 2020s. Chinese EV startup XPENG and the EV charging wing of BP (formerly British Petroleum), bp pulse, have partnered up to share EV charging stations in China. This week, the two companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding … [continued]

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Korean Hydrogen Explosions, Leaks, Auction Failure & Impeachment May Cause Pivot

January 18, 2025 admin carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Energy, ferry, green economy, green jobs, hydrogen, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, Hyundai, investment, Manufacturing, mass transit, policy & politics, Shipping, South korea, subsidies, trains / rail

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2025 04:14:09 +0000

The hydrogen atom is tiny. Getting enough of it in one place requires pressures found at three to seven kilometers under the surface of the ocean. Unsurprisingly, it leaks. As it’s an indirect greenhouse gas and an explosion risk, that’s a big problem. South Korea has been learning exactly what … [continued]

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