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Airbus, Rolls-Royce, Siemens Team up on Hybrid Airplane
Automakers are scrambling to add hybrid powertrains to more cars in an effort to meet stricter global emissions standards. But cars aren’t the only vehicles burning a lot of fossil fuels. Airbus, Rolls-Royce (the aircraft engine manufacturer, not the car…
Shell Teams with Automakers to Rev Up European EV Charging Network
Shell has stepped up its growing interest in the fast-expanding electric vehicle (EV) market, with the announcement today it is to partner with a number of top automakers to deliver a new fast charging network across Europe. Just weeks after…
Diesel Car Market Share Fell To 41.4% In October In Europe, Lowest Level In Decade
The fall of the diesel car in Europe is continuing at pace, with a market share of just 41.4% achieved in October 2017, owing to a 9.9% year-on-year decline in sales volume. That’s based on the most recent figures from…
Report: 1/4 of World’s Oil Refineries Face Closure by 2035 if Greenhouse Gas Emissions Targets Are Met
Roughly a quarter of the world’s oil refineries face closure by 2035 if governments around the world manage to actually meet their current greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets, according to a new report from the think tank Carbon Tracker, the…
Paris Wants No Conventional Cars On Its Streets By 2030
Paris is known for taking progressive measures to fight climate change. In December of 2015, delegates from every nation gathered in the City of Light to create the historic COP21 climate accords. But in March of this year, the city…
NREL Study Helps Plan EV Charging Infrastructure Needs
There is an old expression that says, “Never start vast projects with half vast ideas.” Converting America to electric cars will be one such vast project, one that will require a quantum leap in EV charging infrastructure, but how many…
GM To Buy 200 Megawatts Of Wind Energy For Ohio & Indiana Facilities
US automotive behemoth GM has announced it will purchase 200 megawatts worth of wind energy to meet 100% of the electricity needs of its Ohio and Indiana manufacturing facilities. GM announced this week that it will buy a total of…