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Slovenian Government Mitigates Diesel, Petrol and Heating Oil Price Increases
The Slovenian government has announced measures in response to rising oil prices caused by geopolitical developments in the Middle East. According to reports, excise duties on diesel and heating oil are planned to be reduced to the lowest level allowed…
New car registrations: -1.9 percent in H1 2025; battery-electric 15.6 percent market share
With a strong 7.3 percent year-on-year (YOY) decline for June, also indicative of the challenging global economic environment for auto makers. The battery-electric car market share for H1 2025 stood at 15.6 percent, still far from where it needs to…
Resalta Begins Third Energy Retrofit Project of the City of Ljubljana
Resalta, Petrol and the City of Ljubljana signed the agreement for the third energy retrofit project of the City of Ljubljana. The project includes 27 municipal buildings, of which 17 will undergo a complete energy retrofit and 10 a partial…
Babies in Strollers Breathe Up to 60 Percent More Dangerous Air Pollution Than Adults
Parents might want to think twice before pushing their babies in strollers alongside busy streets. A study published Aug. 10 in Environment International by the Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE) at the University of Surrey found that babies…
Turning Beer into Fuel
It is commonly accepted that there is an urgent need for sustainable alternatives to fossil fuels for transportation to replace diesel and petrol. One of the most widely used sustainable alternatives to petrol world-wide is bioethanol — in the United…
Solar To Reach Tipping Point In 2018 & Save 80% In Developing World
A new report from London-based development company Crown Agents has concluded that 2018 will be the year solar hits its commercial tipping point, resulting in a dramatic drop-off in price and making the technology viable for a billion people, and…
Report: EVs Greener than Diesel Even when Refuelled with Electricity from Coal-Fired Power Stations
Electric vehicles are far greener than their diesel and petrol alternatives over their entire lifetime, even when powered using electricity generated with the dirtiest fossil fuels, according to a new report released today by VUB University in Brussels. The report,…