Plug-in Hybrids Emit 6 Times, On Average, What Official Tests Claim — New EU Data
The car lobby is demanding that the EU scrap rules that would better reflect PHEV pollution Carbon dioxide emissions from plug-in hybrid (PHEV) cars are six times higher, on average, than official tests suggest, according to new 2024 data published by the EU last week.…
The gap between PHEVs’ real-world CO₂ .
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In a report dated September 6, 2026, the International Council On Clean Transportation (ICCT) claimed that operating an electric car in Europe in 2025 cost one third less than operating a conventional gasoline or diesel powered car.…
Because of the surge in fuel costs resulting from the unprovoked attac…
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US Lobby’s $1.1 Trillion Freight Rail Electrification Study Intentionally Asked The Wrong Question
Direct electric freight rail is not speculative technology.It already operates across enormous railway systems, moves very heavy freight and works in difficult climates.…
The interesting North American question is therefore not whether elect…
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Volkswagen Superviosory Board Approves Plan To Slash Models & Reduce Workforce By 100,000
In June, Germany’s Manager Magazin reported that Volkswagen Group CEO Oliver Blume had a plan to close four factories in Germany and eliminate 100,000 workers, both in Germany and around the world, by 2030.…
It said the plan would be made public at a company board meeting on Ju…
The Volkswagen factories .
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Elevated Crack Spreads & Crude Oil Prices Contribute to Higher Prices at the Pump
What are crack spreads and why are they elevated?Crack spreads are indicators of the profitability of refining crude oil into petroleum products such as gasoline and diesel.…
One common crack spread is calculated by subtracting the spot market p…
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Musk Congratulates Tesla Australia — August EV Sales Update
In a recent post on X, Elon Musk lauded Tesla Australia in reaction to this post from Tesla Australia and New Zealand: “For the first time ever, EVs outsold ICE vehicles in Australia 🇦🇺 Model Y was the #1 vehicle & Tesla the #3 best-selling brand overall for the month .…
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The Tesla Cybercab has officially launched.What that means in the medium term is not yet clear, but there are a variety of facts we now have on our desk following the launch.…
Let’s roll through them.
The Tesla Cybercab has been launched and is available to the public to .
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Global Maritime Decarbonisation Stalls Despite the Accelerating Impact of Climate Change
States again failed to agree on a deal following pressure from a small minority of fossil-fuel producing nations and division among progressive states.…
Negotiations at the IMO have drawn a blank for the third meeting in a …
With delegates .
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Donut Lab revealed its solid-state battery to the world at CES 2026, to the amazement of many and to the dismay of others shocked by their achievement and performance claims.…
No other company has a practical fully solid-state battery in producti…
Many, like Quantumscape, have tried .
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Hyundai Motor Group Partners with Oman to Drive Green Mobility Transition under Oman Vision 2040
Hyundai Motor Group Signs Historic Partnership Agreements with Oman’s Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology The Group Teams Up with Mwasalat to Launch Oman’s First Hydrogen City Bus in Muscat Oman Oil Marketing Company and EV Charging Brand EVO Join Forces with the Group to Build 240kW Ultra-Fast EV .…
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