The plaintiffs who purchased or leased the vehicles say they didn't know the cars were equipped with devices that allow the cars to pass emissions testing in labs while emitting illegal carbon dioxide levels du
Policy makers need to focus on encouraging a modal shift from personal transport towards sustainable public transport, primarily EBs as the lowest level emitting vehicle type. Simple electrification of personal vehicles will not meet the required targets. Simultaneously, CFBs need to be replaced with ...
Utilizes Light-Emitting Diode (LED) lights to illuminate the vehicle interior: foot wells, cup holders, and controls, depending upon the vehicle Offers the ability to change color to suit your mood. Color selections include aqua, blue, green, purple, red, yellow or white lighting Anti-theft ...
With the new cars emitting 132.2 gCO2/km on average in 2012 (EEA, 2013b), the goal of 130 gCO2/km by 2015 already seems feasible. In order to further reduce emissions to 95 gCO2/km by 2020 without sacrificing vehicle safety, performance, and comfort, manufacturers will need to introduce...
gas emissions standards, especially for the larger gasoline-powered personal trucks that dominate transportation's carbon footprint. Becauseit takes 20 years to largely replace the on-road automobile fleet, gas vehicles bought today will still be driving and emitting carbon dioxide in 2040 and beyond...
in 2012, encouraging automakers to develop models to run in a few cities while collecting data on their economic and environmental impacts over the next six years. The conclusion was that methanol cars can be 21% more energy efficient than gas cars, while emitting 26% less carbon dioxide. ...
First, the town becoming more and more crowded, the transport issue more crowded; the second, a growing number of private cars emitting large amounts of carbon dioxide, making serious environmental pollution. More important is that many no perfect solution to the problem of social order and, fi...
A term used by the UK Government for a car with CO2 emissions of less than 50g/km that can travel at least 10 miles without emitting any emissions at all. See ‘PHEV’. Charging Rate The speed at which a battery will accept electricity while being charged. ...
In the face of strong conservative opposition, the European Parliament on Wednesday (8 June) narrowly voted to back a European Commission proposal for a total ban on new CO2-emitting vehicles by 2035. "Purchasing and driving zero-emission cars will become cheaper for consumers," said Jan...
This corresponds with the statement made by the U.S Department of transportation that, “Transportation is the largest end-use sector emitting CO2”, and also the statement released by the NRCAN in which, “Fuel usage & carbon dioxide emissions have grown steadily over the past two decades.”...