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A resource for journalists, politicians, policy makers, activists and citizens interested in climate change and the environmental emergency
The ElephantA resource for journalists, politicians, policy makers, activists and citizens interested in climate change and the environmental emergency
US spends billions on roads rather than public transport in ‘climate time bomb’
2024-02-29 in The GuardianNew analysis finds money from Biden’s $1.2tn infrastructure bill has overwhelmingly been spent on widening highways for cars
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Cars
Electric cars: Lords urge action on 'misinformation' in press
2024-02-06 in The BBCThe Lords Climate Change Committee called on the government to push back against mistruths on range and cost.
Tagged under: Cars
Barcelona imposes severe water restrictions during worst drought ever
2024-02-01 (or before) in EuronewsCitizens could be fined for washing cars or watering gardens.
Tagged under: Spain | Drought | Cars
SUVs drive trend for new cars to grow 1cm wider in UK and EU every two years, says report
2024-01-22 in The GuardianBigger cars more likely to kill people, release more toxic gas and are outgrowing design of cities
Frigid weather can make charging electric vehicles tough – here’s what you need to know
2024-01-19 in The GuardianFreezing temperatures across central US have cut electric vehicles’ range and left drivers facing long waits at charging stations
Tagged under: Electric Cars | Cars
“This is our North Star:” Auto giant backs sodium-ion EV battery technology
2024-01-17 by in The Driven - Australian EV NewsDutch automotive giant Stellantis among several companies to invest in French company Tiamat which is commercialising sodium-ion battery technology.
Tagged under: Batteries | Cars
‘Cheaper to save the world than destroy it’: why capitalism is going green
2024-01-15 in The GuardianAkshat Rathi argues that around the world economies are switching to clean technology as prices drop
Tagged under: Electric Cars | Capitalism | Cars
Do electric cars really produce fewer carbon emissions than petrol or diesel vehicles?
2023-12-23 in The GuardianIn part five of our series exploring myths surrounding EVs, we assess the greenwashing claims
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Electric Cars | Cars
EVs have 79% more reliability problems than gas cars, says Consumer Reports
2023-11-29 in Ars TechnicaTeething problems abound with new electric powertrains.
Tagged under: Electric Cars | EVs | Cars
Toyota SUV adverts banned in UK on environmental grounds
2023-11-22 in The GuardianAdvertising Standards Authority says Hilux poster and video condone driving that disregards ‘impact on nature’
Tagged under: Cars
The world's 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil far more than electric cars
2023-11-20 in Business GreenThe UK's leading source of information for the green economy, delivering the latest news and in-depth analysis on green business and environmental issues.
Tagged under: Electric Cars | Cars
Plastic Waste in the Fuel Tank?
2023-11-16 by in LOW?TECH MAGAZINEConsumer societies produce enough plastic waste to power at least 10% of motorized road traffic. Dutch designer Gijs Schalkx grabbed the opportunity and now drives his car on the waste he collects.
Tagged under: Solar Energy | Electric Cars | Fossil Fuels | Cars
Moment cars swept away down street in Italy
2023-11-03 (or before) in The BBCStorm Ciarán brought the heaviest rain to hit Tuscany in 50 years, with more forecast for the weekend.
Tagged under: Cars
Milan plans to ban cars from city centre by mid 2024
2023-10-24 (or before) in EuronewsLevels of pollutants in Milan's air are almost four times the safe amount.
Tagged under: Pollution | Cars | Italy
Rishi Sunak: Cars, boilers and net zero - key takeaways from PM's speech - BBC News
2023-10-02 (or before) in The BBCThe PM announces changes to his green approach, but says 2050 net zero targets will still be met.
Tagged under: Rishi Sunak | Net Zero | Cars
‘Staggering’ green growth gives hope for 1.5C, says global energy chief
2023-09-26 in The GuardianIEA’s Fatih Birol says uptake of solar power and EVs is in line with net zero goal but rich countries must hasten their broader plans
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Solar Energy | Electric Cars | EVs | Net Zero | Cars
Electric car rules could cost carmakers billions - BBC News
2023-09-25 (or before) in The BBCNew Brexit trade rules could push up the price of electric cars, manufacturers warn.
Tagged under: Electric Cars | Cars
Why Tories are using cars as a political dividing line in the UK
2023-09-24 in The GuardianAttempt to show Labour as ‘anti-motorist’ at forefront of Conservative pre-election campaign
Tagged under: Cars
Rishi Sunak considers weakening key green policies - BBC News
2023-09-19 (or before) in The BBCPlans could include delaying a ban on sales of new petrol cars and the phasing out of gas boilers.
Tagged under: Rishi Sunak | Cars
Chinese electric cars will reduce UK emissions but what about rivals here? - BBC News
2023-09-16 (or before) in The BBCChinese car imports will help the UK hit its net zero goal but could damage its own car industry.
Tagged under: Electric Cars | Net Zero | Cars
How cars ruin wild animals’ lives
2023-09-12 by in VoxIf you love nature, consider not driving in it.
Tagged under: Cars
August boost for EV market but regulatory uncertainty threatens future ambitions
2023-09-05 in SMMT | Supporting & promoting the UK automotive industryNew car market enters second year of growth as August registrations rise 24.4%. Battery electric cars take highest monthly market share for the year, accounting for 20.1% of new cars reaching the road. Industry warns delay on Zero Emission Vehicle…
Tagged under: Electric Cars | Cars
Europe hits roadblocks in the race to switch to electric cars
2023-08-26 in The GuardianDespite progress towards a 2045 zero-emission goal, the high price of EVs has created a headache for governments
Tagged under: Electric Cars | EVs | Cars | France
Our survey. Net Zero, climate change, cars, bans and LTNs. The nearer the target, the bigger the opposition. | Conservative Home
2023-08-02 by in Conservative Home - Comprehensive, independent coverage of the UK Conservative PartyAn emphatic 66 per cent are opposed to LDNs - and a socking great 83 per cent to the ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans from 2030.
Tagged under: Climate Change | Net Zero | Cars
An inconvenient truth: you can’t sell the green revolution to people who can’t afford it | Gaby Hinsliff
2023-07-20 in The GuardianIn a cost of living crisis, heat pumps and electric cars are out of reach for most. Britain needs to fund a genuinely fair transition – and fast, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
Tagged under: Electric Cars | Cars
‘Heaviest rain ever’ causes deadly floods and landslides in Japan
2023-07-11 in The GuardianMud engulfs houses and cars as island of Kyushu bears brunt of annual rainy season that is worsening with climate change
Tagged under: Climate Change | Cars | Japan
The ark - cartoon
2023-07-09 (or before) in cagle.comCartoon depicting our contrasting attitudes to wildlife and cars
Massive mineral deposit discovery could meet global battery and solar panel demand ‘for next 100 years’ | The Independent
2023-07-04 (or before) in The IndependentNorge Mining hopes to open first mine in Norway within next five years
Tagged under: Solar Energy | Minerals | Electric Cars | Cars
UK to gain first lithium mine in Cornwall in boost to electric car industry
2023-06-29 in The GuardianBritish Lithium in joint venture with French mining company Imerys, aiming to extract 20,000 tonnes
Tagged under: Lithium | Electric Cars | Cars
Driverless cars can now be hired in Milton Keynes in another world first for the city
2023-06-04 (or before) in miltonkeynes.co.ukThe cars are controlled remotely by an operator
Tagged under: Cars
Is a post-car future actually possible? Experts say yes — here's how we could do it
2023-05-21 (or before) in Salon.comThough the United States seems hopelessly addicted to our vehicles, experts say we could rethink our civilization to live without them
Tagged under: Climate Change | Cars
Germany Sets the New Standard for Cheap, National Mass Transit - Bloomberg
2023-05-01 (or before) in BloombergGermany will start one of the most affordable public transit offers anywhere in the world on Monday, setting a new benchmark to encourage consumers to ditch their cars and putting pressure on Berlin to make the shift work.
Tagged under: Cars
Electric car costs and repairs take the spark out of green driving
2023-04-23 (or before) by in The Times & The Sunday TimesThe cost of insuring electric cars has jumped by 20 per cent over the past year as Teslas and other models are scrapped when their battery packs have the slight
Tagged under: Insurance | Electric Cars | Cars | Tesla
The Loophole That Made Cars in America So Big
2023-04-22 (or before) by in Distilled - Michael ThomasSUVs dominate the roads today. Here's why.
Tagged under: Cars
Deep-sea mining for rare metals will destroy ecosystems, say scientists
2023-03-26 in The GuardianBusinesses want to trawl for nickel, manganese and cobalt to build electric cars and windfarms
Tagged under: Oceans | Cobalt | Wind Power | Electric Cars | Cars
Musk company wants to dump millions of gallons of treated wastewater in Texas
2023-03-15 (or before) by in Chron: Houston News, Sports, Entertainment, Food and Drink - ChronA Musk-affiliated LLC has filed a request to dump 142,500 gallons per day near Bastrop.
Tagged under: Colorado River | Rivers | Cars | Texas | Tesla
The Supreme Court Declares War On The Environment | Climate Town
2023-03-14 (or before) in YouTubeIs the plan to buy more air? Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ClimateTownsUbScRiBe FoR mOrE ViDeOs: https://www.youtube.com/c/climatetown?sub_confirmation=1C...
Tagged under: Environmental Protection Agency USA | Litigation | USA | Cars
Norfolk Southern’s call to burn derailed train cars ‘jaw-dropping’, Senate hears
2023-03-09 in The GuardianLocal official tells panel of chaotic response Ohio derailment and operator’s chief executive makes first appearance before Congress
Tagged under: US Politics | Cars | Trains
The madness of Big Auto’s push for hydrogen-powered cars
2023-02-09 by in The Driven - Australian EV NewsThe battle between hydrogen and electric vehicles has been more about preserving entrenched energy monopolies and less about science. The war is now over but some continue to push the hydrogen pipe…
Tagged under: Hydrogen | Electric Cars | Cars
Major plug-in hybrid cars pollute more than official measures suggest
2023-02-08 in The GuardianBMW, Renault and Peugeot PHEVs all exceeded carbon dioxide output claimed in standard lab tests, on-road tests show
Tagged under: Electric Cars | Cars
If You Want a Car This Heavy, You Should Pay Through the Nose
2023-01-31 by in Slate MagazineIt’s time to tax vehicles for weighing too much—even if they’re electric.
Tagged under: Climate Change | Electric Cars | Cars
EV reliance is sparking a dangerous mining boom. There’s another way to cut emissions, study says. - The Boston Globe
2023-01-25 (or before) in The Boston GlobeInstead of simply swapping traditional cars for EVs, the report released Tuesday from the Climate and Community Project offers another way to tackle the climate crisis: reducing dependency on cars in general.
Tagged under: Electric Cars | EVs | Cars
Wyoming Republicans take a stand, want to ban electric cars
2023-01-21 (or before) in Ars TechnicaAs childish legislative stunts go, this one is certainly pathetic.
Tagged under: Electric Cars | Cars
Summer holidays see people queuing to charge electric cars for first time in Australia
2023-01-15 in The Guardian‘I am not minimising the frustration … but this will allow us to do congestion modelling with real-life data to tell us where we should upgrade,’ Evie Networks boss says
Tagged under: Electric Cars | Cars
Take That, California! Wyoming Legislators Draft Resolution Banning Electric Vehicles By 2035 | Cowboy State Daily
2023-01-13 by in cowboystatedaily.comIn response to California and other states phasing out the sale of gasoline-powered cars, Wyoming legislators have introduced a resolution that would ban new electric vehicles in the Cowboy State by 2035.
Tagged under: Electric Cars | Cars | California
E-bikes could be a more affordable way to reduce emissions
2023-01-09 (or before) in NPRWith the average price of a new electric vehicle climbing to over sixty thousand dollars, might e-bikes be a more affordable solution to ditching gas powered cars?
Tagged under: Electric Cars | Cars
Reliance on hi-tech solutions to climate crisis perpetuates racism, says UN official
2022-12-27 in The GuardianRapporteur Tendayi Achiume says projects are at expense of marginalised groups and Indigenous peoples
Tagged under: COP27 | Renewable Energy | Electric Cars | Cars
CATL Will Mass Produce Sodium-Ion Batteries in 2023 | NextBigFuture.com
2022-10-28 in NextBigFuture.com Ð Coverage of Disruptive Science and TechnologyContemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL) plans to start mass production of its sodium-ion batteries in 2023. CATL has setup a large supply chain for
Tagged under: Batteries | Electric Cars | Cars
Electric Vehicles Won’t Save Us
2022-10-18 in The NationA national fleet of battery-powered cars is unlikely to prove sustainable and could have catastrophic consequences globally.
Tagged under: Lithium | Batteries | Joe Biden | Cobalt | Electric Cars | Cars
Oil, war and the fate of industrial societies
2022-10-13 by in resilienceThe world teeters on the brink of economic disaster due to energy shortages caused by war. The main oil-producing nations are unable and unwilling to increase output, even though prices are high and threatening to go much higher. The solutions being proposed—electric cars and renewable energy technologies—are coming on line, but not fast enough. Sound familiar?
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Electric Cars | Cars
The Right to Crash Cars Into People
2022-10-10 (or before) by in The New RepublicHow Republicans across the country came to endorse a terrorist tactic against protesters
Tagged under: Activism | Cars | Florida
Biden talks up electric vehicle revolution – but is America ready to give up gas?
2022-09-17 in The GuardianPresident appears at Detroit auto show, where EVs are this year’s stars – but the road to electrification promises to be a bumpy one
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Greenhouse Gases | Electric Cars | EVs | Cars
A global comparison of the life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions of combustion engine and electric passenger cars - International Council on Clean Transportation
2022-08-28 (or before) in CountercurrentsLife-cycle assessment of the greenhouse gas emissions of passenger cars in China, Europe, India, and the United States, which together account for about 70% of new passenger car sales worldwide.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Electric Cars | Cars
Report: Local authorities 'unprepared' for EV transition
2022-07-15 in Business GreenA lack of local investment and awareness means local authorities could struggle to adequately support the switch to EVs and the target to end the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030
Tagged under: Electric Cars | EVs | Cars
New greenfield housing still designed around cars, report finds - BBC News
2022-07-11 (or before) in The BBCServices such as shops, schools and doctors are often almost impossible to reach on foot or by bike
‘Insane’ lithium price bump threatens EV fix for climate change | Climate Crisis | Al Jazeera
2022-07-07 (or before) by in Al JazeeraThe price of the metal used in batteries for electric cars has risen six-fold since the start of the year.
Tagged under: Lithium | Batteries | Climate Change | Electric Cars | Cars
A new algae farm will capture CO2 equal to exhaust of 8,000 cars
2022-07-05 (or before) in FortuneU.K. startup Brilliant Planet is racing to turn marine algae, one of Earth's most effective air purifiers, into a vital carbon-sequestration tool.
Tagged under: Climate Change | Cars
Why are we feeding crops to our cars when people are starving? | George Monbiot
2022-06-30 in The GuardianModern biofuels are touted as a boon for the climate. But, used on a large scale, they are no more sustainable than whale oil, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Whales and Dolphins | Cars
EU countries reach climate crisis deal after late-night talks
2022-06-29 in The GuardianEnvironment ministers back phasing out fossil-fuel cars by 2035 and a €59bn fund to help ease cost burden of new policies on low income earners
Tagged under: Cars
How a Battery Metals Squeeze Puts EV Future at Risk
2022-06-08 (or before) in BloombergThe world’s epic shift into electric vehicles needs to overcome a major obstacle: how to meet rocketing demand for batteries, the vital component, while cutting the cost to help the cars go mainstream. Factory lines churning out power packs to fuel a clean energy future are being built faster than strained supply chains can keep up. A global rush to lock in stocks of lithium, nickel, cobalt and other key ingredients from a handful of nations has sent prices hurtling higher. There are major conce
Tagged under: Lithium | Batteries | Cobalt | Electric Cars | Cars
12 best ways to get cars out of cities – ranked by new research
2022-04-14 by in The ConversationA new study finds congestion charging and creating car-free streets and separated bike lanes have been most effective at reducing car use in European cities.
Tagged under: Cars
Manchin ‘very reluctant’ on electric cars in ominous sign for Biden’s climate fight
2022-03-15 in The GuardianCentrist Democrat, who holds key swing vote in US Senate, has poured scorn on the idea of phasing out gasoline and diesel cars
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Electric Cars | US Politics | Cars
‘We are afraid’: Erin Brockovich pollutant linked to global electric car boom
2022-02-19 in The GuardianExclusive: Investigation uncovers evidence of contaminated air and water from one of Indonesia’s largest nickel mines
Tagged under: Electric Cars | Cars | Indonesia
Electrify
2022-02-11 (or before) in MIT PressAn optimistic—but realistic and feasible—action plan for fighting climate change while creating new jobs and a healthier environment: electrify everything.Climate change is a planetary emergency. We have to do something now—but what? Saul Griffith has a plan. In Electrify, Griffith lays out a detailed blueprint—optimistic but feasible—for fighting climate change while creating millions of new jobs and a healthier environment. Griffith's plan can be summed up simply: electrify everything. He explains exactly what it would take to transform our infrastructure, update our grid, and adapt our households...
Tagged under: Climate Change | Electric Cars | US Politics | Cars | Health | Electricity Grid | Finance
New greenfield housing forcing people to use cars, report finds
2022-02-07 in The GuardianResearch finds sites too often far from amenities without public transport, cycling links or even pavements
Plans to ban sale of new petrol and diesel cars slammed by fuming voters | The Sun
2022-01-29 in thesun.co.ukTagged under: Cars
BAC and Viritech team up in development of hydrogen sports car powertrains | Evo
2022-01-28 (or before) in evo.co.ukSpecialist hydrogen powertrain company to partner with BAC to create carbon-neutral sports car powertrains
UK electric vehicle charging network is lagging behind, says Volkswagen
2022-01-26 in The Guardian‘Charging anxiety’ may prevent the government from meeting its 2030 target for mass adoption of zero-emission cars
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Electric Cars | Net Zero | Cars | Climate Anxiety and Grief
Shell’s Massive Carbon Capture Plant Is Emitting More Than It’s Capturing
2022-01-22 (or before) in VICEA new Global Witness report found that it has the same carbon footprint per year as 1.2 million gas-powered cars.
How the rise of electric cars endangers the ‘last frontier’ of the Philippines
2022-01-20 in NBC NewsA mine that supplies nickel for the batteries that power electric vehicles is on the verge of a major expansion into a pristine rainforest.
Tagged under: Electric Cars | Cars
The transport challenge – beyond electric cars - Centre for Alternative Technology
2022-01-17 in Centre for Alternative TechnologyThe electric car market is ready to skyrocket, but does replacing like-with-like go far enough? Our Free Information Office Joel Rawson explores...
Tagged under: Electric Cars | Cars
US emissions roared back last year after pandemic drop, figures show
2022-01-10 in The GuardianPlanet-heating emissions rose by 6.2% compared to 2020, with rise largely down to increase in cars and trucks on the road
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels | Cars
Plans in England for car chargers in all commercial car parks quietly rolled back
2021-12-27 in The GuardianOnly new or refurbished commercial buildings should install charge points, the DfT says, citing fears over cost
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Electric Cars | Cars
Infrastructure killed the electric car - Nature Energy
2021-12-16 (or before) in NatureWhen prices are adjusted for quality, electric vehicles stood their ground to petrol cars in the early twentieth century United States. If the electricity grid had developed twenty years earlier, they might have reached a 68–79% market share and CO2 emissions per car could have declined by 60%, a new study finds.
Tagged under: Electric Cars | Cars | Electricity | Electricity Grid
The Black Forest Holds a Secret to Making Electric Cars Greener
2021-12-15 (or before) in BloombergA new mining process aims to produce battery-grade lithium in Germany without hurting the environment.
Tagged under: Lithium | Batteries | Germany | Electric Cars | Cars | Trees
Battery power: five innovations for cleaner, greener electric vehicles
2021-11-26 in The GuardianEVs are seen as key in transition to low-carbon economy, but as their human and environmental costs become clearer, can new tech help?
Tagged under: Batteries | Greenhouse Gases | Electric Cars | EVs | Cars
‘Battery arms race’: how China has monopolised the electric vehicle industry
2021-11-25 in The GuardianChinese companies dominate mining, battery and manufacturing sectors, and amid human rights concerns, Europe and the US are struggling to keep pace
Tagged under: Batteries | Congo | Africa | Electric Cars | Cars
Rio Tinto’s past casts a shadow over Serbia’s hopes of a lithium revolution
2021-11-19 in The GuardianPeople in the Jadar valley fear environmental catastrophe as Europe presses for self-sufficiency in battery technology
Tagged under: Lithium | Batteries | Electric Cars | Cars
How to put an electric car on your driveway for as little as £900 | Autocar
2021-11-18 (or before) in Autocar | Car News and Car ReviewsDutch-Irish company offers electrical conversion kit for existing petrol or diesel cars
Tagged under: Electric Cars | Cars
Cars Are Going Electric. What Happens to the Used Batteries?
2021-11-03 (or before) in WIRED MagazineTagged under: Batteries | Electric Cars | Cars
World leaders announce plan to make green tech cheaper than alternatives
2021-11-02 in The GuardianUK, US and China among countries representing two-thirds of global economy to agree to push green energy and cars
Tagged under: COP26 | Greenhouse Gases | Electric Cars | Fossil Fuels | Cars
Obsessing over electric cars is impeding the race to net zero: More active travel is essential
2021-09-22 (or before) in research.ox.ac.ukGlobally, only one in 50 new cars were fully electric in 2020, and one in 14 in the UK. Sounds impressive, but even if all new cars sold were electric, it would still take 15-20 years to replace the world’s fossil fuel car fleet.
Tagged under: Electric Cars | Net Zero | Cars
Hurricane Ida: At least 46 dead in the US after drowning in their homes and cars
2021-09-02 (or before) in The TelegraphThe governors of New York and New Jersey declared a State of Emergency as flash-flooding batters the north-east in 'historic weather event'
Absolute Zero Report | UK FIRES | Julian Allwood, Professor of Engineering and the Environment | Renewable Heat | Renewable Heating | Renewable Cooling
2021-08-23 (or before) in Ground Source Energy | District Heating | Heat Networks | Clean Heating | Sustainable Energy | Renewable Energy | Ground source heating | Heat Pumps | Ground source coolingAbsolute Zero Report | we can respond to climate change with today’s technologies | Decarbonisation of Heating | Electrification of heating | electric heat pumps | electric cars
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Climate Change | Electric Cars | Cars | Decarbonisation
Leading the charge! Can I make it from Land’s End to John o’Groats in an electric car?
2021-07-28 in The GuardianNew petrol and diesel cars will be banned in the UK from 2030, and sales of electric vehicles are rising fast. But with drivers reliant on charging points how practical is the greener option? One writer finds out
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Electric Cars | Greenhouse Gases | Hydrogen | Cars | Tesla
Electric cars: UK government urged to prevent ‘charging deserts’
2021-07-23 in The GuardianCompetition watchdog investigates dominance of one provider across motorway service stations
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Electric Cars | Cars
Only batteries have the power to save British carmaking
2021-07-03 in The GuardianNissan’s ‘gigafactory’ in Sunderland must be the first of many sites if the UK is to compete in the electric vehicle era
Tagged under: Batteries | Greenhouse Gases | Electric Cars | Cars
The rush to ‘go electric’ comes with a hidden cost: destructive lithium mining | Thea Riofrancos
2021-06-14 in The GuardianAs the world moves towards electric cars and renewable grids, demand for lithium is wreaking havoc in northern Chile, says academic Thea Riofrancos
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Lithium | Chile | Electric Cars | Cars | Electricity Grid
If we’re serious about slashing carbon emissions, our cars and gas boilers are just the start
2021-06-04 (or before) in inews.co.ukThe Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill offers our best hope of reaching net zero by 2050
Using hydrogen fuel risks locking in reliance on fossil fuels, researchers warn
2021-05-06 in The GuardianElectrification of cars and home boilers best choice to fight the climate crisis, say scientists
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Hydrogen | Fossil Fuels | Cars
The race for rare earth minerals: can Australia fuel the electric vehicle revolution?
2021-04-16 in The GuardianChina dominates supply of the elusive metals, which are vital to modern technology, but finding new sources is becoming a global priority
Tagged under: China | Greenhouse Gases | Minerals | Electric Cars | Cars
This super-energy-dense battery could nearly double the range of electric vehicles
2021-04-14 (or before) in MIT Technology ReviewBut some observers aren’t convinced that QuantumScape’s lithium-metal batteries will power cars and trucks on the road as soon as the company claims.
Tagged under: Lithium | Batteries | Electric Cars | Cars
Car industry lobbied UK government to delay ban on petrol and diesel cars
2021-03-15 in The GuardianCarmakers argued strongly against a ban earlier than 2040, in written submissions seen by the Guardian
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Electric Cars | Cars
100% renewable energy could power the world by 2030, experts say - The Weather Network
2021-03-02 (or before) in theweathernetwork.comExperts say the potential for rapid transformation of the world’s energy system has a parallel in the speed with which cars replaced horses in the 1900s.
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Cars
Plug-in hybrid cars burn more fuel than tests record, says Which?
2021-03-02 in The GuardianResearch suggests pollution from the vehicles could be worse than advertised
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Electric Cars | Cars
Fossil fuel cars make 'hundreds of times' more waste than electric cars
2021-03-01 in The GuardianAnalysis by transport group says battery electric vehicles are superior to their petrol and diesel counterparts
Tagged under: Batteries | Greenhouse Gases | Electric Cars | Fossil Fuels | Cars
SUVs and extra traffic cancelling out electric car gains in Britain
2021-02-26 in The GuardianAuditors say emissions down just 1% since 2011 and target of zero emissions by 2050 is a long way off
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Electric Cars | Cars
Climate change: Why Norway, the UK and Canada are climate hypocrites - CNN
2021-02-19 (or before) by in CNNIn Oslo, street lamps are powered by renewables. To conserve energy, the smart lights dim when nobody is around. The Norwegian capital, like the rest of the country, is proud of its exceptional green credentials. Its public transportation system too is powered entirely by renewable energy. Two thirds of new cars sold in the city are electric. There's even a highway for bees.
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Climate Change | Electric Cars | Bees | Cars
Australia's electric vehicle policy steers us to a future based on fossil fuels. It needs to be dumped | Simon Holmes à Court
2021-02-08 in The GuardianAustralia is way behind on vehicle electrification, but there are solutions to help us catch up
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Coal | Electric Cars | Fossil Fuels | Cars
Electric car batteries with five-minute charging times produced
2021-01-19 in The GuardianExclusive: first factory production means recharging could soon be as fast as filling up petrol or diesel vehicles
Tagged under: Batteries | Greenhouse Gases | Electric Cars | Cars
Aston Martin in row over 'sock puppet PR firm' pushing anti-electric vehicle study
2020-12-02 in The GuardianReport disputing green benefits of EVs attributed to company registered to wife of carmaker’s director
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Electric Cars | EVs | Cars
How to hybridise batteries and supercapacitors | The Economist
2020-11-06 (or before) in The Economist MagazineThe offspring will give electric cars more range and power
Tagged under: Batteries | Electric Cars | Cars
Majority of European crops feeding animals and cars, not people - Greenpeace European Unit
2020-10-23 (or before) in GreenpeaceBrussels, 16 October 2020 – The vast majority of European crop production is used to feed animals and create biofuels, rather than feeding people, new analysis has found. At the…
Tagged under: Cars | Greenpeace | Food Production and Consumption
SUVs outselling EVs 37 to 1 | Auto Express
2020-09-15 (or before) in autoexpress.co.ukSales of both vehicle types have grown, but 1.8 million SUVs were sold over the last four years compared with 47,000 EVs
Tagged under: EVs | Electric Cars | Cars
Higher price of electric cars a concern for more than half of UK consumers
2020-09-03 in The GuardianCost deterrent ‘risks UK being in slow lane’ in transition from fossil fuel vehicles, says car industry body
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Electric Cars | Cars
Five Years After Speaking Out on Climate Change, Pope Francis Sounds an Urgent Alarm - Inside Climate News
2020-08-07 in Inside Climate NewsWhen Pope Francis issued his landmark teaching document on climate change in 2015, his words went straight to the heart of Susan Varlamoff. Varlamoff, 70, a biologist, read Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring in the 1960s and speaks proudly of a Catholic faith that embraces science and calls on church members to take care of the […]
Tagged under: Climate Change | Cars | Religion | Pope Francis
Don’t believe the hype – electric cars are not the saviours of humanity | The Independent | The Independent
2020-04-05 (or before) in The IndependentBuying just one electric car would produce more carbon dioxide than 15 and a half years of electricity usage for the average UK family home, writes Donnachadh McCarthy
Tagged under: Climate Change | Electric Cars | Fossil Fuels | Cars | Electricity
Electric cars produce less CO2 than petrol vehicles, study confirms
2020-03-23 in The GuardianFinding will come as boost to governments seeking to move to net zero carbon emissions
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Electric Cars | Net Zero | Cars
New cars producing more carbon dioxide than older models
2020-02-28 in The GuardianDemand for bigger, heavier cars drives increase in greenhouse gas emissions
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Cars
Coventry drivers could get £3,000 transport vouchers for ditching cars
2020-02-27 in The GuardianPilot project will offer people vouchers for public transport, taxis or car clubs
Tagged under: Cars
Your car has a weight problem and we need to regulate it
2020-02-24 by in The CorrespondentIs it a plane? Is it a steel factory? No, SUVs are the second fastest-growing source of CO2 emissions in the world. Until car weight is better regulated, manufacturers will not build smaller cars.
Tagged under: Cars
Polluting vehicles could be pulled from UK sale, say carmakers
2020-01-13 in The GuardianNew fines for breaches on CO2 limits will clash with British taste for higher-emission SUVs
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Electric Cars | Cars
Electric cars could charge in 10 minutes with a new kind of battery
2020-01-06 (or before) by in New ScientistTagged under: Lithium | Batteries | Electric Cars | Cars | Electricity
York to ban private car journeys from city centre within three years
2019-12-31 in The GuardianCity councillors unveil ‘unashamedly ambitious’ goal to cut carbon emissions
Tagged under: Cities | Transport | UK | Cars
Rise in SUVs outsells electric cars in UK - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
2019-12-09 by in LondonLovesBusinessOverall exhaust emissions from new cars in the UK have been increasing the last three years as the rise in high emissions of sports utility vehicles (SUV) sales now outsells…
Tagged under: Electric Cars | Cars
Australia 'risks being dumping ground' for cars with greenhouse gas 1,400 times more potent than CO2
2019-12-08 in The GuardianIndustry groups call for ban on HFC-134a refrigerant in car air-conditioning, already banned in the EU and US
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Cars
California says it won’t buy cars from GM, Toyota, others opposing tough tailpipe standards
2019-11-16 in CalMatters - California Politics, Policy, and Political NewsCalifornia's decision to buy only from carmakers that have agreed to follow its clean car rules may well cost GM's Chevrolet tens of millions of dollars.
Tagged under: Cars | California
I applaud Bristol for banning diesel vehicles. But why not ban all private cars? | Leo Murray
2019-11-04 in The GuardianHowever welcome this plan is, the climate emergency demands truly radical steps, says climate campaigner Leo Murray
Tagged under: Cars
Electric cars: Best and worst places to charge your car - BBC News
2019-11-02 (or before) in The BBCLondon and Scotland are the best places to find charging points, while Yorkshire is the worst.
Tagged under: Electric Cars | Cars
Electric cars could be charged in 10 minutes in future, finds research
2019-10-30 in The GuardianScientists are developing rapid-charging batteries that could be in use in a couple of years
Tagged under: Batteries | Electric Cars | Cars
First 100% electric black cab for 120 years launches in London
2019-10-23 in The GuardianConverted Nissan van called the Dynamo licensed to help clean up capital’s ‘filthy air’
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Electric Cars | Cars
Energy watchdog accused of stalling electric vehicle rollout
2019-10-18 in The GuardianScottish Power boss says UK regulator needs reform after refusing upgrades to cope with e-vehicle demand
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Electric Cars | Cars
No 10 hands Jaguar Land Rover £500m loan guarantee to develop electric cars
2019-07-15 in The GuardianMeeting of carmakers also told of plan for new houses to have EV charging point
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Electric Cars | Cars | Finance
Electric cars 'will not solve transport problem,' report warns - BBC News
2019-07-05 (or before) in The BBCCar use will still need to be curbed, even when all vehicles use clean electricity, a report warns.
Tagged under: Electric Cars | Cars | Electricity
Johnson Matthey chief: 'Diesel will be around for a long, long time'
2019-06-24 (or before) in The TelegraphThe drive towards clean, electric vehicles ought to be a worry for Johnson Matthey.
Tagged under: Electric Cars | Cars
MIT Admits that Electric Cars are Not Green - Pollute More than Petrol Cars
2019-06-10 (or before) in bibliotecapleyades.netTagged under: Electric Cars | Cars
Authorities probe whether carmakers colluded to delay clean cars
2019-05-03 in Canada's National ObserverIf the allegations are true, it would mean that consumers were likely deprived of opportunities to buy cars with the latest clean technologies.
Tagged under: Cars
Dirty lies: how the car industry hid the truth about diesel emissions
2019-03-22 in The GuardianThe long read: The ‘Dieselgate’ scandal was suppressed for years – while we should have been driving electric cars
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Electric Cars | Cars | Air Travel | Health
CO₂ emission performance standards for cars and vans
2018-12-29 (or before) in European CommissionPassenger cars and vans ('light commercial vehicles') are respectively responsible for around 12% and 2.5% of total EU emissions of carbon...
Tagged under: Cars
Carmakers criticise 'unrealistic' EU plan to slash vehicle emissions
2018-12-18 in The GuardianAnger over intended 37.5% cut for new cars but environmental groups say it is not enough
Tagged under: Cars
Conserving oil no longer necessary for US, says Trump administration
2018-08-19 in The GuardianNew policy threatens to undermine decades of campaigns for efficient cars and other conservation programs
Tagged under: Donald Trump | US Politics | Cars
Housing and car industries should be ‘ashamed’ of climate record
2018-06-28 in The GuardianFailure to build energy-efficient homes and clean cars risks UK missing its carbon targets, says government’s climate adviser
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Housing | Cars
Electric cars: everything you need to know
2017-07-26 in The GuardianFrom how to charge them to whether they are really better for the environment
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Electric Cars | Cars
Koch brothers launch new misinformation campaign against electric cars
2017-06-27 by in ElectrekKoch brothers launch misinformation campaign against EVs
Tagged under: Disinformation and Misinformation | Electric Cars | EVs | Fossil Fuels | Cars
World's 15 Biggest Ships Create More Pollution Than All The Cars In The World - Industry Tap
2013-06-05 by in industrytap.comWorld's 15 Biggest Ships Create More Pollution Than All The Cars In The World - Industry Tap
Tagged under: Cars
“The True Costs of Automobility: External Costs of Cars”
2012-12-31 in rdrf.org.ukFirst, the good news: another academic study using conventional cost-benefit analysis finds that motorists in the 27 EU countries have a net economic cost to society, with the UK second only to Ge…
Tagged under: Cars
The surprisingly complex truth about planes and climate change | Duncan Clark
2010-09-09 in The GuardianDuncan Clark: A new study suggests that planes cause more warming than cars, while ships are cooling enough to counteract them both
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Cars
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