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Electric cars win? Britain to ban new petrol and diesel cars from 2040 - 0 views

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Britain will ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2040 in an attempt to reduce air pollution that could herald the end of over a century of reliance on the internal combustion engine. Britain's step, which follows France, amounts to a victory for electric cars that if copied globally could hit the wealth of oil producers, as well as transform car industry jobs and one of the icons of 20th Century capitalism: the automobile itself.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Britain will ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2040 in an attempt to reduce air pollution that could herald the end of over a century of reliance on the internal combustion engine. Britain's step, which follows France, amounts to a victory for electric cars that if copied globally could hit the wealth of oil producers, as well as transform car industry jobs and one of the icons of 20th Century capitalism: the automobile itself.</div>

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Ford Using Captured Carbon to Make Plastic Car Parts · Environmental Leader ·... - 0 views

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Ford is developing new foam and plastic car components made from carbon dioxide. It expects the new biomaterials, produced by Novomer and still undergoing testing, will be in Ford production vehicles within the next five years.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Ford is developing new foam and plastic car components made from carbon dioxide. It expects the new biomaterials, produced by Novomer and still undergoing testing, will be in Ford production vehicles within the next five years.</div>

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For Natural Gas-Fueled Cars, Long Road Looms Ahead - 0 views

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Adriana Trujillo on 05 Sep 13

The natural gas boom that fracking wrought has shaken up the global energy landscape. Now its effects are rippling toward the fuel tanks of U.S. cars and trucks, although a few leaps may be required for natural gas vehicles to go mainstream.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The natural gas boom that fracking wrought has shaken up the global energy landscape. Now its effects are rippling toward the fuel tanks of U.S. cars and trucks, although a few leaps may be required for natural gas vehicles to go mainstream. </div>

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Paris Will Stop All Traffic, Literally, For One Day in September - ForbesLife - 0 views

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Adriana Trujillo on 15 Sep 15

On September 27, 2015, Paris will go car-free for the first time in the city's history to raise consciousness of its pollution problem and encourage sustainable transportation. City officials worked with the environmental nonprofit Paris Sans Voiture to announce "A Day Without Car," which will turn the French capital into a "pedestrian and bicycle paradise."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">On September 27, 2015, Paris will go car-free for the first time in the city's history to raise consciousness of its pollution problem and encourage sustainable transportation. City officials worked with the environmental nonprofit Paris Sans Voiture to announce "A Day Without Car," which will turn the French capital into a "pedestrian and bicycle paradise."</div>

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China could field nearly half of new electric car models by 2020: study - 0 views

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Adriana Trujillo on 21 Jul 17

Nearly 50 of the 103 new electric car models expected to debut around the world by 2020 will come from Chinese automakers, an AlixPartners report says. The US consulting firm also forecasts that the sale of cars and light trucks in America will suffer a cyclical drop during the next few years.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Nearly 50 of the 103 new electric car models expected to debut around the world by 2020 will come from Chinese automakers, an AlixPartners report says. The US consulting firm also forecasts that the sale of cars and light trucks in America will suffer a cyclical drop during the next few years.</div>

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EU Seeks to Cut Cars' Carbon Dioxide Emissions 30 Percent By 2030 - 0 views

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Adriana Trujillo on 29 Nov 17

BMW Group, Daimler, and other carmakers in the European Union would be required to improve the fuel economy of their vehicles or increase the proportion of electric cars they produce to meet 2030 carbon dioxide reduction targets proposed by the European Commission Nov. 8.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">BMW Group, Daimler, and other carmakers in the European Union would be required to improve the fuel economy of their vehicles or increase the proportion of electric cars they produce to meet 2030 carbon dioxide reduction targets proposed by the European Commission Nov. 8. </div>

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Some Google Street View Cars Now Track Pollution Levels : All Tech Considered : NPR - 1 views

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Adriana Trujillo on 12 Aug 15

Google has attached pollution sensors to a select number of its Street View cars as part of a pilot program, in partnership with environmental sensor network company Aclima. The project is intended to help civic leaders improve the well-being of their citizens by identifying highly polluted urban areas.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Google has attached pollution sensors to a select number of its Street View cars as part of a pilot program, in partnership with environmental sensor network company Aclima. The project is intended to help civic leaders improve the well-being of their citizens by identifying highly polluted urban areas.</div>

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China to scrap millions of cars in anti-pollution push | Reuters - 0 views

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Adriana Trujillo on 03 Jun 14

China plans to remove over 5 million vehicles from roads this year for failing to meet new fuel standards designed to reduce smog. The plan calls for removing 330,000 cars from Beijing and 660,000 from the surrounding Hebei province.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">China plans to remove over 5 million vehicles from roads this year for failing to meet new fuel standards designed to reduce smog. The plan calls for removing 330,000 cars from Beijing and 660,000 from the surrounding Hebei province.</div>

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Toyota plans to all but stop making carbon emitting cars by 2050 - BBC News - 1 views

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Adriana Trujillo on 21 Oct 15

Japanese car manufacturing giant Toyota is committing to all but eliminate carbon emissions from its production processes by 2050.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Japanese car manufacturing giant Toyota is committing to all but eliminate carbon emissions from its production processes by 2050. </div>

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Toyota's hydrogen-powered gamble on the future - Fortune Features - 0 views

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Adriana Trujillo on 29 Jan 14

Toyota Motor is getting set to defy naysayers once more. This time, Toyota's initiative is the first commercial hydrogen-powered fuel-cell car, which the Japanese automaker said it will sell starting next year.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Toyota Motor is getting set to defy naysayers once more. This time, Toyota's initiative is the first commercial hydrogen-powered fuel-cell car, which the Japanese automaker said it will sell starting next year. </div>

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Terrorist Tungsten in Colombia Taints Global Phone-to-Car Sales - Bloomberg - 0 views

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The dark, heat-resistant and super-hard metal is inside the engines of some of the most popular cars in the world. It’s used for screens of computers, phones, tablets and televisions. It helps mobile phones vibrate when they ring. Semiconductor makers use the metal to provide insulation between microscopic layers of circuitry.
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Tiger Hill rises above the rain forest in an area ruled by armed FARC fighters more than 220 kilometers (137 miles) from the nearest road, town or police station.
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The mine is illegal in three ways: It’s inside a forest preserve, it’s banned by Colombian law because it’s on an Indian reservation, and it’s run by the FARC, which is classified by Colombia, the U.S. and the European Union as a terrorist organization.
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While Tiger Hill is illegal, it’s the only known tungsten mine in Colombia, according to the police and Environment Ministry officials responsible for regulating mining.
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China produces the most tungsten -- about 85 percent of global output -- authorities there impose tight controls on the metal to assure domestic manufacturers have enough. That’s forcing companies to scour the globe for mines elsewhere, the USGS says.
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Apple Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ) and Samsung Electronics Co. purchase parts from a firm that buys from the company that imports tungsten ore from Colombia, company records show.
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the Environment Ministry’s director whose jurisdiction includes much of Colombia’s Amazon region, says the shippers are hiding the tungsten ore’s true origins.
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“They falsify the source of illegal metals,” Melendez says. “This is how they launder tungsten.”
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IKEA charges up its sustainability plan | GreenBiz.com - 0 views

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IKEA soon will become the first major retail chain to offer electric-car charge points at all of its U.K. stores.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">IKEA soon will become the first major retail chain to offer electric-car charge points at all of its U.K. stores.</div>

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Tesla handing over the keys to its technology - Yahoo News - 0 views

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Electric car maker Tesla Motors is handing over the keys to its technology in an unusual effort to encourage other automakers to expand beyond gasoline-burning vehicles.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Electric car maker Tesla Motors is handing over the keys to its technology in an unusual effort to encourage other automakers to expand beyond gasoline-burning vehicles.</div>

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Susan Shaheen: How car sharing accelerates sustainability | GreenBiz.com - 0 views

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The co-director of the Transportation Sustainability Research Center focuses on furthering behavioral change.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The co-director of the Transportation Sustainability Research Center focuses on furthering behavioral change.</div>

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Hyundai, Kia to triple range of green cars by 2020 | Reuters - 0 views

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Hyundai and Kia pledged to triple the production of more fuel-efficient cars by 2020. The plan involves increasing the number of fuel-efficient models to at least 22, up from 7 today.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Hyundai and Kia pledged to triple the production of more fuel-efficient cars by 2020. The plan involves increasing the number of fuel-efficient models to at least 22, up from 7 today.</div>

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Chevrolet buys carbon credits to help N.D. ranchers - 0 views

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Chevrolet is buying up emissions credits linked to 11,000 acres of grasslands in North Dakota. In exchange for payments from Chevrolet, the ranchers who own the land agree not to till their properties, reducing carbon emissions. "The amount of carbon dioxide removed from our atmosphere by Chevrolet's purchase of these credits equals the amount that would be reduced by taking more than 5,000 cars off the road," said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Chevrolet is buying up emissions credits linked to 11,000 acres of grasslands in North Dakota. In exchange for payments from Chevrolet, the ranchers who own the land agree not to till their properties, reducing carbon emissions. "The amount of carbon dioxide removed from our atmosphere by Chevrolet's purchase of these credits equals the amount that would be reduced by taking more than 5,000 cars off the road," said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. </div>

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» Annual Fuel Cell Car and Bus Sales Are Expected to Exceed 228,000 by 2024 N... - 0 views

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Global sales for fuel cell vehicles are projected to exceed 228,000 annually by 2024, according to a Navigant Research report

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Global sales for fuel cell vehicles are projected to exceed 228,000 annually by 2024, according to a Navigant Research report</div>

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California fights back against Trump climate change rules | The Sacramento Bee - 0 views

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Defying the Trump administration on climate change, California's air-pollution agency ruled Friday that automakers must comply with the state's strict rules on greenhouse gases if they want to continue selling cars here.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Defying the Trump administration on climate change, California's air-pollution agency ruled Friday that automakers must comply with the state's strict rules on greenhouse gases if they want to continue selling cars here.</div>

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Personal Care Products as Dangerous for the Air as Car Exhaust, Study Finds - 0 views

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A study by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Cooperative Institute for Research In Environmental Sciences (CIRES) found that emissions from personal care products commuters use before leaving in the morning were roughly equivalent in magnitude to emissions from the tailpipes of their cars.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A study by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Cooperative Institute for Research In Environmental Sciences (CIRES) found that emissions from personal care products commuters use before leaving in the morning were roughly equivalent in magnitude to emissions from the tailpipes of their cars.</div>

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Volvo, Betting on Electric, Moves to Phase Out Conventional Engines - The New York Times - 1 views

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Volvo Cars on Wednesday became the first mainstream automaker to sound the death knell of the internal combustion engine, saying that all the models it introduces starting in 2019 will be either hybrids or powered solely by batteries.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Volvo Cars on Wednesday became the first mainstream automaker to sound the death knell of the internal combustion engine, saying that all the models it introduces starting in 2019 will be either hybrids or powered solely by batteries. </div>

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