Electric vehicles have lowered San Francisco’s carbon footprint

Electric vehicles have lowered San Francisco’s carbon footprint

Environment A network of sensors stretching from San Francisco to Sonoma county’s vineyards shows that electric vehicles have helped lower carbon emissions by almost 2 per cent per year within the Bay Area By Jeremy Hsu Facebook / Meta Twitter / X icon WhatsApp Linkedin Reddit Email A free electric car charging station being used in San Francisco in 2020 Liz Hafalia/San Francisco Chronicle via AP/Alamy The growing popularity of electric vehicles has helped drive an almost 2 per cent annual dec...
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Xiaomi SU7 Electric Vehicle Receives Over 100000 Orders

Xiaomi SU7 Electric Vehicle Receives Over 100000 Orders

Xiaomi boasts that it has received north of 100,000 registrations from eager buyers, with nonrefundable deposits placed for 40,000 of those. This kind of initial reception suggests an EV blockbuster brewing. Founder Lei Jun attended the first round of SU7 deliveries at the firm’s production plant in Beijing. Jun claimed that “the real transformation of smart cars has officially begun, and China will surely see the birth of a company as great as Tesla.” The SU7 arrives in three flavours: th...
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Great apes threatened by mining for electric vehicle batteries

Great apes threatened by mining for electric vehicle batteries

The noise pollution, habitat loss and disease spillover that can come with mining could threaten chimpanzee populations in some countries in Africa Ari Wid/Shutterstock More than a third of the great apes living in Africa are under threat from the booming demand for minerals that are critical to the creation of green energy technologies, such as electric vehicles. Africa is home to around one sixth of the world’s remaining forests, with the habitat found in countries such as Ghana, Gabon and U...
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Tesla’s quarter one sales fall nearly 9% as competition heats up and demand for electric vehicles slows

Tesla’s quarter one sales fall nearly 9% as competition heats up and demand for electric vehicles slows

DETROIT: Tesla sales fell sharply last quarter as competition increased worldwide, electric vehicle sales growth slowed, and price cuts failed to draw more buyers. The Austin, Texas, company said it delivered 386,810 vehicles from January through March, almost 9% below the 423,000 it sold in the same quarter of last year. Sales also fell short of Wall Street expectations. Analysts polled by FactSet expected Tesla Inc. to deliver 457,000 vehicles. The company blamed the decline in part on phasing...
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Tesla Beats BYD in Battery Electric Vehicle Sales in 2024

Tesla Beats BYD in Battery Electric Vehicle Sales in 2024

Home » Energy » Tesla Beats BYD in Battery Electric Vehicle Sales in 2024 BYD sold 300,114 passenger BEVs in the first quarter of 2024, up 13.4 percent year-on-year but down 42.99 percent from the fourth quarter last year. Tesla is expected to announce 405,000 to 430,000 sales deliveries for the first quarter of 2024. Tesla was likely ahead of BED for the March, 2024 monthly sales. BYD sold 139,000 in March. This is likely very close to the level of Tesla global monthly unit sales. Tesla also...
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Amid progress on electric vehicles, political setbacks frustrate advocates in Maine, Connecticut

Amid progress on electric vehicles, political setbacks frustrate advocates in Maine, Connecticut

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Govt reduces gas price for Reliance to $9.87; rate for CNG, PNG unchanged

Govt reduces gas price for Reliance to $9.87; rate for CNG, PNG unchanged

The government bi-annually fixes prices of the locally-produced natural gas — which is converted into CNG for use in automobiles, piped to household kitchens for cooking and used to generate electricity and make fertilisers. The government on Sunday cut the price of natural gas produced from difficult areas like deep sea KG-D6 block of Reliance Industries, marginally to $9.87 per million British thermal unit in line with softening of benchmark international gas prices, an official notifica...
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By when can India indigenise electric vehicle production? | Explained

By when can India indigenise electric vehicle production? | Explained

The story so far: The Union government on March 15 approved a policy to promote India as a manufacturing hub for electric vehicles (EVs). Broadly, the policy attempts to pave the way for global EV manufacturers to invest in India and to manufacture locally. “This will provide Indian consumers with access to latest technology, boost the Make in India initiative, strengthen the EV ecosystem by promoting healthy competition among EV players,” the government stated, adding that this move would l...
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How rising fuel cost boost electric vehicle adoption in Nigeria market

How rising fuel cost boost electric vehicle adoption in Nigeria market

In recent years, Nigeria has grappled with severe air pollution, primarily attributed to the proliferation of gasoline-powered motorcycles, commonly known as “okadas.” These two-wheelers, while serving as a vital mode of transportation for millions, have contributed significantly to the environmental challenges. With the rise in fuel which has risen to N679.36/litre as of February 2024 from N263.76 in February 2023 as reported by the National Bureau of statistic, riders are embracing low-car...
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FG sets 2027 target for one million vehicles to run on CNG

FG sets 2027 target for one million vehicles to run on CNG

By Oluyemi Ogunseyin 29 March 2024   |   9:04 pm The Federal Government has set 2027 as the year when at least one million vehicles in Nigeria will run on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). The Project Director for Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGI), Michael Oluwagbemi disclosed that this is the target set by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. According to Oluwagbemi, the target will see… President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has set 2027 for one million vehicles to run on CNG The Federal Gov...
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