itnewsbot, 4 months ago to climate

Truck Makers Team Up to Push for Electric Vehicle Chargers - Daimler, Navistar and Volvo have been criticized for not selling many electric heavy truc... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/30/business/electric-vehicles-trucks.html #fuelemissions(transportation) #inflationreductionactof2022 #infrastructure(publicworks) #electricandhybridvehicles #factoriesandmanufacturing #electriclightandpower #lobbyingandlobbyists #trucksandtrucking #daimlertruckag #nikolamotorco #globalwarming #batteries

itnewsbot, 4 months ago to random

Hybrid Cars Enjoy a Renaissance as All-Electric Sales Slow - Automakers like Ford, Kia and Toyota are offering more hybrid options to appeal to buyers... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/17/business/hybrid-cars-electric-vehicles.html #automobileserviceandchargingstations #sportsutilityvehiclesandlighttrucks #fuelemissions(transportation) #infrastructure(publicworks) #electricandhybridvehicles #oil(petroleum)andgasoline #prices(faresfeesandrates) #greenhousegasemissions #sustainableliving

itnewsbot, 5 months ago to random

Hertz Will Sell Electric Cars After Being Burned by Tesla’s Price Cuts - The rental car company blamed the sharp drop in the value of electric vehicles and higher... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/11/business/hertz-electric-vehicles-tesla.html #appraisalsandvaluation(property) #fuelemissions(transportation) #automobilerentingandleasing #electricandhybridvehicles #oil(petroleum)andgasoline #prices(faresfeesandrates) #trafficaccidentsandsafety #hertzglobalholdingsinc #discountselling

itnewsbot, 5 months ago to random

The New Space Race Is Causing New Pollution Problems - Earth’s stratosphere has never seen the amounts of emissions and waste from rockets and s... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/09/science/rocket-pollution-spacex-satellites.html #starlinksatelliteconstellation(spacex) #regulationandderegulationofindustry #spaceexplorationtechnologiescorp #fuelemissions(transportation) #kuipersystems(amazon.cominc) #rocketscienceandpropulsion #wastematerialsanddisposal #privatespaceflight #ozone

itnewsbot, 5 months ago to random

California Pushes Electric Trucks as the Future of Freight - A mainstay of cargo transport will be phased out at ports as California bans new registra... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/28/business/energy-environment/electric-trucks-port-california.html #regulationandderegulationofindustry #fuelemissions(transportation) #infrastructure(publicworks) #electricandhybridvehicles #portoflosangeles(calif) #greenhousegasemissions #trucksandtrucking #freight(cargo) #nikolamotorco #dieselpower

rae, 6 months ago to TeslaMotors

The Federal Government says it hasn't put fuel efficiency standards in place because it wants to 'get it right'. This is a furphy as "New Zealand have successfully introduced fuel-efficiency standards, and the European Parliament drafted and legislated its standard in less than a year." Why reinvent the wheel? #fuelemissions #ev

https://thedriven.io/2023/11/26/disappointing-fuel-efficiency-standard-hits-speed-hump-in-blow-to-rapid-switch-to-evs/

itnewsbot, 6 months ago to random

Exxon Mobil Plans to Produce Lithium in Arkansas - The move is the oil giant’s first foray in the production of a metal vital for electric v... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/13/business/energy-environment/exxon-mobil-lithium-arkansas.html #taxcreditsdeductionsandexemptions #rationingandallocationofresources #pioneernaturalresourcescompany #fuelemissions(transportation) #inflationreductionactof2022 #oil(petroleum)andgasoline #electricandhybridvehicles #greenhousegasemissions

itnewsbot, 9 months ago to climate

Toyota’s Dominance Threatened by Rise of Electric Vehicles - The world’s largest carmaker dominates the sales of hybrid cars but has been slow to sell... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/07/business/toyota-hybrid-electric-vehicles.html #sportsutilityvehiclesandlighttrucks #fuelemissions(transportation) #electricandhybridvehicles #factoriesandmanufacturing #greenhousegasemissions #toyotamotorcorp #fuelefficiency #stocksandbonds #teslamotorsinc #globalwarming #automobiles #toyodaakio