Environment

A new study from the International Council on Clean Transportation has found out that battery electric vehicles have by far the lowest life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions.

Research from JATO Dynamics has highlighted that the increased demand for EVs in 2020 has contributed to a 12% fall in Europe's average CO2 emissions from new vehicles.

Nissan has announced plans for a major expansion to renewable energy generation at its plant in Sunderland, UK, with a huge 20MW solar extension.

Analysis by Transport & Environment has highlighted that electric vehicles consume far less raw material than fossil-fuelled cars.

A new study by four universities has highlighted that pollution from fossil fuels was responsible for 8.7 million deaths globally in 2018.

Air Alliance has launched an expanded AIR Index ratings programme, which identifies the cleanest cars across the whole market as an alternative to the official labelling system.

Volkswagen opens its first battery recycling plant as its Dresden Transparent factory comes online producing the bestselling ID.3. VW is going full-on EV.

Volkswagen sold enough EVs to beat its CO2 fleet targets in 2020, but other group brands have fared less well and still exceeded the required level.

Data from JATO shows that from January to October 2020, the PSA Groupe has recorded the lowest sales-weighted CO2 emissions across all benchmarks.

IDTechEx’s new report “Electric Truck Markets 2021-2041” has pointed out that the key to zero emission goals will be the transition from internal combustion engines to battery electric...