By Joseph Nagle Electric vehicles are off to the races. Sparked by eco-concern, the high maintenance cost of internal combustion vehicles, and the ever-dwindling oil supply, EVs have found a definite lasting foothold in the personal vehicle market. While eco-friendly vehicles have a lot of promise for the entire world, … [continued]
New research from Berkeley Earth has found that air pollution in China is directly implicated in the deaths of roughly 1.6 million people a year. In other words, roughly 17% of annual deaths in China are related to the country’s air pollution problems. To be more exact here, the findings … [continued]
China is Volkswagen’s #1 market. Volkswagen intends to further expand this market by producing and selling plug-in hybrids there. Volkswagen will announce more details of its plans to shift or increase its sales in China to plug-ins and hybrids at the Beijing Auto Show on April 19-20. Plans are in … [continued]
20 million people live in Beijing, a literally breathtaking city that has been contending with air quality so bad and “hazardous” that its urban dwellers and visitors have an altered ability to breathe. So, it is not surprising that pollution was one of the major issues at the current National … [continued]
Over the next three-and-a-half years, China is planning to spend $372 billion on decreasing air pollution and reining in energy consumption. The plan does not specify exactly where the money will be spent, however. A report from China’s State Council said its goal is to reduce energy consumption by … [continued]
The MethaneSAT satellite went into orbit on March 4. It will measure large and small methane emissions worldwide.
Electric buses and trucks are gaining ground in important markets around the world as the more and more diesel engines are retired.
If you look at the Bolt EUV, you might just think it’s a modified Bolt EV. To some extent this is true, but that’s nowhere near the whole story. The original Bolt EV came from GM’s Korea division, which in turn grew out of Daewoo, a Korean company GM purchased … [continued]
US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to sharply increase clean energy, displace fossil fuels, and reduce emissions during a meeting this week.
After years of tension, the US and China are discussing how to limit methane emissions again ahead of the COP 28 conference in Dubai.
