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Study finds BEVs more important for European CO2 targets than PHEVs & range extenders


After 2035, only new cars with CO2 emissions of zero grams per kilometre will be allowed to be registered in the EU. Critics have long been calling for this target to be abolished or at least watered down, for example, by means of plug-in hybrids and range extenders. A new study from France suggests that hybrid electric vehicles will no longer be needed by 2035. Read more…

UK’s electric car future gets a second life with recycled batteries

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Electric cars might be seen as the clean, green solution to personal transportation, but there’s no getting away from the fact that every EV has a big, heavy secret: its battery. Mining for new materials like lithium, cobalt, and nickel is energy-intensive and heavy on the environment. It also raises the uncomfortable question of what to do with millions of… Read more…