The role of e-fuels in decarbonising transport
Rapid deployment of low-emission fuels during this decade will be crucial to accelerate the decarbonisation of the transport sector. Significant electrification opportunities are available for the road
Fuel Efficiency
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China to promote hybrid buses in all cities
The government will promote the use of hybrid public buses in all the country's cities, extending their promotion beyond the current 25 cities, the Ministry of Finance announced Monday. The central
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US electric car industry poised to overtake Europe
A new US fuel efficiency standard finalised by the Obama administration last month will jolt America's nascent electric car industry to life, but could leave European auto manufacturers racing to catch
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Greenpeace gatecrashes Volkswagen launch
The environmental activists are up in arms at the fuel consumption of the new Golf, claiming it isn't good enough. Protesters gatecrashed the Golf launch as part of a continuing campaign against the German
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Technology roadmap: fuel economy of road vehicles
<p><span id="itro1">This roadmap explores the potential improvement of existing technologies to enhance average fuel economy of motorised vehicles and provides recommendations to reduce the average fuel
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Case for Delhi Metro Rail
This is a discussion on the article “Delhi Metro Rail: Beyond Mass Transit” by Pritpal Randhawa (EPW, 21 April 2012). The author basically argues that gentrification is the main motivation for the introduction
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Policy pathways: improving the fuel economy of road vehicles
The transportation sector accounts for approximately one-fifth of global final energy consumption and will account for nearly all future growth in oil use, particularly for road vehicles. The right policy
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Obama order targets industrial efficiency, emissions
President Barack Obama issued an executive order on Thursday that would increase the number of cogeneration plants in the U.S. by 50 percent by 2020, a move that would boost U.S. industrial energy efficiency
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US issues fuel efficiency standards for cars
The US government Tuesday finalized record high standards to double fuel efficiency for cars and trucks by 2025. Under the new standards, fuel efficiency will increase to 23.17 kilometers per liter.
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American Fuel Efficiency Standards Raised to an Amazing 54.5 mpg by 2025
Not long ago, the Obama Administration raised the federal fuel efficiency standards, known as CAFE, to an average 35.5 mpg by 2016. Yesterday, they announced the CAFE were being raised again to historically
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U.S. Sets Higher Fuel Efficiency Standards
The Obama administration issued on Tuesday the final version of new rules that require automakers to nearly double the average fuel economy of new cars and trucks by 2025. The standards — which mandate