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Affordable €25k EVs by 2025: Europe’s carmakers can do it. Instead they’re making more profitable SUVs

September 22, 2023 by Transport & Environment

T&E present a summary of their study which shows that European carmakers can produce affordable EVs (40 kWh LFP battery, 250-300 km range) priced at €25k by 2025 with a reasonable 4% profit margin. Priced for the mass market, this would add a million extra EV sales annually, accelerate the removal of combustion engines, and counter China’s dominance of the EV market. The obstacle is the insistence by Europe’s leading manufacturers - BMW, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Transport and energy Tagged With: BEVs, BMW, carmakers, emissions, EU, Europe, EVs, Mercedes, profits, Renault, Stellantis, SUV, transport, Volkswagen, Volvo

The final hurdle for 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel? Turning Lignin biomass into the “aromatic” component

September 13, 2023 by Nancy Stauffer

Making 100% sustainable aviation fuel seems a long way away. Aircraft need energy-dense power, as delivered by fossil fuels, and sustainable alternatives are being developed. But a big challenge is that 10% - 25% of the fuel must be “aromatic” which neither thickens nor freezes at cold altitudes. Also, aromatics get absorbed by the plastic seals, make them swell, and ensure those seals between various components in the aircraft’s fuel system are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biofuels, Energy, Transport and energy Tagged With: aromatic, aviation, biomass, fossil, fuel, innovation, lignin, SAF, sustainable, transport

Draft EU rules on Battery lifecycle decarbonisation: close the loopholes!

July 17, 2023 by Transport & Environment

Draft rules mean battery manufacturers selling into Europe will have to report the product’s entire carbon footprint, from mining to production to recycling, as early as July 2024. That data will then be used to set a maximum CO2 limit for batteries to apply from the end of 2027. This is a big step forward, says T&E, addressing concerns over battery carbon footprint and recycling, and it also covers environment and human rights. But T&E … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Storage, Transport and energy Tagged With: batteries, carbon, EU, Europe, EVs, footprint, greenwashing, manufacturing, PPAs, recycling

“Book and Claim”: how end consumers can pay distant producers for low carbon products

July 12, 2023 by Thomas Koch Blank, Laura Hutchinson, Oscar Hernandez, Esther Sicong Li and Alexandra Wall

In long logistical chains (found in steel, concrete, aviation, shipping and others) end consumers that want to pay a premium to cut their emissions (for example to comply with corporate decarbonisation promises) often have no way to pay the first link in that chain to go low-carbon. “Book and Claim” creates a market to do that. Consumers buy certificates, and producers get the money to fulfil the commitment. And a working system will bring to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Industry, Transport and energy Tagged With: aviation, BookAndClaim, certificates, concrete, consumers, corporate, decarbonisation, efuels, emissions, investment, monitoring, regulations, SAF, shipping, steel

France plans the social leasing of EVs at €100/month. Can it jump start affordable electric cars?

July 7, 2023 by William Todts

Social leasing of EVs could become the breakthrough example of climate action done right, explains William Todts at T&E. And France’s president Macron has promised to do it, aimed at low-income households to counter criticism that even with subsidies EVs are still out of reach for many. Todts quotes T&E analysis that shows that between 2024 and 2030 around 900,000 low-income households could benefit from monthly leasing costs of €70 to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Transport and energy Tagged With: automobiles, emobility, EVs, France, leasing, subsidies, transport

Decarbonising Shipping: “book and claim” pilot uses clean fuel tokens that move from cargo through to fuel producers

June 1, 2023 by Aparajit Pandey and Oscar Hernandez

Switching to clean alternative fuels is the key component of the decarbonisation of shipping. But it faces the classic “chicken and egg” problem of who moves first: the fuel producers, the refuelling ports or their customers the ship and cargo owners. Aparajit Pandey and Oscar Hernandez at RMI explain how a “book and claim” system can be the answer. It’s already proven itself in electricity markets and the aviation sector. Digital tokens are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Transport and energy Tagged With: AlternativeFuels, bunkering, cargo, DanishShipping, decarbonisation, Digitalisation, Maersk, maritime, shipping, verification

Global “explosive” growth means 1 in 3 new cars will be electric by 2030. But SUV emissions could wipe out those gains

May 19, 2023 by Josh Gabbatiss

More than a third of all new vehicles sold globally in 2030 will be electric, according to the IEA. That’s a doubling of its prediction made only two years ago. Josh Gabbatiss at Carbon Brief summarises the report. The IEA describes the growth as “explosive”: from just 1% of global car sales in 2017, to 14% last year, and now 18% expected by the end of 2023. China has consistently dominated those sales while new policies in the U.S. and EU are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Transport and energy Tagged With: automobile, car, China, diesel, electrification, EU, EVs, IEA, India, oil, petrol, SUVs, transport, US, vehicle

How can Europe stop U.S. and China dominance of cars and batteries without being protectionist?

May 18, 2023 by William Todts

European and Chinese car and battery makers are making plans to set up plants in the U.S. to take advantage of their big new “made in the USA” subsidies. They can then ship their vehicles to Europe to sell into its very large and generously subsidised company car market. This puts electric vehicle production in Europe at a serious disadvantage. As William Todts at T&E explains, the EU must respond, instead of effectively assisting the U.S. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Transport and energy Tagged With: automobile, batteries, car, China, EU, Europe, EVs, industry, subsidies, transport, US

Poorly defined “efficiency” incentives birthed the SUV. Beware the same mistake with “clean energy” jobs, “domestic” batteries + more

May 2, 2023 by James Sallee

Financial support for the transition needs clear and carefully chosen definitions of what qualifies for that support. Getting it wrong leads to unintended consequences, some which may not reduce emissions, explains James Sallee at the Energy Institute at Haas. Ever wondered why SUVs and big cars proliferated after the 1970s in the U.S. (and are on roads all over the world now)? The 1970s oil crisis triggered new rules that penalised fuel … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Policies, Transport and energy Tagged With: batteries, emissions, fuel, incentives, IRA, jobs, policy, regulations, support, SUVs, transport, trucks, US

EU: no CO2-emitting car sales from 2035. But beware of the small exemption for e-fuels

April 6, 2023 by William Todts

At the end of March, EU countries gave final approval to end sales of new CO2-emitting cars in 2035. It came after Germany argued for and won an exemption for cars running on e-fuels. William Todts at T&E celebrates the landmark decision, but warns that this lifeline for e-fuels will be used by its supporters and the oil lobby to obstruct the rapid transition to EVs. He quotes T&E research that shows e-fuels are far less efficient than … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Transport and energy Tagged With: cars, EC, efuels, EU, EVs, Germany, mobility, transport

Strategic home + workplace EV charging: there’s no need for extra power plants, storage, advanced demand management

April 5, 2023 by David Chandler

High EV usage introduces new power consumption problems. At first look, extra storage and plants will be needed to cope with charging peaks. Either that, or sophisticated advanced demand management connected to every charging point, to smooth out demand. David Chandler at MIT describes research there that shows how, done right, none of that may be necessary. The study, tested on real life data in New York and Dallas, reveals that two things can … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Transport and energy Tagged With: charging, consumption, Dallas, demand, EVs, home, NewYork, peaks, plants, power, storage, workplace

Will the computing power needed for self-driving cars create a carbon emissions problem akin to data centres?

February 22, 2023 by Adam Zewe

Few predicted, in their early days, that the scale-up of data centres would result in them having a measurable impact on global energy consumption. Today they contribute 0.3% of global emissions. That’s a big enough number to put it on the global radar and for the IEA to be monitoring it. Will the wide scale take-up of autonomous vehicles have the same effect? Yes, explains Adam Zewe at MIT who describes new research from there. In summary, one … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Transport and energy Tagged With: autonomous, cameras, cars, centres, consumption, data, efficiency, Energy, hardware, processing, vehicles

Can Global Shipping turn talk into action on reducing emissions?

December 15, 2022 by Christiaan De Beukelaer

This week the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) member states are meeting to find ways and agree on how to step up their climate goals. Strategies and targets have been presented, but agreement and binding commitments are needed urgently. There are big differences of opinion within the IMO, and it might turn out that regional and industry developments will drive change faster, explains Christiaan De Beukelaer at Durham University. For … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Transport and energy Tagged With: ammonia, emissions, EU, fuels, hydrogen, IMO, LNG, MarshallIslands, shipping, US

How European nations are using tax to promote zero-emissions cars

November 14, 2022 by Griffin Carpenter

Taxation is an effective way to steer people towards zero-emission cars. But there is wide variation between European countries in how this is done, and therefore the results. Griffin Carpenter at Transport & Environment (T&E) summarises their report “The good tax guide: A comparison of car taxation in Europe” that covers seven forms of car taxation across 31 European countries in detail. The ultimate goal should be to create a clear … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Transport and energy Tagged With: Belgium, BEVs, cars, emissions, EU, Europe, EVs, France, road, subsidies, Sweden, tax, transport, UK

EVs are on track for net-zero emissions

October 25, 2022 by IEA

The IEA says “Electric Vehicles” is one category that is on track to meet their Net Zero Emissions by 2050 Scenario. Road transport accounts for 16% of global emissions. Recent years have seen exponential growth in the sale of EVs, together with improved range, wider model availability and increased performance. The IEA estimates that 13% of new cars sold in 2022 will be electric. Most of the progress is taking place in established markets – i.e. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Transport and energy Tagged With: batteries, charging, China, emissions, Europe, EVs, infrastructure, NZE2050, transport, US

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