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The International Council on Clean Transportation’s Board welcomes Charlotte Pera, Silvio Marcacci, and Jane Akumu

(Washington, D.C.) March 26, 2024 — The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) is pleased to announce the appointment of Charlotte Pera as a new Board Member and Silvio Marcacci and Jane Akumu as Board Advisors. Charlotte Pera brings over 30 years of experience in climate change and clean energy, including significant leadership roles such […]

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The EPA final multi-pollutant rule for light and medium-duty vehicles sends a resounding message about the accelerating transition to electric vehicles in the U.S.

March 20 (Washington, D.C.) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Transportation and Air Quality finalized a rule that sets new multi-pollutant standards for light and medium-duty vehicles sold from 2027-2032. The rule will dramatically reduce greenhouse gas and criteria pollution caused by new cars, SUVs, vans, light trucks, as well as […]

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New report finds announced charging infrastructure installations are poised to keep up with an accelerated U.S. transition to BEVs

(Washington, DC) March 13, 2024 — The International Council on Clean Transportation has released a report analyzing key questions about how many chargers are needed to support increased sales of electric light-duty vehicles in the United States, and whether the deployment of charging infrastructure announced as of 2023 is sufficient to meet this need. Based […]

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Lithium supply may far exceed demand from U.S. light-duty BEVs through 2032, new study finds

(Washington D.C.) February 21, 2024 — Today, the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) released a study exploring the potential for the United States to secure a reliable supply of lithium to keep up with increased sales of battery electric vehicles (BEVs). Many batteries and battery materials will be required to supply the climbing sales […]

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Workshop held in Delhi brought together stakeholders in the sector taking the conversation forward on the implementation of LEZs in Indian cities

The ICCT in collaboration with NITI Aayog organized a one-day workshop on Low Emission Zones (LEZs) in Indian cities. The workshop was attended by over 100 people representing various departments of the national and state governments, inter-governmental organizations, private sector, civil society, academia and practitioners.

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The gap between real-world and official values for CO2 emissions and fuel consumption grows again despite new test procedure 

A new ICCT study indicates that the gap between real-world and official CO2 emission and fuel consumption values of new combustion engine cars increased between 2018 and 2022 from 8% to 14%. Berlin, 31 January – The average gap, or divergence, between the official and real-world fuel consumption and CO2 emission values of passenger cars […]

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Trotz neuem Prüfverfahren: Offizielle und reale Emissions- und Verbrauchswerte von Pkw klaffen erneut auseinander

Eine neue ICCT-Studie zeigt, dass die Differenz zwischen den tatsächlichen CO2-Emissionen und Kraftstoffverbräuchen von Neuwagen und den offiziell angegebenen Werten zwischen 2018 und 2022 von 8 auf 14 Prozent gewachsen ist. Berlin, 31. Januar – Die Differenz zwischen Herstellerangaben und tatsächlichem Kraftstoffverbrauch bzw. CO2-Emissionen von Pkw hat sich trotz Einführung eines neuen Fahrzeugprüfverfahrens erneut vergrößert. […]