Nick Molden discusses with Chris Caldwell, CEO of United Renewables on his podcast Conversation on Climate.Nick and Chris discuss why electric vehicles may not be the future, the challenges and opportunities around adoption of electric vehicles.
Nick Molden, and former Volkswagen executive Oliver Schmidt, have joined forces to confront the thorniest issues facing the industry. The podcast brings together two of the sector's most experienced independent analysts . Their podcast - Molden and Schmidt - is available on Spotify, YouTube, Apple and the Emissions Analytics website.
Hybrids have always had a miles-per-gallon advantage in urban driving but new EQUA Index data shows that they are gaining on diesels in motoway or highway driving and, if current trends persist, hybrid electric vehicles (excluding plug-in hybrid electric vehicles) are set to take the lead in 2017.
Industy experts have raised the prospect of fleets paying higher emissions-based tax bills following the introduction of the Worldwide Harmonized Light Vehicles Test Procedure (WLTP), which will replace the existing New European Driving Cycle (NEDC) test in September 2017 and is expected to inflate official vehicle CO2 figures due to its stricter rules.
Vehicle testing firm Emissions Analytics says diesels can be clean and govenments are highly unlikely to give up the fuel just yet.
Fleet News 16 November 2016
As the government loses a second high court ruling brought by ClientEarth, many are now sounding the death knell for diesel cars. Not so fast, says Emissions Analytics, diesels can be clean and govenments are highly unlikely to give up the greenhouse gas advantage of diesel in the short- or medium-term.
Real-world testing of hybrids in California read more
One of Belgium’s national TV networks is claiming that Opel is secretly performing upgrades on some of its diesel-powered vehicles, to reduce harmful emissions. Read more.
