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The Dutch government unveiled a new package Wednesday to slash carbon emissions by promoting clean energy, sustainable homes and industry and the use of electric cars among other a raft of measures to combat climate change.Climate and Energy Minister Rob Jetten said the package would cost a total of 28 billion euros in coming years and lead to a reduction of 55%-60% reduction in carbon emissions by 2030 compared to 1990 benchmark levels.

Maserati CEO Davide Grasso explains how the Italian luxury car brand is seeking to ensure its electric vehicles are just as fun to drive as those with combustion engines in a conversation with Dezeen.Speaking at a roundtable event in London, Grasso responded to a question from Dezeen about the common perception that electric cars are boring compared to combustion engine cars.

Jay Inslee has been in elected office so long that he served in Congress during the tail end of the George H.W. Bush administration.On Monday Mr. Inslee, 72, announced that he would not seek a fourth term as Washington State's governor, ending a nearly 30-year career in elected office.He went to Congress as a centrist Democrat and evolved into a fierce critic of the Iraq war and later of President Donald J. Trump.

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"Roadway safety is a shared responsibility, and people in cars and outside of cars play an equal role in keeping each other safe.""Sprawl is good, actually, because it means people can have big, beautiful houses and some quality alone time on their daily commutes."

A popular proposal for a federal e-bike credit is back in front of Congress - and this time, supporters have hard proof of concept that it will be the emissions-slashing, congestion-cutting, mode-shifting tool that Americans deserve.On Tuesday, a coalition of lawmakers led by Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.)

When negotiators from the EU member states, European Commission and the European Parliament struck an ambitious deal to stop selling internal combustion engine cars by 2035 one evening in October, Frans Timmermanns the bloc's top climate official was among many tweeting to celebrate."Let's go full speed ahead!" the European Commission vice-president wrote.

State Rep. Anthony DeLuca of Chicago Heights has introduced House Bill 1367, which seeks to amend the Crematory Regulation Act in a way that could have devastating and long-term effects on many people in the state of Illinois.I read through the bill as presented, and, as an Illinoisan, I have deep concerns about what this bill is aiming to do and the possible effects it will have on families, funeral homes and hospitals.

Electric cars charge at a hub in downtown Milan on March 23.Starting in 2035, all cars sold in the European Union will be zero-emission vehicles.Gabriel Bouys/AFP via Getty Images European Union member states gave final approval Tuesday to a plan that would require all new cars sold in the EU to be zero-emission vehicles starting in the year 2035.

A South Korean battery manufacturer said it would quadruple its planned investment in a new factory in Arizona to meet growing demand from automakers who are trying to ramp up production of electric cars and trucks.The company, LG Energy Solution, said it would invest $5.5 billion to build the manufacturing complex near Phoenix, where it plans to make batteries for electric vehicles in 2025 and for energy storage systems the following year.

Ford has announced plans to cut 1,300 jobs in the UK over the next two years, a fifth of its total workforce in the country.It is part of a major restructuring programme that will see the carmaker cut 3,800 jobs overall across Europe.Ford is cutting back on development staff as it faces an uncertain economic future and prepares for the transition to electric vehicles.