This latest move by California’s state governor will likely ratchet up tensions with Washington The US State of California’s Governor has said it will require that by 2035, all new cars and passenger trucks sold in California are zero emission vehicles. Governor Gavin Newsom said he will aggressively move the […]
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Transport is the UK’s biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions | Credit: Haidan The opposition joins Greenpeace and Green Alliance in warning the government should introduce a ban of fossil-fuel cars by 2030 if it wants to meet its 2050 emissions target Greenpeace and Green Alliance have today warned the […]
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order Wednesday to ban the sale and manufacturing of new gas-only cars in 2035. The mandate, aimed at combatting climate change, will require all new vehicles sold in the Golden State to have zero emissions. California’s transportation sector has contributed to at […]
California Governor Gavin Newsom has just announced a ban on the sale of new gasoline-powered vehicles starting in 2035. The state will require all new cars and trucks sold after that date to be zero emission vehicles. Californians will still be able to operate gas-powered vehicles after that date, and […]
Sept. 23 (UPI) — California’s Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order Wednesday to end the sale of new internal-combustion passenger vehicles by 2035. Standing before a row of luxury electric vehicles, Newsom announced the executive order, describing it as a bold measure to combat climate change, the most […]
© LAT Images Red Bull thinks it will gain from ‘party mode’ ban Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko thinks his team and Honda are set to gain from Formula 1’s ‘party mode’ ban. From this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix, F1 teams will no longer be allowed to run special […]
Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff sees the upcoming ban on qualifying modes as a challenge – and he believes that it will potentially give the team more performance in races. The FIA wrote to the teams last week informing them of a plan to allow only one mode for […]
© LAT Images Bottas Valtteri Bottas is “not sure how happy Red Bull is now” with the ban on Formula 1 engine ‘party modes’ after Mercedes dominated qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix. Mercedes swept to a front row lockout at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza as Lewis Hamilton scored his […]
McLaren Formula 1 team principal Andreas Seidl is confident that Mercedes will remain the benchmark power unit supplier despite the upcoming clampdown on engine modes. The FIA informed the teams last week that it wants them to run a single mode in qualifying and the race, which was initially set […]
Valtteri Bottas is “not sure how happy Red Bull is now” with the ban on Formula 1 engine ‘party modes’ after Mercedes dominated qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix. Mercedes swept to a front row lockout at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza as Lewis Hamilton scored his 94th F1 pole position, […]
© Getty Images Mattia Binotto Ferrari Mattia Binotto thinks that the ‘party mode’ ban that will be implemented at the Italian Grand Prix could make things “interesting”. The FIA recently announced that, from the Italian Grand Prix onwards, teams would effectively have to use the same engine modes throughout the […]
© LAT Images Ferrari: Party mode ban could change order at Monza Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto thinks Formula 1’s ban on party modes has the capacity to shake up the competitive order at the Italian Grand Prix. As part of a push by the FIA to increase its confidence […]
Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto thinks Formula 1’s ban on party modes has the capacity to shake up the competitive order at the Italian Grand Prix. As part of a push by the FIA to increase its confidence that none of the F1 teams are finding ways to exploit the […]
CAMPAIGNERS are pleading with the Scottish Government to bring forward the timescale for phasing out the sale of new petrol and diesel cars in a bid to cut carbon emissions and harness a green recovery from the Covid-19 crisis. The Scottish Government has pledged that the sale of new petrol and […]
The FIA clampdown on Formula 1 teams usage of qualifying engine modes has been postponed until the Italian Grand Prix, instead of next weekend’s Belgian GP as originally intended. The concession has been made to allow engine manufacturers more time to conduct dyno testing before they head into a race […]
McLaren boss Andreas Seidl has welcomed the ban on testing at new Formula 1 venues, saying it would have sent the wrong sign over unnecessary travel amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The FIA sporting regulations allow teams to run 2018 cars without limitation, as long as the governing body is kept […]
Red Bull boss Christian Horner is supportive of the FIA’s move to clampdown on teams using different engine modes during qualifying, saying it is a “healthy thing for the manufacturers”. In the week leading up to the Spanish Grand Prix, the teams were informed by the FIA that there will […]
The FIA’s upcoming ban on teams running higher engine modes in Formula 1 qualifying is “only a positive” for Ferrari given its straight-line speed struggles, reckons Charles Leclerc. It emerged on Thursday ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix that the FIA is set to clamp down on changeable power modes […]
Lewis Hamilton says the impending move to ban powerful Formula 1 qualifying engine modes will not “get the result that they want” in terms of its impact on Mercedes’ performance. F1 squads have been informed that the FIA will issue a new technical directive ahead of this month’s Belgian Grand […]
Mercedes will continue to work on the development of its innovative dual-axis steering (DAS) system despite being banned for 2021, saying it is “not a closed book”. Mercedes sparked intrigue up and down the paddock when it debuted DAS during pre-season testing back in February. The device allows drivers Lewis […]