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CEO Mary Barra & General Motors Make Sure The Greenius Is Rewarded For His Many Years Of EV Advocacy

Creative Greenius

It’s rare when consumer karma actually works out for any buyer of any product made today, but then again, your friendly neighborhood Greenius is not your usual consumer. I started learning about, writing about, and promoting electric cars in 2007. My brand new battery, made by LG in South Korea, was included in the recall.

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Urgent: Assemblymember Chris Holden Trying to Kill California’s 100% Renewable Climate Bill, #ChangeTheClimate, #SB100

Creative Greenius

Those impacts will hit home in all of California’s neighborhoods, affecting our already-stressed water supply, air quality, public health, coasts, fisheries, agricultural communities, power reliability, and many other issues. Bill Quirk – (916) 319-2020 – [link]. Autumn Burke – (916) 319-2062 – [link].

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The View From Here Today

Creative Greenius

I took the photos that now illustrate it here on my blog within the last hour: My name is Joe Galliani, I’m 52 years old and I’ve lived in Southern California for 33 years. (c) Our neighborhood is called the “Hollywood Riviera&# because of its beautiful hillside homes with idyllic ocean views framed by palm trees.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

It might be in your neighborhood, but it's something that you will find along interstates or major travel routes. Learn more about simulation apps and find this and other case studies at comsol.com/blog/apps. So you go back to 2013 or 2012 and the waves started and people said by 2020, how many electric cars we will have.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

It might be in your neighborhood, but it's something that you will find along interstates or major travel routes. Learn more about simulation apps and find this and other case studies at comsol.com/blog/apps. So you go back to 2013 or 2012 and the waves started and people said by 2020, how many electric cars we will have.

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Report: Chinese Export Rule Changes Could Impact EV Battery Production

The Truth About Cars

& "The amount of graphite needed to feed those gigafactory beasts is in the neighborhood of a million tons per year, and the current capacity is zero in North America at commercial scale," John DeMaio, president of Graphex Group, a graphite processor with roots in Hong Kong, told Automotive News in the relevant report.

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California Moves Closer to Banning Heavy Diesel Truck Sales

The Truth About Cars

We’re one step closer to achieving healthier neighborhoods and cleaner air for all Californians,” he said in a statement. Gavin Newsom was quoted by the Associated Press as saying this would provide the state with an opportunity to show “the world what real climate action looks like.”