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EV News for a hot EV summer

Electric Auto Association

EV sustainability Clean the air while driving A Dutch group develops an EV that captures carbon while in motion. EV trucks Walmart rides Canoo The retail giant has ordered 4,500 trucks from Arkansas-based Canoo. EV outreach event. EV Demand Rural catch up The most pronounced growth in EV Market share in the U.S.

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Protecting a divine planet

Electric Auto Association

Two of the most recent charger installations were at the East Chestnut Street Mennonite Church of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and Second Presbyterian Church of Little Rock, Arkansas. It also calculates and displays the amount of carbon sequestered due to each charge. The 40 amp Level 2 dual-port unit pulls at a healthy 8.3

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NRC report concludes hydraulic fracturing poses low risk for causing earthquakes, but risks are higher for wastewater injection wells; CCS impact undetermined

Green Car Congress

Earthquakes attributable to human activities are called “induced seismic events” or “induced earthquakes.” In addition, carbon capture and storage may have the potential for inducing seismic events, because significant volumes of fluids are injected underground over long periods of time.

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UI, ExxonMobil study finds where bioenergy crops would grow best while minimizing detrimental effects on aquatic ecosystems

Green Car Congress

carbon allocation, vegetation structure, and phenology). However, this may not hold where there are frequent and intense drought events, particularly in regions with shallow soil depths. This figure shows how much water is used to produced one unit of ethanol (defined as water use intensity) for each energy crop. Click to enlarge.

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