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New Mexico EV Mandate Stands After Opposition from Car Dealers

The Truth About Cars

That effectively makes this piece an addendum to our recent Gas War article pertaining to the Californian emissions waiver. Research tracking registered vehicles in New Mexico from the state's Motor Vehicle Division has revealed that since January 2022, EV sales in the state have not exceeded 4 percent of total vehicle sales, Ortiz said. "So

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Battery recycling shatters the myth of EV waste – ET Auto

Baua Electric

As a result, the initial carbon footprint of an EV is higher than a comparable internal combustion engine vehicle.Those upfront emissions are paid back over time with the superior efficiency of electric motors, leading to a 70% reduction in total emissions over the average life of the vehicle.

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Battery recycling shatters the myth of EV waste – ET Auto

Baua Electric

As a result, the initial carbon footprint of an EV is higher than a comparable internal combustion engine vehicle.Those upfront emissions are paid back over time with the superior efficiency of electric motors, leading to a 70% reduction in total emissions over the average life of the vehicle.

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Tesla is one of the world’s 20 fast-growing companies

Teslarati

Out of the top 20 fastest growing companies, Tesla was number 4 on the list following China National Coal Group, CMA CGM, and Ansteel Group. In 2021, I wrote this article in CleanTechnica. Ford, General Motors, Volkswagen, and many others are now producing and marketing EVs. Tesla’s true competition is energy companies.

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Wind Turbine Blades Destined for the Afterlife

Cars That Think

Heretofore, pulling off that magic trick required the ability to detect light that had interacted with the genuine, real-world article. This flash Joule heating process can also extract rare earths from fly ash, a by-product of coal combustion. Walter Oppel/Fraunhofer Iof High-Voltage Recycling.

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Fundamental Energy Transitions Can Take a Century

Cars That Think

One hundred and forty years ago, Thomas Edison began generating electricity at two small coal-fired stations, one in London ( Holborn Viaduct ), the other in New York City ( Pearl Street Station ). The early expansion of generation was destined for industry—above all for the conversion from steam engines to electric motors—and for commerce.

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Cutting Carbon Emissions Is Harder Than the Glasgow Climate Pact Thinks

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billion tonnes of pig (cast) iron in blast furnaces fueled with coke made from metallurgical coal. billion motor vehicles on the road, of which no more than 1 percent were electric. This article appears in the February 2022 print issue as “Decarbonization Algebra.”. That’s what we’d need to fly about 2.2

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