CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 15, 2022

Where do you stand on Tesla's mercurial leader? Tesla CEO Elon Musk gets rave reviews from some, brickbats from others.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2014

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the Second Integrated Urban Air Toxics Report to Congress—the final of two reports required under the Clean Air Act (CAA) to inform Congress of progress in reducing public health risks from urban air toxics (also referred to as hazardous air pollutants or HAPs).

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 13, 2023

Is this enough to offset the influence of Tesla's mercurial CEO? The company currently has capacity to build about 2 million cars a year at 4 factories — in Fremont, California; Shanghai, China; Austin, Texas; and Berlin, Germany; with Mexico next on the list. It has set a goal of eventually building 20 million cars a year.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 24, 2022

Will Tesla's innovation and robotic ingenuity offset a thin supply chain and Musk's mercurial nature? Are the social forces at play a sign of falling confidence in the all-electric car manufacturer?

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Oil and Octane Shop of Springfield, Missouri enabled testing of Gevo’s isobutanol by supplying test blends to major marine engine manufacturers, such as Mercury Marine. Gevo’s bio-based isobutanol helps meet renewable fuel and clean air standards, while solving concerns that many boaters have with ethanol-blended fuels.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2012

CPS Energy of San Antonio has signed a Power Purchase Agreement for approximately 200 MW of power from the Texas Clean Energy Project (TCEP), located just west of Midland-Odessa. In a non-carbon-capture plant, the syngas is cleaned to remove impurities and sent to a gas turbine where it undergoes combustion to produce electricity.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

The Clean Air Act (CAA) requires EPA to set National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for wide-spread pollutants from numerous and diverse sources considered harmful to public health and the environment. The Clean Air Act established two types of national air quality standards. National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2017

361,000 children under 5 years die due to diarrhea, as a result of poor access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene. Chemicals, such as fluoride, lead and mercury pesticides, persistent organic pollutants, and others in manufactured goods, eventually find their way into the food chain.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2010

The plant’s new boiler, air separation unit, CO 2 purification and compression unit will deliver 90% CO 2 capture and eliminate most SO x , NO x , mercury, and particulate emissions.

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Drive Electric

APRIL 5, 2023

Since the Clean Car Discount was introduced, EV and hybrids have grown to over a third of new registrations, already saving the country over $100m a year in fuel.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

They] will lock in high greenhouse gas emissions, water use and mercury pollution for decades. The study notes that the plants would also emit hydrogen sulfide and mercury, which, if not properly scrubbed and treated, are potentially harmful to human health. —Robert B. —Chi-Jen Yang. Chi-Jen Yang, Robert B.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 8, 2024

Clean car correspondent John Voelcker took a dimmer view: “The GM EV numbers for 2023 are worse than I imagined. For one company (particularly one with controversial policies and a mercurial leader) to dominate the electric car market is bad news for consumers. Tesla stans may see Big Auto’s failure as cause for celebration.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2014

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the already widely-discussed (albeit without much detail) “Clean Power Plan” proposal, which mandates a national average 30% cut in greenhouse gas emissions from existing power plants from 2005 levels by 2030. Clean Power Plan proposed rule. state compliance) to $7.4

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2015

Advances in pollution control technology for vehicles and industry along with other emission reduction standards, including “Tier 3” clean vehicle and fuels standards, the Clean Power Plan and the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, will significantly cut smog-forming emissions, helping states meet the updated ozone standards.

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 29, 2022

It’s now or never if humans hope to prevent the mercury from increasing by 1.5° The post Leveraging Parking Lot Solar Panels for EV Charging first appeared on Clean Fleet Report. Can Solar Panels Produce Enough Juice? Many wonder, “why not install solar panels on an EV’s roof?”

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2010

EPA will finalize its mobile source GHG rules under the Clean Air Act, and “ provide a framework for continued improvements in that sector.” ( Earlier post. ). Cleaning Up Communities. Improved monitoring, permitting and enforcement will be critical building blocks for air quality improvement. Protecting America’s Waters.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2014

The valuable minerals, mostly in the form of sulfides, are separated from waste minerals (gangue minerals) by floating and being collected and upgraded or cleaned to produce a concentrate. Mercury (and its compounds). No mercury, very low arsenic and very low other metals.”. Manganese (and its compounds).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed Clean Air Act standards to reduce CO 2 emissions from fossil-fuel fired power plants (electric utility generating units, EGUs). Background. In the decision in Massachusetts v.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2013

Continue implementation of Clean Air Act requirements on criteria pollutants (such as SO 2 and NO x ) and hazardous air pollutants (such as mercury) to include creating new performance standards for CO2 emissions from existing stationary sources, which would follow the performance standards for new plants released in March 2012.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2009

million Series A round of financing led by venture capital firms Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) and DFJ Mercury, both leading investors in early-stage clean technology companies. Glycos Biotechnologies , Inc. has closed a $5.0

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2013

This begins an occasional series on “big science” tools hosted at US national laboratories that are being applied to support the development of technology innovations for clean transportation. In the case of ORNL’s SNS, the target is mercury. ORNL operates nine user facilities—i.e., Specs for the 1.4

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Spacecraft Time to 5 Crewed Flights Gemini 267d | 8 months 22 days Apollo CSM 278d | 9 months 5 days Soyuz 7K 351d | 11 months 16 days Soyuz MS 386d | 12 months 21 days Mercury 516d | 16 months 28 days Crew Dragon 529d | 17 months 11 days Soyuz TM 571d | 18 months 24 days Shuttle 578d | 18 months 30 days Soyuz TMA-M 646d | 21 months 7 days Soyuz TMA (..)

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Creative Greenius

FEBRUARY 12, 2009

I know I should be in Washington DC in two weeks to help take over the capitol on behalf of green jobs, clean energy and ending our carbon-based economy. Maybe you didn’t know there was a coal-fired power plant spewing greenhouse gases, mercury and a very bad vibe just blocks from Capitol Hill.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2010

Alternatively, oxidation of an aqueous Na 2 SO 3 solution can be carried out for the production of high purity clean hydrogen fuel. under illumination from a low pressure mercury lamp. Huang et al.

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Drive Electric

MAY 15, 2022

And the investigation of extending the Clean Car Discount to other vehicle types. “We are pleased to see other key initiatives that we have been advocating for are included in the plan: The completion of a national charging infrastructure strategy. A vehicle scrappage scheme. A social leasing programme.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2009

The 50-MWe system will include technologies to remove trace elements such as mercury and arsenic, capture the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), and extract more than 99.9% Data on thermal efficiency, emissions, and cost benefits will be gathered during more than 5,000 hours of testing the warm syngas cleaning system.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2009

The Department is posting Notices of Intent to issue this funding, supporting the following initiatives: Clean Coal Power Initiative. The new funding will allow researchers broader CCS commercial-scale experience by expanding the range of technologies, applications, fuels, and geologic formations that are tested.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 19, 2024

It reminds me a bit of the old comedy routine in which a restaurant-goer cleans their plate, then complains about the food (and the small portions). Sources: The Mercury News , Car and Driver , Reuters The post The real reason Hertz is selling EVs – Charged EVs appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2010

—Don Anair, the senior vehicles analyst with UCS’ Clean Vehicles Program who oversaw the guide. The Honda Civic Hybrid, Mercury Milan Hybrid and Ford Fusion Hybrid tied for second with an identical environmental score of 7.8. The Prius scored a 9.8 out of a possible 10.

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Plugs and Cars

JULY 1, 2007

It is looking like the Governor's contribution to global warming is a lot of hot air touting his greenness while opposing the slightest additional measure proposed by an actual clean air professional. who sabotaged his efforts to make those first global warming regulations stronger and more expansive.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 7, 2022

Eventually the linings [of devices] break, and when they're rained upon, the very toxic materials [they contain] — mercury, lead, arsenic, beryllium, cadmium — come out. Sadly, it could also be sent to a country where they don't have the right tools or expertise to dismantle old electronics.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 4, 2009

fuel vehicles including hybrids, modern clean-diesel, electric, hydrogen fuel cell and ethanol powered vehicles. Modern, clean diesel vehicles are becoming a competitive hybrid alternative. Mercury Mariner Hybrid. Mercury Mariner E85. Mercury Milan Hybrid. Mercury Milan E85. Mercedes-Benz ML450 Hyrbid.

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Plugs and Cars

JANUARY 11, 2008

As reported in the San Jose Mercury News today , Friday, January 11, "We are getting strong expressions of support from them to increase their level of commitments, including financially," said Mary Nichols, who chairs the Air Resources Board, talking about the energy companies.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2009

Ford, Lincoln and Mercury retail sales increased 9% versus a year ago. Other results included: Ford Fusion sales totaled 17,610, a July record and up 66% versus a year ago, and Mercury Milan sales were up 60%. Ford Escape sales totaled 20,241, a July record and up 94% versus a year ago, and Mercury Mariner sales were up 71%.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2011

The analysis builds on existing policy tools and methods, such as the methods developed under the EU’s Clean Air for Europe (CAFE) program. There are differences between the selected pollutants in terms of the extent of current knowledge about how to evaluate their impacts.

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Green Cars News

MAY 18, 2009

Tags: Latest news clean coal power initiative Green cars US Department of Energy.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

So IEEE Spectrum is making one of its occasional forays into science fiction, with a short story by Karl Schroeder about the unexpected outcomes from building a computer out of planet Mercury. E In a 2013 study, Sandberg and his colleague Stuart Armstrong suggested deploying automated self-replicating robots on Mercury to build a Dyson swarm.

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