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EIB awards €17M to QEV to advance zero emissions transport in developing countries

Green Car Congress

QEV is a Spanish technology and engineering company that develops and manufactures electric drive components for Formula-E race cars, and electric drivetrain assemblies (‘e-kits’) for minibuses. In the Philippines, QEV recently equipped 10 new GET electric minibuses and converted numerous Jeepneys to use its fully-electric technology.

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Rivian CEO teases R1T’s flood wading abilities in new video

Teslarati

Our engineers going for a quick dip! Automobile flood tests seem to grow pertinent every year as climate change increases the likelihood of record-breaking floods. The video Scaringe shared gave people a close look at how the R1T would handle flooded ares.

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Test of Planet-Cooling Scheme Could Start in 2022

Cars That Think

This question of whether climate change becomes so bad that we have to do something to dull its impacts and reduce human suffering is a very big one,” says Keutsch, an atmospheric chemist. In 1991, when Mount Pinatubo erupted in the Philippines, it created a haze of particles so dense that it temporarily cooled the planet by.

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How Will EV Charging Powered by Renewable Energy Create a Greener World

Driivz

With the increasing threat of climate change, renewable energy has slowly but surely regained is prominence. The tectonic-plate-related power is generated most in Iceland, El Salvador, New Zealand, Kenya, and the Philippines. Renewable energy was the main source of energy before the discovery of oil, coal, and natural gas.

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Gogoro expands its battery-swapping electric scooters to the Americas

Baua Electric

Together, we will provide an accessible path for both consumer and delivery riders to adopt sustainable urban mobility and play a key role in battling climate change and making the world better for all,” said Horace Luke, founder and CEO of Gogoro. “On

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