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New analysis suggests Uber adding significantly to pollution and traffic in European cities

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Uber is adding more polluting car trips to already-clogged European cities such as London and Paris, new analysis by European NGOs suggests —contributing to air pollution and climate change and exploding the company’s sustainability claims. Source: “Europe’s giant ‘taxi’ company: is Uber part of the problem or the solution?”.

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Calif. Energy Commission to award more than $44M for hydrogen refueling and alternative fuel vehicle projects

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For the current fiscal year, the program is slated to invest approximately $90 million to encourage the development and use of new technologies, and alternative and renewable fuels, to help the state meet its climate-change goals. Expanding hydrogen fueling stations in California.

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Better Place Debuts EV Services Platform and Partners at Frankfurt Motor Show

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For the UN Summit on Climate Change (COP15) in Copenhagen in December, Better Place will build a showcase to celebrate the EV as a scalable solution for fighting climate change. In North America, Better Place has worked actively with local partners and government in Ontario, Canada; the San Francisco Bay Area; and Hawaii.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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This helps to explain the climate changes we are now experiencing. To travel from San Francisco to Mexico in a BEV would involve many long-time (several hours) battery charges assuming the charging stations will even be available. This may be like the overhead lines used by electric street cars. 18 ] [link].

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

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near Motorola, and another 20 or so work in San Francisco, not far from Apple. His people at MidAmerican have studied clean technologies like batteries and wind power for years because of the threat of climate change. operations are small - about 20 people work in a sales and marketing outpost in Elk Grove Village, Ill.,

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