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Road Test: Ford 2023 Escape PHEV

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The Natural Bridge to an EV Escaping the High Price of Fuel The natural bridge from a gasoline-powered car to an electric vehicle is a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV). The 2023 Ford Escape PHEV compact SUV is a fine example of not only being efficient but also versatile. Two gasoline engines—a 1.5-liter liter 3-cylinder and a 2.0-liter

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Study: annual climate impact of wild pigs could be greater than 1.1M cars

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Feral swine are descendants of escaped or released pigs. The researchers used predictive population models coupled with advanced mapping techniques to estimate the climate damage wild pigs are causing across five continents. Feral swine are the same species, Sus scrofa , as pigs that are found on farms.

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Road Test: 2022 Ford Escape PHEV Titanium FWD

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Escaping High Fuel Prices; a Natural Bridge to an EV. The 2022 Ford Escape Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) is powered by a 2.5-liter With a plug-in option the Escape can drive all-electric (for more than 40 miles we found). Note: The Escape PHEV is rated by the EPA to have 37 miles of all-electric driving range.

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ARPA-E selects SwRI to create more effective burner to reduce methane emissions

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Burners currently used on the field commonly perform below target specifications, especially under crosswind conditions, which results in a significant portion of this powerful greenhouse gas escaping into the atmosphere. The three-year, $2.9-million SwRI Research Engineer Luis Gutierrez is working with Prof.

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Study finds GHG methane offsets its warming ~30% and precipitation increase ~60% by short-wave absorption

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The corresponding climate impacts, however, have been only indirectly evaluated and thus remain largely unquantified. Robert Allen/UCR) Both types of energy—longwave (from Earth) and shortwave (from sun)—escape from the atmosphere more than they are absorbed into it.

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Study finds methane emissions from coal mines ~50% higher than previously thought

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The results have important implications for Earth’s climate because methane is about 25 times more powerful than carbon dioxide when it comes to warming the planet over a long period. The study is the first to attempt to account for methane escaping from abandoned mines. Mines are getting deeper every year.

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Tesla’s move to Texas labeled ‘betrayal’ of California, a way to escape paying taxes

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Even though Musk’s entire vision was to help avert a climate crisis and revolutionize the automotive industry, some people still seem to be convinced he is a man with horrible intentions. The post Tesla’s move to Texas labeled ‘betrayal’ of California, a way to escape paying taxes appeared first on TESLARATI.

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