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Is aviation the best application yet for hydrogen fuel cells?

Charged EVs

My father worked in the oil industry, but his formal education was in aviation maintenance and mechanics back in the Soviet Union, so I got exposed to some of that early on. If you look at the climate impact of aviation, less than half of that is CO 2 , the rest of it is stuff like nitrogen oxide. That has its own problems.

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California Energy Commission awards $9.6M to 8 projects on electric vehicles, natural gas and biofuels

Green Car Congress

The statute, amended by Assembly Bill 109 (Núñez, Chapter 313, Statutes of 2008), authorizes the Energy Commission to develop and deploy alternative and renewable fuels and advanced transportation technologies to help achieve the state's climate change policies. The eight projects are: Electric Vehicle manufacturing. $1

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Road Test: 2024 Toyota Mirai Limited FCEV

Clean Fleet Report

The rear seats in the Limited are heated and ventilated, and rear seat passengers have air vents, a touchscreen for climate and audio controls, and a toggle to control the overhead sunshade. There is wireless phone charging, selectable eight-color ambient lighting, 3-zone automatic climate control system and a fixed dual panoramic roof.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

San Jose Mercury News ). Felix and I might differ on that -- Felix and I were talking the other day -- but we dont expect the battery and the battery maintenance to be part of the ownership cost of your car. If that target is met, the largest U.S. Bloomberg News ). GM Press Release ).

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