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Baker Institute report: China has positioned itself as a gatekeeper to the energy transition; nickel case study

Green Car Congress

The global push to convert the world to electric vehicles will cause supply chain complexities that could undermine the alternative energy transition in the United States, according to a new report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. The detailed report— Need Nickel? —Baker Institute report Need Nickel?

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NOAA, partners find about 98% decline in VOCs concentrations in LA Basin over last 50 years despite 3x increase in use of gasoline and diesel

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Requirements for catalytic converters, use of reformulated fuels less prone to evaporate, and improved engine efficiency of new vehicles have all likely contributed to overall declines in vehicle-related pollution, including VOCs. —Warneke et al.

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UK to provide more than £11M to £23M alternative & dual-fuel heavy-duty vehicle demonstration program; more than 300 vehicles

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Wheaton and Sons Ltd (Somerset), John Lewis Partnership plc (London), T Baden Hardstaff Ltd (Nottingham), Robert Wiseman Dairies (Glasgow), Tesco plc (Northants), The BOC Group (Guildford) and United Biscuits UK Ltd (Leicestershire).

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Boats Should Be Sleek—But Only Up to a Point

Cars That Think

In comparison with Moore's Law, the nonsilicon world's progress can seem rather glacial. Then inexpensive steel became available (thanks to Bessemer process converters), inducing Lloyd's of London to accept its use as an insurable material in 1877. John MacNeill.

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The environmental impact of electric cars

Drive Electric

In comparison – a combustion engine car’s brakes convert kinetic energy into wasted heat to slow the vehicle. This London-based firm has delivered millions of parcels across the capital and has done so from the beginning in electric vehicles savings thousands of tons of carbon emissions already.

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Why EVs Aren't a Climate Change Panacea

Cars That Think

This is due to the 30 to 40 percent increase in emissions EVs create in comparison to manufacturing an ICE vehicle, mainly from its battery production. In states (or countries ) with a high proportion of coal-generated electricity, the miles needed to break-even climb more. Even a few US cities it might be livable without a car.

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Aqua Metals is building a more sustainable battery recycling ecosystem

Charged EVs

Charged : Do different companies handle different steps of the process that converts spent battery packs to minerals? By comparison, Aqua Metals’ solution creates high-purity metals (nickel, cobalt, copper, etc) which can go right back into the supply chain, and we have a unique pathway to creating lithium hydroxide in a closed loop.