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Audi partnering with Climeworks on CO2 direct air capture and storage

Green Car Congress

The Swiss company Climeworks is building the world’s largest direct air capture (DAC) and storage facility for converting atmospheric CO 2 to rock in Iceland. The particularly high geothermal energy means that the Earth’s heat can be converted to electricity cost-effectively and virtually CO 2 neutrally.

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Daimler Trucks & Buses targets completely CO2-neutral fleet of new vehicles by 2039 in Europe, Japan and NAFTA

Green Car Congress

The Mercedes-Benz eActros heavy-duty electric truck, with a range of up to 200 km, is in intensive use by customers in Germany and Switzerland as part of the eActros “innovation fleet”. eCitaro vehicles were also delivered to Luxembourg and Switzerland. The eCitaro is being continuously advanced for use in regular service.

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Mercedes-Benz Trucks delivering 10 eActros electric heavy-duty trucks to customers for two years of fleet testing

Green Car Congress

Participating in the fleet test are ten customers from a variety of sectors in Germany and Switzerland: Dachser, Edeka, Hermes, Kraftverkehr Nagel, Ludwig Meyer, pfenning logistics, TBS Rhein-Neckar and Rigterink from Germany; and Camion Transport and Migros from Switzerland. The maximum permissible axle load stands at the usual 11.5

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

In my conversations, I focus primarily on the overall total cost of ownership and I have encouraged some friends to convert. For over 40 years I have organized demos and exhibited EVs, especially light EVs, at in-person EVents to thousands of people. I am constantly promoting the positive experience I have with EVs. Frederick (Rick) W.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

In my conversations, I focus primarily on the overall total cost of ownership and I have encouraged some friends to convert. For over 40 years I have organized demos and exhibited EVs, especially light EVs, at in-person EVents to thousands of people. I am constantly promoting the positive experience I have with EVs. Frederick (Rick) W.

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Marlow to Milan on one tank: the Volvo DRIVe story

Green Cars News

One of these intrepid road testers sent to try the fuel efficiency of Volvo’s new DRIVe models-the V70 and S80- was our reporter Tom Stewart, who kindly kept a diary to explain how Volvo converted a confessed ‘lead-foot’ to an eco-angel. Never be anything other than extremely light-footed on the throttle. The DRIVe Story.

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Designing a Miniaturized Wastewater Treatment Plant for Micropollutant Degradation

Cars That Think

Compared to other AOPs, it is considered safer and more sustainable because it is powered by a light source. During photocatalysis, light is absorbed by photocatalysts that have the ability to create electron-hole pairs, which generate free hydroxyl radicals that are able to react with target pollutants and degrade them. Their goal?

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