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ICL, CMU study associates PM2.5 air pollution in US with >30,000 deaths and reduced life expectancy

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excluding Alaska and Hawaii) between 1999 and 2015. million deaths between 1999 to 2015 in the USA, with 18.4 2019) “Particulate matter air pollution and national and county life expectancy loss in the USA: A spatiotemporal analysis.” The study, published in the journal PLOS Medicine , analyzed concentrations of PM 2.5

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DOE to award $15.8M to 30 hydrogen and fuel cell technologies projects

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The 2017 FOA solicited early-stage materials research to advance the Department’s goals of enabling economic and efficient transportation via fuel cell electric vehicles that use hydrogen fuel produced from diverse domestic resources. University of Hawaii at Manoa. PGM-free OER Catalysts for PEM Electrolyzer. University of Michigan.

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Another cut at US electric vehicle range requirements and usage patterns; fully-charged LEAF could handle 83-95% of all driving days

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Solar Journey USA project. This study was conducted as part of the Solar Journey USA project, an initiative to educate Americans about electric vehicles, solar energy and the synergy of Sustainable Driving that arises from the two. A 2011 Tesla Roadster would be able to satisfy >98.5% of travel days, assuming a minimum range of 0.85

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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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It offers the solution to several significant transitions we need: moving society from burning fossil fuels to substituting renewable resource fuels such as solar, wind and biofuels; and from using fossil materials as fuel to using them for other recyclable uses. It is much more than that. A good start: have all government vehicles be PHEVs.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity If you ask, "have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?", USA Today ) 6/23/06 "General Motors Corp., todays answer is "Yes -- but not yet."

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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So far Israel, Denmark, Australia , Hawaii and California’s Bay Area have plans to implement the Better Place model. Aren’t we just exchanging one nonrenewable resource for another? Bolivia is no friend of the USA. Battery recharging would typically take two to four hours, he said. C Dumke — Conrad Dumke 6.

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