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Mercedes-Benz EQC EV soaking up summer heat of up to 50?C in trials in Spain

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Battery draining tests, i.e. test drives in which the battery is completely drained of power, are also part of the test program. This tests and validates, for example, the durability of a powertrain connection or of individual axle parts. How does an almost fully charged battery respond to further charging?

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TOAR shows present-day global ozone distribution and trends relevant to health; public database

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Even so, during 2010-2014, people in parts of California, Arizona, Colorado, Texas, the Midwest and the Middle Atlantic still experienced more than 15 days a year in which ozone levels exceeded the US health-based air quality standard of 70 parts per billion (ppb) averaged over eight hours.

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Electric Vehicle Initiative Launched at Clean Energy Ministerial in Washington DC

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As of 20 July, participating governments include China, France, Germany, Japan, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Other initial partners include the International Energy Agency.

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Fast action on black carbon, ozone and methane could help limit global temperature rise to 2 degrees C

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Fast action might also reduce losses of mountain glaciers linked in part with black carbon deposits while reducing projected warming by two thirds in the Arctic over the coming decades by two thirds. This is in line with Sweden’s strategy on SLCFs and its policy to integrate climate change and air pollution policies.

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The Global Outlook of Electric Vehicles

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Coming in second is Norway, followed by Sweden, Germany and the United Kingdom rounding out the top five countries for EV adoption, according to the most recent version of the Electric Vehicle Country Readiness Index from ​​ Ernst & Young Global Ltd. As part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), $7.5

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Climate Talks End In Copenhagen Accord; Countries Settle On Non- Binding 2 ºC Warming Limit

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Quizzed by The Observer as to which country had objected to the 2050 target, director-general of Sweden’s Naturvårdsverket (Environmental Protection Agency) Lars-Erik Liljelund quipped , “China. China doesn’t like numbers.”

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Micro-components in EVs: small dimensions and tight tolerances (Whitepaper) – Charged EVs

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