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New cars in Europe in 2013 collectively met 2015 CO2 target two years ahead of the deadline

Green Car Congress

Thus, in 2013 the European Union fleet already collectively met its legal target for 2015. Compared to the current levels the average emissions gap between gasoline and diesel was more than 10 times higher in 2000. The average CO 2 emissions level of a new car sold in 2013 was 127 g CO 2 /km; the target for 2015 was 130 g/km.

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Cutting Non-CO2 Pollutants Can Delay Abrupt Climate Change; The Fast Action Climate Agenda

Green Car Congress

Cutting HFCs, black carbon, tropospheric ozone, and methane can buy us about 40 years before we approach the dangerous threshold of 2°C warming. —co-author We have to take advantage of the proven ability of this legally binding treaty to quickly phase down HFCs. —Dr. The Montreal Protocol is critical for avoiding abrupt climate change.

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In the Caribbean, EVs leave ICE vehicles behind

Electric Auto Association

People feel more comfortable buying a car they know can be serviced and repaired.” “The In 2000, “I decided my next car would be an EV when there was really nothing on the market,” White continued. “I There was no NEV legislation on the books that made it legal,” White said. “I The LEAF is very versatile, too,” added White. “I

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Who Really Invented the Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery?

Cars That Think

Jonas Ekstromer/AFP/Getty Images In the early 1970s, Exxon scientists predicted that global oil production would peak in the year 2000 and then fall into a steady decline. They asked company cofounder Nikola Marincic to turn the slurries into cylindrical cells, like the kind someone might buy for a flashlight.

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Tesla FSD’s prolonged release doesn’t make it a ‘fraud,’ company says

Teslarati

Moreover, the hundreds-of-paragraph, narrative complaint fails to support a single cognizable legal theory. Tesla’s attorneys noted that the plaintiff allegedly researched Tesla’s online and public statements and reviewed them before buying his vehicles. See Richardson, 2000 WL.”

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EV Tax Credit: The Guide Your Car Dealer Doesn’t Want You To Read

EV Life

This article is for informational purposes only, and is not intended to provide tax, legal or accounting advice. You should consult your own tax, legal and accounting advisors before engaging in any transaction. As one might imagine, car dealerships are excited to share the $7500 tax credit to encourage you to buy a car.

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Inventing Postscript, the Tech That Took the Pain out of Printing

Cars That Think

As they planned to buy whatever hardware they needed after they had perfected their programming language, they focused first on Jam. Ironically, Adobe is now licensing its font technology to Linotype, and Linotype is converting its entire library of some 2000 fonts into PostScript representations.) What’s NeXT?

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