Green Car Congress
MARCH 17, 2020
Those living in polluted cities are more at risk from COVID-19, the European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) warned today. Air pollution can cause hypertension, diabetes and respiratory diseases, conditions that doctors are starting to link to higher mortality rates for COVID-19. The European Respiratory Society (ERS) is an EPHA member.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 6, 2016
biogenic), most of the observed particles were spherical, with diameters up to 150 nm, some with fused surfaces, all characteristic of high-temperature formation—such as from vehicle (particularly diesel) engines or open fires. Hautot et al. Their paper is being published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
Green Car Congress
MARCH 16, 2015
Researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center have linked fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) pollution to a dangerous narrowing of neck arteries that occurs prior to strokes. pollutants are particulates with diameters less than 2.5 They are mostly by-products of combustion engines and burning wood. millionths of a meter. Berger, MD.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 25, 2020
This puffy line is not just exhaust from the engine, but a change in the clouds that’s caused by small airborne particles of pollution. Pollution from ships creates lines of clouds that can stretch hundreds of miles. The difference helps explain how much industrial pollution influences clouds. NASA Earth Observatory.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 25, 2020
Keolis, in partnership with Urban ICT Arena, Telia, Ericsson Intel and T-engineering, has launched a new autonomous self-driving, electric minibus trial in Stockholm, Sweden, using 5G technology to control and supervise the vehicle remotely. It features seven seats and will drive at a maximum speed of 18km/h.
Green Car Congress
JULY 17, 2018
The company provided general confirmation of publicly available data, but no detailed information regarding engine specifications. The engine model is a low-fidelity model built into SUAVE; the engine model uses high-level engine cycle parameters—bypass ratio, overall pressure ratio, and turbine inlet temperature—as inputs.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 20, 2015
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $8 million to communities in 21 states and Puerto Rico to reduce emissions from the nation’s existing fleet of diesel engines through the agency’s Diesel Emission Reduction Act ( DERA ) program. EPA estimates that every $1 in DERA funding generates up to $13 in health care savings.
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