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Eliminate fuel vehicles in the UK to enlarge the move

Setec Powerr

In 2008, the United Kingdom formally promulgated the Climate Change Act, becoming the first country in the world to clarify medium- and long-term emission reduction targets in legal form. The British government and Shell did not disclose the overall cost of the entire plan. Carbon reduction acceleration.

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Met Office: Current Decade Already Hottest On Record

Green Car Congress

The United Kingdom’s Met (Meteorological) Office announced that the 2000-2009 decade “ has been, by far, the warmest decade on the instrumental record ”, and that 2009 is on track to become the fifth warmest year in the past 160 years, continuing the warming trend that has accelerated since the 1970s. Source: WMO. Click to enlarge.

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Total hydrogen station in Munich first to feature standard compressed H2 and BMW cryo-compressed H2 technology

Green Car Congress

The DOE Hydrogen Program conducted a technical assessment of cryo-compressed hydrogen storage for vehicular applications during 2006-2008. This portfolio can be flexibly tailored to different vehicle concepts, customer requirements and legal and regulatory requirements in the international automobile markets. Earlier post.).

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

Cars That Think

After several years of court battles and hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees, Trek won that case, persuading the judge that his ThumbDrive was the first device ever designed to be plugged directly into a computer without the need for a cable.

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Who Really Invented the Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery?

Cars That Think

Goodenough wrote to battery companies in the United States, United Kingdom, and the European mainland in hopes of finding a corporate partner, he recalled in his 2008 memoir, Witness to Grace. The new chemistry boosted the battery’s voltage by another two-thirds, to 4 volts. But he found no takers.

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Driving Dystopia: Europe’s Low Emission Zones Aren't Going Over Well

The Truth About Cars

From The Guardian : In France, more than 100 drivers have launched a lawsuit claiming their details were obtained fraudulently, while Dutch lorry drivers are taking legal action against TfL over £6.5m of fines they claim were issued unlawfully. Protests and vandalism have managed to reduce their number in recent years.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The easiest conversions are for 2004-2008 Prius (not 2001-2003 Prius) and the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner Hybrid. As for warranties , there is legal precedent that original auto warranties cannot be voided completely by modifications — only the part(s) affected by retrofit will have their warranties affected.

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