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Volvo Cars trucks-to-trains swap significantly cuts emissions in logistics network

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Under the plan, the company aims to reduce its lifecycle carbon footprint per car by 40% between 2018 and 2025, which will require a 25% reduction in operational emissions, including logistics. Other train connections deliver new Volvo cars to regional depots within China and in Russia.

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Polestar 3 electric performance SUV to be manufactured in the US

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The forthcoming Polestar 3 will be manufactured alongside new Volvo vehicles at the Volvo Cars production center in Ridgeville, South Carolina. Polestar vehicles built in South Carolina will be for sale in the United States. The Ridgeville plant was opened in 2018 by Volvo Cars.

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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AVTA is committed to having an all electric fleet by 2018. Connect Transit will receive funding to replace diesel buses used in fixed route service with zero-emission, 40-foot, battery electric buses. The new buses will be used on routes that connect residents to employment opportunities. City of Lincoln, Nebraska.

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How to Prevent Blackouts by Packetizing the Power Grid

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Those two data-communication concepts allow millions of users and billions of devices to connect to the Internet without any centralized scheduling or control. Using low-bandwidth connectivity and small controllers running simple algorithms, millions of electrical devices could be used to balance the flow of electricity in the local grid.

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Scientists use machine learning and HiTp to speed discovery of metallic glasses by 200 times; approach applicable to other materials

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The algorithms make connections and draw conclusions on their own, and this can steer research in unexpected directions. With machine learning, no previous understanding is needed. SSRL is a DOE Office of Science user facility. The CAMERA project at Berkeley Lab is supported by the DOE Office of Science.

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Mercedes eSprinter first drive: here’s the deal – it’s a van, but it’s electric

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The eSprinter has already been out for some time in Europe, first unveiled in 2018 , but that version was not available in the US. MBUX and connectivity features can be updated over-the-air, but deeper vehicle functions may require a visit to the dealership. Now, the eSprinter has been refreshed into a “2.0”