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Veloz: 2018 banner year for EV sales in California; up 84% from 2017; 312% increase from January to December

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According to Veloz’s monthly “ Sales Dashboard ” tracking news summary: Comparing start and end of year electric car sales for 2018, January sales were 5,991 and December sales were 24,686: a 312% increase. 2018 saw year-over-year increases in sales for all twelve months in 2018 compared to 2017.

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Columbia team organizes available scientific evidence on the effects of air pollution on children’s health

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The study, led by researchers at the Columbia Center for Children’s Environmental Health (CCCEH), organized the available scientific evidence on the effects of air pollution on children’s health. A paper on their work is published in journal Environmental Research. Resources. Ashrafi, P. 2018.12.016.

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Government of Canada to develop a national Zero-Emissions Vehicle strategy by 2018

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The Government of Canada is moving forward with provincial and territorial partners, industry and stakeholders, to develop a national strategy to increase the number of zero-emission vehicles (ZEVS)—battery electric, plug-in hybrid, and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles—on Canadian roads by 2018. Clean growth and clean jobs.

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MAN Truck & Bus presents electric delivery truck CitE at IAA 2018

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At the IAA 2018, MAN Truck & Bus is presenting the MAN CitE 15-tonne electric truck concept, designed specifically for city cargo traffic. A cross-functional team was drafted on this basis that, with the agile scrum method, organized its work flexibly and dynamically. MAN is initially presenting the CitE to the public at the IAA 2018.

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FPT Industrial launches e-Powertrain organization; showcases e-powertrains at IAA CV, including H2 fuel cell concept

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At the IAA 2018 exhibition in Hannover, FPT Industrial launched its new e-Powertrain organization. Furthermore, with regards its LCV application, the F1A equips the IVECO Daily Blue Power, winner of the International Van of the Year 2018. TheF1C NG is fitted to the International Van of the Year 2018 winner.

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Organically synthesized porous carbon shows “exceptional” potential as Li-ion anode material

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A international team of researchers, led by Lancaster University in the UK and Jilin University in China, reports the first organically synthesized sp?sp 2018), “A 3?D D Organically Synthesized Porous Carbon.” sp 3 hybridized porous carbon, OSPC?1. date and the ability to inhibit dangerous lithium dendrite formation. Heasman, P.,

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New method for the precise analysis of the composition of secondary organic aerosols in PM

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Researchers in Poland have developed a new precise method for the chemical analysis of secondary organic aerosol (SOA)—an important yet not fully characterized constituent of atmospheric particulate matter. These aerosols are known as secondary organic aerosols (SOA). Grzegorz Spolnik, Paulina Wach, Krzysztof J. 7b05060.

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