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World’s first semi-submersible floating offshore wind farm beats expectations in the face of extreme storms

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Photo: WindFloat Atlantic WindFloat Atlantic – the world’s first semi-submersible floating offshore wind farm – has now been online for three years and continues to break its own power output records. The offshore wind farm sits 20 km off the coast of Portugal in the municipality of Viana do Castelo, north of Porto.

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Electrify America acquiring 30 Envision solar-powered EV charging stations for rural California

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The EV ARC 2020 is a transportable, solar-powered electric vehicle-charging infrastructure product. Electrify America will dispatch 30 standalone EV ARC 2020 stations to carefully selected areas in rural California. The units are built to withstand extreme weather—holding up against winds up to 120 mph and floods up to 9.5

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Audi of America and Arcadia offer renewable energy subscription with e-tron or e-tron Sportback lease or purchase

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Arcadia connects renters and homeowners across the US to wind and solar energy through utility data and billing technology. Audi has previously collaborated with Arcadia in 2018 and 2020 to provide e-tron customers the opportunity to address a portion of their environmental impact as they transition to renewable energy.

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Electrify America launches 8 solar-powered EV charging stations in rural Fresno County

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EV ARC units are independently rated to withstand winds up to 120 mph and floods up to 9.5 The additional 22 EV ARC charging stations will be deployed in other rural areas of the state and will be available by the end of 2020. feet and can operate in the event of a blackout or power outage.

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Audi introduces new CNG A3 Sportback

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Sales in Germany and other European countries begin in fall 2020 at a base price of €30,705.88. The synthetic fuel is produced at the power-to-gas plant in Werlte from water and carbon dioxide using electricity generated by wind power. Audi first introduced an A3 Sportback g-tron in 2014. The A3 Sportback 30 g-tron 1.5

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Renault unveils Next Two autonomous electric vehicle prototype for 2020

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Renault has unveiled the Next Two concept—the company’s current vision of an autonomous drive (AD) capable electric vehicle for the year 2020. mph) on main roads. The Next Two prototype—based on a Renault ZOE—focuses on two areas: the delegation of driving functions under certain conditions and connectivity.

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Lucid Air achieves industry-best 0.21 coefficient of drag

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With tests recently completed at Windshear ’s advanced rolling-road wind tunnel, Lucid verified a coefficient of drag of 0.21, making the Lucid Air the most aero-efficient luxury car. The rolling road accommodates full-size vehicles, with air and rolling road speeds coordinated up to 180 mph. —Peter Rawlinson.