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Tips for Choosing Outdoor Car Covers with Maximum Efficiency

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The primary function of car covers is to stop moisture from entering automobiles through doors and windows. The following must be the features of a decent car cover material, according to experts in the field : A car cover should be able to check everything on the list It must stay in place and not get blown off by the wind.

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Siemens presents three-point plan for implementing cost-efficient energy transition in Germany

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Relying on a higher share of efficient, low-emission combined cycle power plants and wind energy could save €150 billion (US$200 billion) by 2030 while attaining the same CO 2 targets, Siemens says. Our aim is to achieve a sustainable energy system with secure supplies and affordable electricity. Source: Siemens. Click to enlarge.

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Tech: Aerodynamics Is the Key To EV Range

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As the song says, we’ve been down this road before because aerodynamics are fundamental to achieving efficiency in an automobile. The purpose of cars is to carry people, preferably in a practical, safe and affordable way, so the constraints are quite different compared to a sports car or race car. We’ve Been Here Before.

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As An EV Maker, What Does It Take to Win the EV Race?

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Author: Alwin Antony We know for a fact that there is a race going on in the electrification of automobiles globally. The Race Among The Automobile Manufacturers The internal combustion engine (ICE) has powered our cars for over a century and is being gradually replaced by electric vehicles (EVs).

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Exploring the adoption of EVs in the US, Europe and China; charging scenarios and infrastructure

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The automobile industry has said that without additional government subsidies they can only sell 600,000 electric cars by 2020 at best. Enthusiasm in some areas has been tempered by slow EV uptake. In Germany, for example, consumers bought 2,100 EVs in 2012—less than 0.1 percent of total car sales.

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The World’s Most Popular EVs Aren’t Cars, Trucks, or Motorcycles

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They're a way to potentially free up precious street space, provide alternatives to automobiles and reduce energy consumption and harmful emissions. Exact figures on industry sales are hard to pin down; yet The New York Times quoted experts saying Americans bought roughly 500,000 e-bikes in 2020, compared to about 210,000 plug-in automobiles.

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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for High Power Wind Generators The University of Houston will develop a new, low-cost. superconducting wire that can be used in future advanced wind turbine generators. used to make a wind turbine generator lighter, more powerful, and more efficient. has traditionally been too expensive to use in wind generators.

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