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What Are Zero Emission Day and National Drive Electric Week?

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There are four guidelines to follow: Refrain from using or burning oil, gas or coal. If an EV is charged with electricity that is generated from renewable sources (such as solar, wind, geothermal, or hydroelectric), then there are no fossil fuel emissions associated with that charging or driving process. They’re safer.

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Study IDs two compressed air energy storage methods, sites for the Northwest

Green Car Congress

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) have identified two compressed air energy storage methods for the temporary storage of the Northwest’s excess wind power and two eastern Washington locations to put them into practice.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Green Car Congress

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) is awarding $100 million in Economic Recovery Act funding to 43 transit agencies for projects to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from both vehicles and facilities. Montgomery Area Transit System, Alabama: $2,675,000.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

The gas power Toyota’s hybrid automatically switches between the electric drive mode, combined electric motor and gasoline engine, and gasoline-only engine power. Built in Huntsville, Alabama the 2023 Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid is an economical vehicle to buy and drive. The last four have a contrasting black roof.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Genesis GV70 EV AWD

Clean Fleet Report

The introduction of the all-new 2023 GV70 EV (or Electrified GV70 in Genesis talk to distinguish it from the gas-powered GV70) follows stablemates G80 EV and GV60 EV , giving the seven-year-old company a compact and midsize EV SUV, along with a midsize sedan powered only by electricity. kWh lithium-ion polymer battery.

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The origins of NDEW and DEED

Plug in America

Plug In America watchers know that Drive Electric Earth Day (DEED), celebrated for the entire month of April, is an extension of September’s National Drive Electric Week (NDEW). And indeed, we staged history’s first and greenest procession, “Inaugural Parade West: Plug In, America!” But how did NDEW come about?

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