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Ninth annual Green Innovation Index finds California light-duty vehicle emissions spike; major challenge to 2030 climate goals

Green Car Congress

However, although the state has made considerable progress decoupling economic growth from greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, the rate of emissions decline appears to be slowing, due in part to a spike in transportation emissions attributed to an increase from light-duty vehicles. in emissions from on-road vehicles. million MTCO 2 e of the 4.9

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Fisker’s talks with “large automaker” fall through, announcement pending

Baua Electric

In August, Fisker showed off the Alaska concept , a mid-size pickup truck which seems to fit a similar niche as the Nissan Frontier. If Nissan were looking for a relatively cheap company to acquire or invest in, in order to electrify its Frontier segment, this could be a way to jump-start that vehicle program.

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11 Intriguing Engineering Milestones to Look for in 2023

Cars That Think

A Sea-Monster-Proof Internet The initial segment of what will be the first underwater fiber-optic link to skirt the North Pole, connecting Japan and Europe, will light up in early 2023. It’s about one-twentieth the size of the minibus-scale geostationary satellites already in orbit, allowing for cheap and quick deployment.

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EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming soon

EV Central

The B2 (a cousin to the B1 wagon) hasn’t been completely killed off and in 2023 the company said “engineers are once again working on developing the SUV and pickup” The B2 wasn’t looking like being cheap despite the simplicity of its aluminium body. No details have been revealed about the Alaska as yet.

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EV Radar: December 2021

Noodoe

Christmas-Lighted Car Tours UK for Charity. The sen-sleigh-tional project will bring twinkly lights around the UK. This light-wrapped electric Mini is raising money for charity and looking snazzy doing it! Cheap New Method Reuses EV Batteries. EV Coolness. The Most Famous EV of All Time? Finally, here's a nice smile!

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Ride1Up 700 series review: A classy Class-3 e-bike that doesn’t break the bank

Green Authority

However, that doesn’t mean it’s made cheap. Hawaii and Alaska are $400. The 700 series has hydraulic instead of mechanical breaks, includes front and rear lights, and the battery is integrated into the frame for a cleaner look. Q: How much weight can the rear-rack carry? Q: Where does Ride1Up ship?

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Millions will plug-in their electric vehicles (EV), plug-in hybrids (PHEV) and fuel cell vehicles (FCV) at night when electricity is cheap, then plug-in during the day when energy is expensive and sell those extra electrons at a profit. In the future, utilities will pay you to plug-in your vehicle. Carlos 12:43 AM walt the memecaster said.

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