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Water Scarcity Concerns Drive Semiconductor Industry to Adopt New Technologies

Cars That Think

The first is an interruption to the continuity of business; this is the situation in which Taiwan fabs found themselves when they began to face localized climate conditions that have been unusually dry. And the third is just cost savings, which is the main concern at this point for U.S.

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The Importance of Electrifying Municipal Vehicles

Clean Fleet Report

Improving Air Quality Air pollution has been linked to numerous health conditions that lead to increased medical costs. Additionally, vehicle pollution is one of the largest contributors to climate change. It also means that even if fuel prices fluctuate, the cost of powering municipal vehicles can stay roughly constant.

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InDEED, a success

Electric Auto Association

With the pandemic, with climate change issues coming to the forefront, with a change in Administration, there’s just incredible interest in EVs right now.” The Central Jersey Electric Auto Association hosted Rise of the Gen Z Electric Driver , a virtual presentation focused on three students who share the cost of an EV.

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Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

Creative Greenius

And by that do you mean they were fronting the costs of the rebates and then not recouping them from the utilities? I’ve been amazed that most companies seem to front the cost, even start ups. You have the rebates lowering and the cost of the panels lowering at the same time. That’s correct. Remember that cash flow is king.

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How To Reduce Your Carbon Footprint — And Why It’s Smart Business

EV Connect

For example, a family with two EVs, where both adults work from home and prefer “staycations” to long trips, would have a smaller carbon footprint than a family with two large SUVs who drives to Disneyland from Arizona annually and commutes 20 miles per day for work, round trip. Plus, the U.S.

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Rapid Charging Electric Cars: How Fast, How Soon?

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The Renault-Nissan Alliance launched a pilot project in Arizona earlier this month to test out a charging network ahead of the planned 2010 launch of its electric vehicle. The thing that bothers me the most about Tesla is not the range or cost of driving an EV. EV demonstration projects, including charging infrastructure.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

Green Car Congress

Markey of Massachusetts, both Democrats, built their climate change bill last year in large measure around it. As Senators Graham, Kerry and Lieberman try to resuscitate the climate change bill by introducing a revised bill in mid-to-late April, twenty-three U.S. Western Climate Initiative (WCI). Overview of RGGI.

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