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EVs Are Not Only Great For The Environment, They Also Create Jobs

CleanTechnica EVs

Some key facts from the article and video include: Charging up an EV costs around the same as half a gallon […]. Some great electric vehicle (EV) news has come out of Jacksonville, Florida. According to News4Jax, which cited the U.S. Department of Energy, there were 58,160 electric vehicles registered in Florida as of December 2020.

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Government of Canada releases framework for ending fossil fuel subsidies

Green Car Congress

The Government of Canada’s commitment to eliminating inefficient fossil fuel subsidies signals both greater support for clean technology as well as emission reductions across the economy from traditional sectors. Canada’s Assessment Framework uses the World Trade Organization Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (PDF) Article 1.1

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QOTD: Will EV Shift Force People to Hold On to ICE Vehicles?

The Truth About Cars

The whole article is worth a read (and covers some ground that should be familiar to regular TTAC readers).

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Video Friday: Loco-Manipulation

Cars That Think

In this work, we present LocoMan, a dexterous quadrupedal robot with a novel morphology to perform versatile manipulation in diverse constrained environments. Boston Dynamics ] Here’s some video of Field AI’s robots operating in relatively complex and unstructured environments without prior maps. CMU ] Thanks, Changyi!

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7 Tips to Get Better Gas Mileage in a Truck

Clean Fleet Report

7 Tips to Get Better Gas Mileage in a Truck The Results Will Help Your Bottom Line & the Environment This article may contain affiliate links. As gas and diesel prices continue to spiral, improved fuel economy in your truck is becoming even more of an imperative than before. per gallon during the third week of the month.

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What I’d Do With An Electric Delivery Or Work Van

CleanTechnica EVs

In several previous articles, I’ve covered the slow emergence of electric vans. If you’re laser-focused on the environment, electric vans are exciting because they’ll allow many commercial vehicles to go electric.

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The Ins and Outs of Scrap Car Recycling

Clean Fleet Report

The Ins and Outs of Scrap Car Recycling Maximizing Value at the End of a Car’s Life This article may contain affiliate links. The practice serves as a guardian of the environment, combating the harmful effects of both abandoned vehicles and the production of new ones. Non-compliance is a path best avoided.

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