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Study finds coal trains add significant amount of PM2.5 pollution in urban areas

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Coal trains and terminal operations add a significant amount of fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) pollution to urban areas—more so than other freight or passenger trains— according to a study conducted in Richmond, California, by the University of California, Davis. µg/m 3 (95% CI = 6.2, p 3 more than freight trains.

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Sensor Networks Help Fight Floods and Noise Pollution

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This is a sponsored article brought to you by NYU Tandon School of Engineering. A challenge for New York City's efforts to reduce the negative impacts of street-level flooding and noise pollution has been how to measure these issues effectively. We realized that there were little to no quantitative or real-time flood data available.

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APSRTC to operate 100 electric buses in Tirupati

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This step has been taken to prevent pollution in the temple city, said APSRTC Vice-Chairman and Managing Director (VC&MD) Ch. As per the MoU, Urja Global will invest ?2 The government has approved an R&D grant of ? Also, read the article Tirupati will get 50 e-buses soon. Dwaraka Tirumala Rao. 2 billion (~$28.55

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This is How the COVID-19 Pandemic Affect The Global EV Market

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The COVID-19 control measures and the economical crisis that followed took a massive toll on the global automotive and manufacturing industries. The main reasons for global automotive sales drop are, The purchasing power of consumers decreased. COVID-19 & Global Electric Vehicle Market.

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EU representatives meeting to discuss situation with Daimler and 1234yf

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Among other things, this directive requires the use of refrigerants with a limited global warming potential. There are also vehicles produced from May 2013 and approved under an extension of a previous type approval granted by the German authority, whose legal status needs to be investigated further, Tajani said.

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Researchers Aim to Decarbonize Chemical Industry by Electrifying It

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This sponsored article is brought to you by NYU Tandon School of Engineering. But as the global demand for chemical products continues to grow, so do the industry’s emissions. million in grants from the Alfred P. A range of government regulations aimed at achieving zero-carbon emissions are driving this migration.

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How to make heavy-duty electric trucks work in practice

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With luck, not every electric truck launch will take place amidst a global pandemic, as the Volvo LIGHTS project did. From the report: “The federal government and some states offer dedicated grant programs for BEVs and related infrastructure, but the funding currently available isn’t sufficient to support widescale market deployment.

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