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JRC: Increased use of renewables results in growing GHG emission savings in the EU; transport contribution only 5%

Green Car Congress

Nearly two thirds of the total savings came from renewable energy development in Germany, Sweden, France, Italy and Spain. Due to the requirements of Article 17 of the RED relating to sustainability criteria for biofuels and bioliquids, some Member States did not report on the use in transport of biofuels that did not fulfil the criteria.

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Why Bidirectional Charging is The Next Big Thing for EV Owners

Wallbox

This article is your lighthouse: it will give you some background on what bidirectional EV charging means and how it works. For instance, solar panels clearly capture the most energy during the day, wind turbines when it is windy, and so on. We’ll then spell out the concrete benefits it can bring you as an EV owner.

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Kia EV9 and Volvo EX30: Are they 2024’s most important EVs?

Charged EVs

Kia EV9 Blocky but wind-cheating While it’s more aerodynamic than it looks, the EV9’s flat sides and blocky, square-cut lines fall into the heart of the current SUV market. Mid-level trims (Wind, at $65,395, and Land, $6,000 more) come with dual motors delivering a total of 283 kW (379 hp) to power all four wheels, rated at 280 miles.

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Kia EV9 and Volvo EX30: Are they 2024’s most important EVs? – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

Kia EV9 Blocky but wind-cheating While it’s more aerodynamic than it looks, the EV9’s flat sides and blocky, square-cut lines fall into the heart of the current SUV market. Mid-level trims (Wind, at $65,395, and Land, $6,000 more) come with dual motors delivering a total of 283 kW (379 hp) to power all four wheels, rated at 280 miles.

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

Creative Greenius

These zoning decisions blow in whatever direction the development winds are gusting in the city at the moment and there is no consistency, logic or equity in the decisions made. But Bradley thought the article was fine in telling the basic details of his story. Do you wind up in these areas just increasing the number of panels?

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Stories of the War in Ukraine: Hanna

Cars That Think

I was also thinking about how I was going to spend today and tomorrow reviewing articles for the ELNANO Conference that we hold every year in April and May. So much to do: lessons, conference, articles, teaching materials for lectures. There is sleet and icy wind outside. How am I going to do all that in the village?

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