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Gallium Nitride and Silicon Carbide Fight for Green Tech Domination

Cars That Think

Can advanced semiconductors cut emissions of greenhouse gases enough to make a difference in the struggle to halt climate change? Globally, lighting accounts for about 20 percent of electricity use and 6 percent of carbon dioxide emissions, according to the United Nations Environment Program. The answer is a resounding yes.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Audi Volkswagen-owned company exploring PHEVs Metroproject Quattro Sub-compact PHEV Concept Car shown October 2007; PHEV of A1 Sportback under consideration Bright Automotive For-profit spin off from Rocky Mountain Institute designing lightweight PHEVs, successor to RMIs 1990s "Hypercar" concept. By partnering with these two industries.

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