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400-mile electric British roadster: UK funds enable a glimpse of the future

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At an event last week focusing on low-carbon and fuel-cell innovation, a consortium of four suppliers together revealed the Aura, a fully electric sports car that combines a series of ideas that may point to the future in which automakers put a higher priority on weight reduction in EVs.

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Finland’s oldest ferry goes all electric with Visedo

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The City of Turku will officially re-launch the historic Föri ferry tomorrow, complete with a new zero-emission electric drivetrain that will deliver greater efficiency, less noise and reduced operating costs. This also allows future motor maintenance in shifts, with no interruption to operation.

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Volvo Car outlines technological future: new Scalable Platform Architecture and focus on four-cylinder engines; Concept You

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The electrical architecture will enable all future multimedia and connectivity solutions, and forms the backbone of the Volvo Car Corporation’s drive to reinforce its leading position in active safety. Modularity and compact transverse design are also ideal for future electrification developments. Click to enlarge.

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Satellite method provides insight into ozone-NOx-VOCs sensitivity for different locations

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These observations may also assist air quality managers in assessing the most effective approaches to emission reduction programs that will improve air quality. If emissions of that molecule are reduced, then ozone formation will be reduced—critical information for air quality managers.

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DISCOVER-AQ project to begin flights to enhance measurement of ground-level air-quality from space

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Studies suggest that discrepancies of as much as 30 to 50% exist between estimates of ground nitrogen dioxide inferred from the Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI), an instrument on NASA’s Aura satellite launched in 2004, and measurements from ground-based instruments.

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Perspective: A View Into the New GM

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And at this writing, the issue of Opel’s future ownership has yet to be settled.] Henderson goes on to say “ We (GM) have never missed a fuel economy standard and don’t intend to miss one in the future. ”. GM says it is committed to establishing a harmonized national program to improve fuel economy and lower greenhouse gas emissions.

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