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New report released by UK House of Commons calls for advancing date for end of sale of conventional cars to before 2040

Green Car Congress

The UK House of Commons has released a new report on air pollution that calls for urgent action by national leadership to bring about a step change in how the problem of air quality is tackled. Air pollution cuts short an estimated 40,000 lives across the UK each year, costing an annual £20 billion (US$28 billion).

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Career Opportunities in the Electric Vehicle Industry

Get Electric Vehicle

We all are aware of the paradigm shift happening in the global automotive industry. The industry is trying to come up with more energy-intensive power sources. The “Tesla electric car” is the best example of how AI is greatly influencing the automation of many processes in the automobile industry.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The objections they raised for years -- "no one is interested, no one would plug in, the technology is too complex, the benefits are minimal, its just shifting the pollution from the tailpipe to the smokestack, theres no demand for these cars" -- still show up occasionally, but are by and large history. This is unusual. GM Press Release ).

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The mines in Canada where the nickel & cadmium are mined is one of the most polluted places on Earth. needs to have an indigenous automobile industry, and not merely "transplants". The metals used are shipped (using fossil fuels) all over the planet for processing. We had a Celebrity (1987-1994) and it was a piece of crap.

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Gas War: 25 States Sue EPA Over Updated Emissions Regulations

The Truth About Cars

.& “Today the court sided with common sense and public health against the fossil fuel industry and Republican-led states. & “The clean vehicle transition is already here — it’s where the industry is going, the major automakers support our standards, and California is hitting our goals years ahead of schedule. .&

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