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2024 Electric Vehicle Awards Program Call for Nominations

Plug N Drive

Online Nomination Form. • Electric Vehicle Awareness Award – for Canadian non-governmental organizations (NGOs), charities or community groups demonstrating outstanding leadership in the promotion or advancement of electric vehicle adoption. Online Nomination Form. Nominations will close on July 16, 2024. Visit www.caa.ca.

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Study suggests global impact of obesity may be extra ~700MT/y CO2eq: about 1.6% of worldwide GHG emissions

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A further challenge may be the size of the average person on the planet and the increasing number of people with excess body weight. Accordingly, reducing obesity may have considerable benefits for both public health and the environment. of worldwide GHG emissions. —Magkos et al. Swinburn wrote a commentary on the paper.

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Study finds longer commutes associated with increased human exposure to TDCIPP, a known carcinogen

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The paper is published in the journal Environment International. Organophosphate esters (OPEs) are a class of semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs) used as flame retardants, plasticizers, and anti-foaming agents. However, it is still widely used in automobile seat foam. —Reddam et al. Hammel, Heather M. 2020.105499.

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Toyota licenses its GRAS-Di DNA analysis technology to Kazusa DNA Research Institute, Eurofins Genomics, and GeneBay

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As a result, cost has been cut by approximately two-thirds and person-hours by approximately nine-tenths of the previous level, according to Toyota. Kazusa DNA Research Institute expects that the technology will not only be used by research and development organizations but also widely by private companies.

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GM publishes “Blue Paper” on sustainable urban mobility; integrating input from Sustainable Urban Mobility events in Shanghai

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The Blue Paper—published in English and Chinese—addresses the growing challenges associated with rising urbanization and the greater demand for transportation with respect to energy, the environment, safety, traffic congestion and land use. With this vision, GM proposes specific objectives for future mobility.

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Sekisui House, Toshiba and Honda in joint exhibit at Smart Mobility City 2013

Green Car Congress

will jointly exhibit at Smart Mobility City 2013, an organizer-themed project to be held from 22 November through 1 December 2013 within the 43 rd Tokyo Motor Show. The companies will propose a future lifestyle with deeper links among houses, electric appliances and automobiles. Sekisui House, Ltd.,

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GAC Aion Hyper GT introduced in China with 340 hp and swappable battery. Begins at 30,370 USD

Baua Electric

This automobile is aimed toward younger consumers. Alternatively, the call for for Aion automobiles gave the impression to be somewhat sturdy in China, so it changed into a stand-alone model in 2020. Recently, GAC is among the maximum customery NEV (Brandnew Power Car) model at the Chinese language automobile marketplace.

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