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Ford Bronco Sport first to feature parts made of 100% recycled ocean plastic

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Up to 13 million metric tons of plastic enter the ocean each year, threatening marine life and polluting shorelines, according to Pew Charitable Trusts, a global nongovernmental organization. For more than two decades, Ford has used recycled plastics not collected from oceans to produce various parts for automobiles.

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Zomato, Kotak Mahindra and Gogoro join hands to advance the ownership of EVs

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The businesses will provide low-cost loan terms and battery switching services to last-mile delivery partners so they may switch to environmentally friendly modes of transportation. As part of the collaboration, Kotak Mahindra Prime will provide flexible lending terms.

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Fossil Fuels Renewable Energy and EV Modern Life

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EPA’s regulatory responsibilities expanded during its first two decades, and many forms of pollution were identified and reduced. Automobiles became more energy-efficient and less polluting. Decarbonization will resemble our efforts at pollution control. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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Automotive Partnership Canada awarding nearly $19M to 6 new projects; lightweight materials, lower-cost fuel cells and Li-ion batteries

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However, the biggest impact fuel cells could have lies in the commercial automotive sector, which holds great potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution. Long-Lived, High-Energy-Density and Low-Cost Lithium-Ion Batteries for Automotive, Grid Energy and Medical. APC Investment: $2,211,530 (through NSERC).

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California’s newly ZEV rule introduces the BEVx; ARB staff expects these vehicles to play a longer-term role than plug-in hybrids

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On Friday 27 January, the California Air Resources Board (ARB) adopted the new Advanced Clean Cars (ACC) package that sets out the regulatory emissions and technology requirements for light-duty automobiles through model year 2025. that this proposed vehicle may help meet ARB’s long-term GHG and criteria pollutant emissions reduction goals.

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Freescale Offers New Electronic Control Solution for Small Combustion Engines

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State-of-the-art electronic control helps small engines produce more horsepower and less pollution than their carbureted predecessors. Freescale has long been a pioneer in advanced engine technology for automobiles, and our new platform solution is an important step on the path to greener small engines.

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DOE to Award Up to $27M in Phase III Small Business Awards; Algae Processing, Fuel Cells, Improved Materials for Motors, Synthetic Fuels Among Areas of Interest

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Specifically, low cost and energy-efficient processes are sought that can be demonstrated and validated under field conditions to meet needs of the nascent algal biomass industry. Algae cultures tend to be relatively dilute, and the energy requirement to remove water from the cultures can be a significant portion of the energy balance.

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