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France launches new climate plan; Euro 7 lead; targeting ending the sale of vehicles emitting GHGs by 2040

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Nicolas Hulot, France’s new minister responsible for environment and energy, presented the country’s new climate plan at a press conference at the Ministry. Among the many actions outlined in the plan is the targeting of ending the sale of cars emitting greenhouse gases (“ gaz à effet de serre ”) by 2040.

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Renewables to overtake coal as largest global electricity source in 2025

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During the COP28 climate conference held in Dubai last month, world leaders from over 130 national governments agreed to set a goal to triple world renewable energy installations by 2030. There are still some big hurdles to overcome, including the difficult global macroeconomic environment.” “For

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2010 Prius Plug-in Hybrid Makes North American Debut at Los Angeles Auto Show; First Li-ion Battery Traction Battery Developed by Toyota and PEVE

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The vehicle expands Toyota’s Hybrid Synergy Drive technology with the introduction of a first generation lithium-ion battery that enables all-electric operation at higher speeds and longer distances than the conventional Prius hybrid. The fact of the matter is that batteries are very expensive, with limitations on shelf life.

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Nissan and Enel to launch major V2G trial in the UK; LEAF and e-NV200

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By giving Nissan electric vehicle owners the ability to plug their vehicles into the V2G system, owners will have the flexibility and power to sell stored energy from their vehicle battery back to the National Grid. Earlier post.) A trial comprising 40 V2G units began in Denmark in January 2016.

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MIT’s Copenhagen Bike Wheel

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There is no external wiring or bulky battery packs, making it retrofittable into any bike. The hub contains a motor, 3-speed internal hub gear, batteries, a torque sensor, GPRS and a sensor kit that monitors CO, NO x , noise (db), relative humidity and temperature. Everything is controlled by your feet,” Ratti explains.

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The Net-Zero Neighborhood: Advanced Energy Storage and Highly Efficient Photovoltaics Take Transportation Off the Gasoline Grid and Residential Off the Electric Grid

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In a special presentation yesterday at the “ Beyond Lithium Ion: Computational Perspectives ” conference held at Argonne National Laboratory, Dr. Gil Weigand of Oak Ridge National Laboratory outlined his vision of a critical solution to the energy, climate and ensuing national security threats facing the US: the Net-Zero Neighborhood (NZN).

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EPA official: the future of the internal combustion engine is bright and clear

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Even while projecting to the future and talking about batteries and electric vehicles, he said, “ when you look at our actual analysis and you look to our projections for the future, 95% or more of the vehicles, all of the heavy-duty vehicles in our analysis are relying on IC engines. non-petroleum-based—for transportation.