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The Ins and Outs of Scrap Car Recycling

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The Environmental Footprint of Scrap Car Recycling Perils of Abandoned Vehicles Abandoned and forsaken vehicles stand as silent environmental culprits, occupying spaces and leaking hazardous substances like oil, antifreeze and battery acids into the surroundings.

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Perspective: Drive Star Conversion Program Could Cut US Oil Use in Half by 2020

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As batteries get cheaper and smaller, and motors get light enough to fit inside wheels, we’ll be able to upgrade smaller cars. And magically, as more electricity comes from lower-carbon fuel sources, our cars will get cleaner as they get older! We have cleaner, cheaper, safer ways to drive everywhere.

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Labour's £5,000 sweetener to launch electric car revolution | Environment | The Guardian

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It will be launched today by Geoff Hoon, the transport secretary, and Lord Mandelson, the business secretary, with the aim of kickstarting the market for cleaner road vehicles and slashing the UKs CO2 emisisons. The new breed of electric car. The government also wants to find ways to support the ongoing costs of electric cars. "We

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Can Electric Vehicles Speed Up As The Economy Slows Down?

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Finally, EV prices have been steadily decreasing over the past few years, but they may not be falling as quickly as once predicted, as the decline in EV battery costs is set to slow its pace. last month, but battery electric vehicle sales decreased by only 58.1%. As the automotive market takes a dive, EVs show strength.

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