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Audi of America and Arcadia offer renewable energy subscription with e-tron or e-tron Sportback lease or purchase

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In select markets within Colorado, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, and Rhode Island, Arcadia’s platform connects qualifying customers to community solar projects in their area. Audi was among the first automotive manufacturers to publicly support and align its actions with the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement.

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Ballard-powered fuel cell electric buses exceed 10M km of revenue service

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Ballard Power Systems fuel cells have powered buses for more than 10 million cumulative kilometers (6.2 Today Ballard FCveloCity engines are powering more than 80 buses around the globe: 41 in Europe, including Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Scotland and the U.K.; million miles) of revenue service.

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New HERE-SBD index identifies EV leaders and laggards in the US and Europe

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How quickly you can charge – the average power capacity of public EV chargers. In more nascent markets such as many US states, it is important to use the number of registered EVs-per-charger ratio, while in more mature markets, a “power-per-EV” ratio can be more useful.

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South Dakota School of Mines & Technology vying to establish international center for solid-state batteries

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Smirnova and research scientist Dr. Abu Md “Numan” Numan-Al-Mobin are leading the grant proposal to NSF for the establishment of the Center for Green Solid-State Electric Power Generation and Storage (CEPS). Naval Air Systems Command, Solvay of Belgium, Collins Aerospace, L3Harris Technologies, 3M and Parker-Hannifin Corporation.

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Satellite method provides insight into ozone-NOx-VOCs sensitivity for different locations

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Nitrogen oxides are a byproduct of burning fossil fuels and are abundant in cities, produced by power plants, factories, and cars. They can also arise from paint fumes, cleaning products, and pesticides, and are a by-product of burning fossil fuels in factories and automobiles.

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Utilities Are Taking an EV-industry Leadership Role

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Utilities are emerging as dominant players in the global race to electric vehicle adoption beyond just the power supplier. Furthermore, their ability to work from within the regulatory environment gives them significant power to change the policies governing their own ability to become active participants in the market.

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Eavesdropping on the Brain with 10,000 Electrodes

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kilograms , consuming just 20 watts of power , and jiggling like Jell-O as it moves. Massachusetts General Hospital/Imec/Nature Neuroscience. Imec , a leading nonprofit nanoelectronics R&D institute in Belgium, and had use of state-of-the-art semiconductor manufacturing facilities. There’s one inside your skull right now.