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BMW Group Launches car sharing service “ReachNow” in Seattle

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After downloading and registering on the ReachNow app, available in the App Store and on Google Play, members can locate and book the closest available car in the ReachNow app or find a ReachNow car on the street. Chauffeur service – book a car with a driver. Renting your own vehicle via ReachNow.

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EPA tightens national annual PM2.5 standard to 12 µg/m3

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The rest can rely on air quality improvements from federal rules already on the books to meet this new standard, the agency said. EPA estimates health benefits of the revised standard to range from $4 billion to over $9 billion per year, with estimated costs of implementation ranging from $53 million to $350 million. Final Rule.

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Earth Day 2024: each day is about reducing emissions | Autocar Professional

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Earth Day is now a global event each year, and over a billion people across 192 countries now take part in what is the largest civic-focused day of action in the world. Industry belched out smoke and sludge with little fear of legal consequences or bad press. The cost of fossil-fuelled motoring, is going only one way – up.

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Volkswagen AG provides details on investigations into NOx cheating; origin and fixes; new strategic direction

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Initially, it proved impossible to have the EA 189 engine meet by legal means the stricter nitrogen oxide requirements in the United States within the required timeframe and budget. Volkswagen is thus ensuring that the models affected in Europe will meet all legal requirements in the future. Earlier post.) The software of the 2.0

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Who Really Invented the Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery?

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Goodenough was familiar with Whittingham’s work, in part because Whittingham had earned his Ph.D. Enter Isao Kuribayashi, an Asahi Chemical research executive who had been part of the team that created the battery. The University of Texas at Austin It was the first of many false starts for the rechargeable lithium battery.

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How the IBM PC Won, Then Lost, the Personal Computer Market

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But it took more than a year and scores of meetings for IBM's contract and legal teams to authorize the terms. The cost of performing a calculation on a PC dropped so much that it was often significantly cheaper to use a little machine than a mainframe. A large software industry grew up. Gerstner Jr. finally pulled the plug on OS/2.

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Perspective: US Needs to Transition to Hydrous Ethanol as the Primary Renewable Transportation Fuel

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However, since the cost of the hydrous ethanol is significantly lower, hydrous ethanol will provide a lower cost per mile travelled, assuming the processing cost savings is passed on to the consumer. Current Legal Requirement for Use of Anhydrous Ethanol in the United States. 40 CFR § 80.27 40 CFR § 80.27(d)