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COP26 declaration on accelerating the transition to 100% zero emission cars and vans

Green Car Congress

We recognize that alongside the shift to zero emission vehicles, a sustainable future for road transport will require wider system transformation, including support for active travel, public and shared transport, as well as addressing the full value chain impacts from vehicle production, use and disposal. —COP 26 Declaration.

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L. Frank Baum’s Cautionary Tale About the Gifts of Electricity

Cars That Think

president Grover Cleveland officially opened the extravaganza by pressing a golden telegraph key that symbolically switched on 100,000 incandescent lights. Rob's father encourages his son's passion, seeing electricity as the future of civilization. On 1 May 1893, U.S. Baum regretted not leaving room for a sequel. Are we ready now?

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