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Green Motorsports: The Indy 500 Greens Up Its Act

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At the 2023 Indianapolis 500 on May 28 in Indianapolis, Indiana, all 33 cars will be running on Shell 100-percent renewable biofuel, using carbon neutral motor oil, and rolling on Firestone Firehawk tires made with recycled plastics. The 107th running of the 2023 Indianapolis 500 is scheduled for Sunday, May 30.

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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year

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presence in Indianapolis. EVs will reduce vehicle carbon dioxide emissions in the US by more than 1 million tons. Vehicle-to-grid pilot projects will expand and begin generating revenue across the US. The FERC’s Order 755 significantly enhances the revenue potential that PEVs can accrue per kW of service provided to the grid.

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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Enable smart charging and vehicle grid integration through solutions such as demand response, and other energy storage and load management strategies. Indianapolis Power & Light Company. National Grid. General Motors. Hawaiian Electric. Hawai`i Electric Light. Maui Electric. Kansas City Power & Light. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.

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Study: Reducing Future Transportation CO2 Emissions to Kyoto Protocol Levels Will Require Combination of Vehicle Technology and Smart Growth

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A Georgia Tech City and Regional Planning study on climate change concludes that “smart growth” combined with the use of hybrid vehicle technology could reduce cities’ carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions significantly by 2050. Stone et al. 2009) Click to enlarge. HEV Fleet Scenario (HEV). Smart-Growth Development Scenario 1 (SG1). Stone et al.

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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The project will be the next step in CTDOT's zero emission bus deployment program with the goal to minimize the carbon emissions of Connecticut's bus fleet. Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation. VIA’s use of 100% renewable grid power ensures the battery electric buses will truly be zero emissions.

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Axion supplying PbC batteries to Norfolk Southern for all-battery switcher and working on line-haul hybrid locomotives; micro-hybrid and stationary expansion

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In April, Axion Power International Inc received an order from Norfolk Southern Corp (NS) for PbC lead-carbon batteries for use in an all-battery-powered switcher locomotive. PbC batteries are multi-celled asymmetrically supercapacitive lead-acid-carbon hybrid batteries. The battery-electric NS-999, “under the long hood”. Source: NS.

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The Day the U.S. TV Industry Died

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A shadow mask between the electron beam and the phosphor grid narrowed the beam till it illuminated only the center of each dot, leaving the surrounding phosphor unlit to prevent color bleeding. In Zenith’s Chromacolor tube, the phosphor dots are reduced in size and a black carbon material—the black surround—is deposited between them.