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Government to offer £3,750 to EV buyers

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The grant will only be offered to manufacturers that have verified science-based targets (SBTs) for carbon reduction and that have emissions scores below a threshold that the government has also yet to define. Scores are relative to an index based on the carbon intensity of different [power] grids.” And no Chinese made EVs.

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Ørsted pullS plug on the Hornsea 4 Wind project

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The UK is aiming for 95% of the countrys electricity from low-carbon sources like renewables or nuclear power by 2030. The Clean Power goal is definitely further out of reach in terms of the amount of capacity that needs to come online, said Pranav Menon, senior research associate at Aurora Energy Research.

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Volvo’s new EX90 electric SUV will launch with the ‘world’s first’ EV battery passport

Electrek

Volvo is launching the EV battery passport to show car buyers key info like the battery’s composition, where its materials are from, and its carbon footprint. The new Volvo EX90 electric SUV will hit the market with the “world’s first EV battery passport” later this year.

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IACS team develops high-performing bio-inspired electrocatalyst for hydrogen generation in an aqueous medium

Green Car Congress

The catalyst can be immobilized on inexpensive carbon electrodes, such as those used in domestic Zn-carbon dry batteries, to generate H 2 from acid aqueous solutions. Dey et al, Supporting info. Prolonged electrolysis shows that the catalyst has a turnover number ?10 10 8 and a Faradaic efficiency > 95%. 1 is obtained.

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Carbon Core of next-gen BMW 7 Series helps reduce sedan’s weight by up to 130 kg; remote control parking

Green Car Congress

At its heart is a body structure with a Carbon Core based on the transfer of technology from the development of the BMW i models. BMW 7 Series body-in-white / carbon. Carbon cores. To this end, the configuration of sheet metal elements can be adjusted as required, allowing for a significant reduction in the weight of the body.

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Tesla Model S Plaid Track Pack out of stock hours after announcement

Teslarati

Track pack now available → [link] pic.twitter.com/yEwEhhLrfk — Tesla (@Tesla) June 4, 2023 The Model S Plaid Track Package features aluminum forged wheels, track-ready tires with brake fluid, new carbon silicon carbide rotors, and one-piece forged calipers with high-performance pads.

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Used Car of the Day: 2008 Ford Mustang Bullitt

The Truth About Cars

It has a salvage title, so that raises a red flag, but the seller claims to have all the necessary CarFax info and that there was no airbag deployment. There are 81,000 miles on the car and it's daily driven.