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Bertrand Piccard’s Big Hydrogen Adventure

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Bertrand Piccard, left, and Prince Albert of Monaco, right, take off during the 25th International Hot Air Balloon week, in Chateau dOex, Switzerland, in 2003. Piccard: With Breitling Orbiter, I flew nonstop around the world, but with carbon emissions. We put the carbon fiber and the epoxy in the molds and then we cure it.

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Marine Scientists Issue Monaco Declaration Calling for Immediate Action to Reduce Ocean Acidification

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Green areas indicate waters supersaturated with aragonite carbonate and favoring shell formation, with darker color indicating more favorable conditions. They issued this warning in the Monaco Declaration, released on 30 January. However, when CO 2 dissolves in seawater, it forms carbonic acid. Monaco Declaration.

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Video: The Rimac Nevera rips through the streets of Monaco

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Former Formula 1 driver Nico Rosberg has driven the Rimac Nevera hypercar flat out on the streets of Monaco. Monaco is one of the most famous racing locations in the world. The Monaco Grand Prix brings thousands of fans, hundreds of yachts filled with the rich and famous, and the fastest cars on the planet.

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ZF electric driveline to premiere in Formula E with Venturi

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The German HWA Racelab team will enter the Formula E as a Venturi customer team and acquire its vehicles from Monaco-based Venturi. As part of their partnership, ZF supplied the Monaco-based Venturi team with shock absorbers for its cars and developed a new transmission for season four.

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Nissan Hosts the Launch of the UK Hydrogen Network (UK-HyNet) Project

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While the UK already has clusters of knowledge and technological innovation in hydrogen, fuel cells and low-carbon energy systems, efforts have until now remained localised—and thus dwarfed by national projects abroad. To date the Alliance has signed two final agreements in Europe with Portugal and the Principality of Monaco.

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Rimac pushes two more Nevera hypercar EVs to U.S. customers

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Credit: Rimac Meanwhile, the Ash Crest Collection took delivery of a Stratos Blue Nevera with a Stage 2 carbon finish in glossy tinted Cyan. Video: The Rimac Nevera rips through the streets of Monaco I’d love to hear from you! If you have any comments, concerns, or questions, please email me at joey@teslarati.com.

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Opinion: The Benefits and Drawbacks of Driving an EV

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Since electric vehicles have no carbon emissions while running, they are much better for the environment than traditional cars. They produce no smog-forming pollution unlike gasoline cars, and they don’t release hazardous pollutants like carbon monoxide and benzene into the air. Electric vehicles also have other emissions benefits.