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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles safer than gas-powered cars?

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Electric vehicles have historically received a bad reputation for concerns around safety. Issues like thermal runaway, electrocution, and reports of inextinguishable fires plagued the pioneering electric vehicles. Useful terms: Internal Combustion Engine Vehicle (ICEV) and Electric Vehicle (EV). In fact, EVs have just 25.1

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New Toyota Highlander turbocharged engine offers more torque and fewer emissions

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The 2023 Toyota Highlander gas models are equipped with a new, higher-torque, high-efficiency turbocharged engine. The new engine, standard across all gasoline grades, is also more environmentally conscious, with more than a 50% reduction in NO x and NMOG compared to the outgoing V6 engine. The 265-horsepower, 2.4-liter

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Bosch on importance of renewable synthetic fuels to reach climate goals; e-fuels

Green Car Congress

Electromobility is just now picking up momentum; further, electric cars are only as emissions-free as the production of electricity that charges their batteries. In addition, around half the vehicles that will be on the road in 2030 have already been sold—most with gasoline or diesel engines. Then add carbon.

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kWh Billing and New EV Charging Tax Policies: What You Need to Know

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The electric car market is experiencing massive growth, exceeding 10 million in sales in 2022. As a result, regulations and guidelines related to electric vehicles are changing frequently, and consumers and charging station hosts must be aware of new developments. By the end of 2022, there were 2.7

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The Future of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles

Clean Fleet Report

Prospects and Challenges in 2024 Combining the environmental benefits of electric vehicles (EVs) with the long-range and rapid refueling of traditional gasoline vehicles, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) are becoming a compelling option for eco-minded car owners. The existing U.S.

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NSF/DOE partnership to award up to $18M for H2 production via advanced solar water-splitting technologies; separate DOE solicitation

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A key benefit of this joint effort is the direct coordination of NSF-funded use-inspired basic research and EERE-funded applied R&D toward the development of cost-effective large-scale systems for the low-carbon production of hydrogen through advanced solar water-splitting technologies.

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Electric or hydrogen cars – which makes more sense for NZ?

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With a growing emphasis on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and dependency on fossil fuels, two promising technologies have emerged as potential alternatives to internal combustion engines (ICE): Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles (FCVs) and electric vehicles (EVs). Read more on How FCEVs work?