The Truth About Cars

JULY 29, 2024

From Automotive News : The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, in 2021 resulted in an ambitious pledge — six major automakers and 30 national governments promised to halt the sale of new gasoline and diesel vehicles in "leading markets" by 2035 and globally by 2040.

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Driivz

MAY 15, 2023

The ultimate promise: vehicle-to-grid Many see V2G, where the EV receives power from the grid when it is cheap or plentiful and gives power back to the grid to balance and supplement the grid as needed, as the ultimate game changer. SB-233 covers school buses as well so they can power V2B and fleet depots use cases.

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Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 28, 2024

And as climate change makes temperatures hotter, California’s grid is often overtaxed on the hottest summer days, which are becoming more numerous. But there’s another source of grid-connected batteries out there which was right under our nose the whole time: electric cars.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The vision is fuelled by the fear of climate change and the need to find green alternatives to dirty coal, unpopular nuclear power and unreliable gas imports from Russia. “Electric vehicles could be connected to the grid and could store energy at times when too much is produced ? . While utilities such as E.ON

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2009

The dispute has contributed to a significant split among the primary bloc of developing countries, and has highlighted an increased focus on climate adaptation strategies, in addition to emissions reductions, during the talks. ºF) above pre-industrial temperatures.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Improved battery technology plus access to cheap renewable electricity open the possibility of battery-electric rail. In diesel-electric trains, a diesel engine is connected to an alternator that then supplies electricity to electric motors connected to the locomotive axles.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2010

And oil only seems cheap. If we can again succeed like that, in a decade, we’ll look back and know that we got a great deal: safer, healthier, better lives, an economy no longer held hostage to petro-dictatorships and blindered, monopolistic companies, and a significant response to climate change.

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Creative Greenius

AUGUST 10, 2009

The dots that other folks were failing to even see, already looked pre-connected to me - like those incredibly real artificial Christmas trees with the lights already set in place and ready to plug-in. And when it comes to a sense of urgency on climate change, well lets just say I saw no physical sign that Ted is out of his coma yet.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2009

In connection with this year’s Group of Eight conference in Italy, China reiterated its opposition to participating in emission reduction plans while at the same time drafting a $440-billion renewable energy package. In general, the sponsor’s goal is to use as much cheap debt financing and as little equity as possible to complete the deal.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Furthermore, changing the battery pack on say a Toyota Prius often costs a fortune, at least in most European countries, so such cars better be VERY cheap, but they’re not. April 10, 2009 11:21 am Link Kaare- Lithium Ion batteries do not contain lead (unless it is in solder connections) and do not contain acid.

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Cars That Think

MAY 17, 2023

Brooks, who is now working on his third robotics startup, Robust.AI , has written hundreds of articles and half a dozen books and was featured in the motion picture Fast, Cheap & Out of Control. It doesn’t have any connection to the world. And it’s really cheap. Climate change makes farming more difficult, more uncertain.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

If it were legal to deliver rescued migrants to Libya, it would be as cheap as sending rescue boats a few extra kilometers south instead of east. He eventually found work for someone Jacob describes as “connected to traffickers.”. What the tech is up against. One day, Jacob’s contact told him it was his turn to try crossing.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Cleantech Blog Cleantechblog.com, the premier cleantech site for commentary on news and technology relating to clean tech, greentech, energy, climate change and carbon, and the environment. Ontological Shock An Open Letter to Fred Krupp Report from GridEcon Conference SGS Climate Change Head on the First Carbon Credit.

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