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IPG to demo Flameless Ceramic Turbine for clean, off-grid power in EV charging

Green Car Congress

IPG’s project will demonstrate the role of Flameless Ceramic Turbine technology in bringing EV charging to high-use and remote locations through clean, cheap, grid-independent power generation. Not only can IPG’s technology deliver low-emission, pollutant-free energy on today’s cleaner fuels. —IPG CEO Toby Gill.

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It’s National Bike Month, and pedal bikes are great. But I only ride electric bikes. Here’s why

Electrek

With a combination of more cities focusing on walkability/bikeability as well as an increasingly alarming outlook on climate change , a larger discussion on switching to smaller vehicles couldn’t come soon enough. But for those who never considered switching to a bicycle before, it may be time to take a second look. Here’s why.

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We Don’t Need a Jetsons Future, Just a Sustainable One

Cars That Think

But we can change our attitudes. What's more, we are changing. Climate change is a great example. Jason Jacobs , the founder of the fitness app Runkeeper , has created an entire media business called My Climate Journey to find and help recruit tech folks to address climate change.

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#EVmyValentine: Your Creative Odes to Electric Vehicles

Plug in America

Many of you also mentioned how EVs are greener because they don’t pollute with tailpipe emissions. Eliminating vehicle emissions results in improved air quality, which means better health outcomes and a slowing of climate change. The fuel is cheap, The maintenance low, No emissions, It’s fast, not slow.

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Singapores A*Star Awards S$27.5M In Research Grants for Technologies for Sustainable Development

Green Car Congress

The funding from A*STAR’s Science and Engineering Research Council (SERC) will support research teams from A*STAR research institutes and local institutes of higher learning to develop solutions to manage environmental deterioration, pressures on natural resources and climate change brought on by rapid growth and urbanization.

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Proposed California Bill SB-233 Mandates Bidirectional Charging for EVs to Advance Grid and Climate Protection

Driivz

The bill, SB-233 , aims to advance grid resilience and protect the climate by using EVs as “batteries on wheels,” tapping their stored energy to balance electricity supply and demand rather than bringing high-polluting peak generators online. SB-233 covers school buses as well so they can power V2B and fleet depots use cases.

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Feature: Going Green on Car Care, Repair and Insurance

Clean Fleet Report

You may be wondering if electric and hybrid cars are cheap to insure. The higher the percentage of EVs on the road, the lower the air pollution. They have committed to planting five million trees, setting money aside for environmental protection and partnering with others for climate change initiatives.

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