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

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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. California, the EV adoption and clean energy leader in the U.S.,

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KPMG study identifies 10 sustainability “megaforces” with accelerating impacts on business; imperative of sustainability changing the automotive business radically

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KPMG developed 3 nexuses linked by climate change to represent the challenges of sustainable growth. The KPMG research finds that the external environmental costs of 11 key industry sectors jumped 50% from US$566 to US$846 billion in 8 years (2002 to 2010), averaging a doubling of these costs every 14 years. Source: KPMG.

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Road Test: 2022 Kia Rio S 5-door Hatchback

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Low-cost but not cheap. The UVO telematics allows for remote setting of the climate control, locking and unlocking the doors, Find My Car, and other convenience features. This well-built small car should not be considered “cheap” as some people see that as meaning poorly built. Drivetrain. Functional and fuel efficient.

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Devil In The Details: Is Copenhagens 2 ºC Guardrail Obsolete?

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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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ADB draft report says 3B Asians could become affluent by 2050; significant challenges

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If these events occur, Asia would account for only 32%, or $61 trillion, of global GDP in 2050. The difference in outcomes under the two scenarios and thus the opportunity cost of not realizing the Asian Century scenario is huge, especially in human terms. —Haruhiko Kuroda.

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Road Test: 2021 GMC Sierra 1500 Duramax 4WD Crew Cab AT4 CarbonPro

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The power rear sliding window and power sunroof were nice features, along with the wireless charger for mobile phones, dual zone climate control and leather-wrapped, heated steering wheel with audio and cruise controls. About those radio knobs and the climate control wheels: they are constructed using a cheap-feeling chromed plastic.

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Researchers show economic, environmental and grid-resilience benefits of converting diesel trains to battery-electric

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Now, researchers from the US Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), collaborating with UCLA and UC Berkeley researchers, suggest that the US can retrofit diesel-electric trains with batteries in a way that is cost-competitive with diesel. The social cost of carbon emissions starts at US$125?t

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