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Ninth annual Green Innovation Index finds California light-duty vehicle emissions spike; major challenge to 2030 climate goals

Green Car Congress

Between 2006 and 2015, California’s GDP per capita grew by almost $5,000 per person, nearly double the growth experienced by the US as a whole. Therefore, it is critical that the next generation of climate policies be designed to deliver steeper reductions. But the effects of these efforts seem to be reaching a plateau.

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I drove the new Tesla Model 3, here’s what got better

Teslarati

In my car, I am able to change the climate, adjust which vents are active, and control other features, like my drive mode, with the touch of a button or the turn of a knob. To me, it’s too much of a process to perform these simple tasks, and the lack of things to look at is something I personally do not enjoy. Absolutely.

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Choosing the best EV charger for your electric car

Green Charging

In the process, it makes it pretty easy for you to monitor the charging process and view statistics from the previous charging systems or even take part in utility demand response applications. Based on your utility company, you can take advantage of the cheap off-peak electricity tariffs. Ability to delay charging. The final take.

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The Top 10 Semiconductor Stories of 2023

Cars That Think

But you’re also a discerning and forward-looking person. You also wanted to know how semiconductors will play a part in combating climate change. Usually phonons slow things down, in part by interfering with excitons, bound pairs of electrons and positively charged holes. For instance, you liked scandal and speed.

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Analysis: What’s the Best Way to Market EVs?

Clean Fleet Report

How can they keep their faithful happy while moving into what is looking like, thanks to the climate crisis, the future of transportation? An EV appears in a sub-brand, but not really part of it. These will still be sold in Hyundai showrooms, but as part of a designated EV family. Not easy or cheap, but it has worked so far.

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Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

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Although not part of the conferences formal structure, the themes were addressed in the presentations and panel discussions. The sponsor is the person who is responsible for the overall execution and has the greatest risk/reward. The PTC had become an integral part of raising money for renewable energy projects.

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IEA World Energy Outlook view on the transport sector to 2035; passenger car fleet doubling to almost 1.7B units, driving oil demand up to 99 mb/d; reconfirming the end of cheap oil

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Oil and the Transport Sector: Reconfirming the End of Cheap Oil. The transport sector—which depends almost entirely on oil products, with 93% of all the fuel used in the sector being oil-based in 2010—remains the main driver of global oil demand as economic growth increases demand for personal mobility and freight.

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