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Black carbon linked to increased cardiovascular risk; exacerbated by co-exposure to motor vehicle emissions

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China’s particulate matter (PM) air pollution significantly exceeds health guidelines and is driven by industrial emissions, motor vehicles, and household use of biomass and coal fuels. The team’s findings are published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States (PNAS).

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WHO: 9 out of 10 people worldwide breathe polluted air; 7M deaths per year

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Many of the world’s megacities exceed WHO’s guideline levels for air quality by more than 5 times, representing a major risk to people’s health. Mexico City has committed to cleaner vehicle standards, including a move to soot-free buses and a ban on private diesel cars by 2025. g/m 3 (for PM 10 ) and 10 ?g/m g/m 3 (for PM 2.5 ).

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NREL: battery second use offsets EV expense, improves grid stability; recommendations

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Just as PEV batteries are expensive, the utility infrastructure has finite capacity to meet ever-growing electricity needs, and the majority of this system is powered by coal and natural gas generators. Guidelines should be defined for minimum required system durations in these roles.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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Andrew Frank is a significant industry dignitary credited as being the “Inventor” (or “Father”) of the modern day Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle. The combination of harvesting whole forests and burning long-sequestered carbon sources such as coal or oil has impaired the Earth’s carbon cycle at an increasing pace. About Dr. Frank.

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