Cars That Think

JULY 5, 2023

Heath has great job security: half of Phoenix residents are at risk of an emergency room visit or worse if their electricity fails during a future heat wave, according to a recent study. But to get the air conditioner’s compressor working in the first place, a faraway power plant had to produce a surge of electricity.

Future 142

Future Climate Phoenix Gas-Electric 142

Charged EVs

MAY 18, 2021

Federal emissions and fuel economy regulations have been instrumental in encouraging (or coercing) automakers to produce EVs, and to make their legacy vehicles cleaner. Under President Obama, the EPA set the first federal greenhouse gas standard for cars. They have done it for 50 years.

EPA 56

EPA Standards Emissions Obama 56

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2009

The fact is, about half the world’s electricity comes from coal. Other transaction costs include the search of partners, the drafting of contracts, legal assistance, etc. A joint venture is a legal organization that takes the form of a short term partnership in which the persons jointly undertake a transaction for mutual profit.

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Climate Change Climate Carbon Emissions 244