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IEA: Estonia is pioneering technologies for more efficient and cleaner use of oil shale

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An article in the latest issue of IEA Energy: The Journal of the International Energy Agency reports that Estonia, which has the most developed oil shale industry in the world, is collaborating in pursuing wider use of oil shale in a cleaner, more sustainable manner. Different that shale oil—i.e., of global and 17% of European reserves.

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10 Reasons Your Next Car Should Be an EV

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This includes all of the resources used in manufacturing the vehicle, the battery, and powering the vehicle. In addition, electricity in the U.S. keeps getting cleaner, meaning that these benefits will continue to grow in future years. Plus, if you are able to charge at home, it’s really convenient.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Currently, there are some industrial facilities that use battery swapping to replenish the energy stores of electric forklifts. The whole operation could take less than five minutes, pretty much the same amount of time many people spend filling their gas tanks at stations today. One of the main drawbacks to charge stations is speed.