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Why nighttime EV charging is incentivized while daytime is cleaner

Green Car Reports

When it comes to overall carbon emissions, EVs are cleaner than internal-combustion cars, but how much cleaner can depend on when they're charged, according to a recent Bloomberg New Energy Finance blog post. A grid more reliant on renewable energy will shrink the carbon footprint of EVs charging from it.

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Volvo Trucks and Bucher collaborate to electrify sewer cleaner trucks

Green Car Congress

Volvo Trucks and Bucher Municipal have now entered into a collaboration to electrify sewer cleaner trucks. By the end of 2023, Bucher Municipal expects to deliver up to 80 fully electric sewer cleaner trucks to cities in Europe.

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Volvo Cars introduces new in-car Advanced Air Cleaner technology; measures PM2.5 inside cabin

Green Car Congress

The company’s new Advanced Air Cleaner technology comes with a sensor that measures PM 2.5 Available on all 90 and 60 Series Volvo models based on the Scalable Product Architecture (SPA) since this spring, the Advanced Air Cleaner cleans out fine particulate matters from the cabin. In China, where PM 2.5

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Clean anywhere with RYOBI’s 18V cordless power cleaner on sale for $109 in New Green Deals

Electrek

While most pressure washers require a garden hose to function, RYOBI enables you to clean anywhere with its ONE+ 18V EZClean power cleaner. We also have a wide selection of Tesla and e-bike discounts in today’s New Green Deals, so you won’t want to miss that either.

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Insight into benzene formation could help development of cleaner combustion engines

Green Car Congress

That insight could also help the car industry make cleaner combustion engines. They believe that the finding could one day lead to cleaner combustion engines. Furthermore, equipping airplanes and the gasoline-powered component of hybrid plug-in EVs with cleaner combustion engines could help reduce CO 2 emissions. Zhao et al.

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US shift toward wind and solar will cut coal, make EVs cleaner

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Energy Information Administration (EIA) in turn making EVs cleaner. Increased use of renewable energy will help reduce electricity generation from coal and natural gas power plants, according to the U.S.

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Green Motorsports: IndyCar Switches to Cleaner Cars & Fuel

Clean Fleet Report

billion business and the greening of auto racing is the newest twist in cars that go fast. More Green Motorsports News: Green Motorsports: Subaru Hits the Track To Improve the Breed. Green Motorsports: MotoE Electrifies Motorcycle Racing. Motorsports is a $13.5 Story by John Faulkner. Photos by IndyCar.

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