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EVs and Fleet Electrification Are Reducing Noise Pollution

Clean Fleet Report

People can live better lives when the roads are quieter and cleaner. A 2024 University of Houston study found EVs reduced mortality rates and improved air quality in New York and other large metro areas. EVs have fewer moving parts, meaning there is a lesser chance of malfunctioning.

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Students Use Their Tech Know-How to Protect the Environment

Cars That Think

universities and colleges to use their engineering and technical skills to mitigate and address the impact of climate change in their communities. Some teams are working on their projects as part of an engineering curriculum or a senior design project. The EPICS contest asked students and faculty at U.S. I’ve learned so many things.”

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The Ins and Outs of Scrap Car Recycling

Clean Fleet Report

It is not merely the act of parting with old vehicles; it is an opportunity to fatten one’s wallet. Beyond the potential for financial incentives, it paves the way for a cleaner environment and champions the circular economy. Individuals become agents of transformation within their neighborhoods, collectively advancing the cause.

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OSU study: Low-income, black neighborhoods still hit hard by air pollution

Green Car Congress

The nation’s air on the whole has become cleaner in the past 70 years, but those benefits are seen primarily in whiter, higher-income areas, said Kerry Ard, an associate professor of environmental sociology at The Ohio State University (OSU), who presented the research.

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What’s In It For Me?

Creative Greenius

There is no doubt that my fate is to be part of the first generation in American history to leave behind a future radically worse than the one that was gifted to us. Because of Great Uncle Luigi, all revolutionaries and crazy anarchists are part of my family, whether I’m ashamed of them or not. “What’s in it for me?”

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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

Green Car Congress

Frank is Professor Emeritus, Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering at the University of California, Davis, where he established the Institute for Transportation Studies (ITS-Davis), and was director of the US Department of Energy’s National Center of Hybrid Excellence at UC Davis. Table of Contents. Engineering Advantages of PHEV.

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Why N.Y.C. Hotel Rooms Are So Expensive Right Now

Baua Electric

About 65,000 migrants are being sheltered in hotels, tent dormitories and other shelters, in large part because of the city’s legal obligation to provide a bed to anyone who needs one. New York City is safer, cleaner and, as the numbers show, continues to be one of the most popular destinations in the United States.”