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United to buy 15 supersonic aircraft from Boom; option for 35 more; optimized for 100% SAF

Green Car Congress

United Airlines announced a commercial agreement with Denver-based aerospace company Boom Supersonic to purchase 15 of Boom’s Overture supersonic airliners, once Overture meets United’s safety, operating and sustainability requirements, with an option for an additional 35 aircraft. Boom is working with Rolls-Royce on propulsion.

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Tesla Model Y Big Family Test: Mostly Good, But There Might Be One Death Star–Type Weakness

CleanTechnica EVs

This is good news for the whole region, because you’d previously have to drive to Phoenix, Dallas, or Denver to check one out in person. I noticed recently that El Paso, Texas, got a Tesla showroom. The city has had a service center for a long time, but adding a showroom made it a lot […].

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National Drive Electric Week 2021: Talk about great timing

Electric Auto Association

Bronze Level sponsors include Edison International , Enelx , Community Partners , California Clean Air Day , Climate Action Reserve , and Electric For All. Drive Electric Colorado will be working with Xcel Energy to bring a variety of new EVs to the EV Experience and Ride and Drive at the Denver Auto Show from September 15 through 19.

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National Drive Electric Week 2021: Talk about great timing

Electric Auto Association

Bronze Level sponsors include Edison International , Enelx , Community Partners , California Clean Air Day , Climate Action Reserve , and Electric For All. Drive Electric Colorado will be working with Xcel Energy to bring a variety of new EVs to the EV Experience and Ride and Drive at the Denver Auto Show from September 15 through 19.

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This Rwandan Engineer is Learning How to Manage Humanitarian Projects

Cars That Think

The IEEE member from Kigali, Rwanda, participated in installing portable sinks in nearby rural markets to curb the spread of COVID-19 and provided clean water and sanitation services to people displaced by the Mount Nyiragongo volcano eruption in 2021. We receive these cereals and clean and grind them,” she says. “We

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

Clean Fleet Report

For her car sharing had subcategories of: Car sharing is expanding our mobility Roundtrip One-Way Personal Vehicle Sharing (which can include fractional ownership models) Then there’s scooter sharing and bike sharing (also with subcategories of public, closed campus and peer-to-peer [P2P]). In the U.S.

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Study on Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Global Cities Highlights Importance of Geophysical and Technical Factors

Green Car Congress

Within the overall trends there are differences between cities with more or less public transit; while personal income also impacts heating and industrial fuel use. With high population density, low heating requirements, and relatively clean electricity, Barcelona has the lowest per capita emissions. t e CO 2 /cap.

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