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T&E study: EVs can be cheaper for Uber drivers to run than latest diesels in many European capitals

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Electric cars are becoming an attractive business proposition for high-mileage vehicle operators such as ride-sharer Uber in key EU capitals such as Paris, Berlin, Madrid and Lisbon, a new study by research and campaign group Transport & Environment (T&E) has found. Charging is a key barrier for the uptake of EVs by professional drivers.

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Study concludes no one strategy sufficient for targeted GHG reduction from LDVs; positive combinatorial effects

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After considering a wide range of possible strategies to reduce light-duty vehicle greenhouse gas emissions, a team from Carnegie Mellon University, RAND Corporation and the University of Toronto has concluded that no one strategy will be sufficient to meet GHG emissions reduction goals to avoid climate change. —Mashayekh et al.

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ARPA-E awarding $39M to 16 projects to grow the domestic critical minerals supply chain

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Re-Mining Red Mud Waste for CO 2 Capture and Storage and Critical Element Recovery (RMCCS-CER) ($1,000,000). Additionally, biological fixation of CO 2 will be studied and employed in producing acid that can be used to recover Cu from low grade feedstocks. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Idaho National Laboratory.

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World Bank/ICCT report provides guidance to reducing black carbon emissions from diesels in developing countries

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In addition to the climate effects, exposure to particulate matter is associated with a range of diseases, including chronic bronchitis and asthma, as well as premature deaths from cardiopulmonary disease, lung cancer, and acute lower respiratory infections. Climate Change Diesel Emissions Fuels Health Policy' Earlier post.).

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Exxon/Mobil To Fund Solar Financing Bond For Torrance Homeowners

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“ We are so cash rich at the moment that we’re spending money all over the place while everyone else is forced to cut back. That’s why we’re no longer going to wait for them. Exxon/Mobil, when you’re ready to step up, we’re ready to start putting up those solar panels.

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Electric Car Charging: An Easy Step-by-Step Guide To Ditching Gasoline Forever

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Electric Car Charging. One of the biggest shifts from driving a gas car to an electric car is how the vehicle is refueled through electric car charging. Think about charging an electric car as similar to charging your smartphone, which like an electric car, is powered by lithium ion batteries. DC Fast Charge.

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Effect of cloud-scattered sunlight on earths energy balance depends on wavelength of light

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Clouds are one of the least understood aspects of climate change. They can make the sky around them look brighter when they’re there, but they float about and reform constantly. The amount of the sun’s energy that reaches the earth’s surface is the main driver of the earth’s temperature. Kassianov E.,

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