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Audi introduces longer range and AWD quattro versions of Q4 e-tron compact electric SUV

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In April, Audi launched the Q4 e-tron and Q4 Sportback e-tron ( earlier post )—the first compact electric SUVs from the brand. Emissions that cannot currently be avoided are offset via carbon credits that fund climate change mitigation projects. Both are available to order now.

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Audi Super Bowl ad: “Frozen” song, electric vehicles, and climate change

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Audi is making a pitch for its fully electric E-Tron SUV and E-Tron Sportback this Super Bowl with a very “Frozen” song. The spot features Maisie Williams, of Game of Thrones, Doctor Who, and various films, singing the song as if in a musical.

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New EV Raffle Launches: One Ticket, Two Prizes! Tickets Support Fight Against Climate Change

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Want to drive a brand-new Rivian electric SUV or pickup truck? Just in time for Father’s Day, the Chesapeake Climate Action Network Action Fund (CCAN Action Fund). Tickets Support Fight Against Climate Change appeared first on CleanTechnica. How about a classic Tesla Model X Plaid with all the bells and whistles?

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How Roboticists Can Tackle Climate Change

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However, there’s a shortage of roboticists tackling climate change, due to a lack of awareness of necessary and urgent applications. After talking with many climate robotics founders for my blog, Nirva Labs , here are my findings on how you can find opportunities to help robots make an impact on climate change.

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eRUF Stormster Electric SUV Debuts in Copenhagen

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RUF Automobile GmbH unveiled the Stormster, an electric SUV based on the Porsche Cayenne, for the European Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, (COP 15). The Stormster is driven by a Siemens electric motor, with 270 kW (367 bhp) as in the eRUF sports car. The lithium-ion battery pack is supplied by Li-Tec Battery GmbH.

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Origin Materials launches Net Zero Automotive Program with Ford; carbon-negative PET

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The assessment studies Origin products across four environmental criteria: climate change; ecosystem quality, resource consumption; and human health. In addition, the companies will collaborate to develop sustainable pigments and fillers for automotive applications for SUVs, trucks, electric vehicles, and more.

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Extreme E electric off-road racing series to begin in January 2021

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Due to commence in January 2021, the off-road racing action will be staged in five areas of outstanding natural beauty currently under threat from climate change: the Arctic, the Himalayas, Sahara desert, the Amazon rainforest and islands in the Indian Ocean.